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Ron Kaufman, the site-selection chair for the RNC, disputed Mayor Nirenberg's claim that taxpayers would be compelled to underwrite costs of a convention. Kaufman said that the financial burden for such a convention, $65 million, does not rest with the host city but the host committee, a non-profit organization created to oversee the convention. The host committee would solicit donations from well beyond the local community.<ref>Gilbert Garcia, "Nirenberg draws rebuttal from RNC official", ''The San Antonio Express-News'', May 11, 2018, p. A2.</ref> Despite the city's refusal to host the RNC in 2020, San Antonio hosted the Republican Party of Texas state convention in June 2018.

Ron Kaufman, the site-selection chair for the RNC, disputed Mayor Nirenberg's claim that taxpayers would be compelled to underwrite costs of a convention. Kaufman said that the financial burden for such a convention, $65 million, does not rest with the host city but the host committee, a non-profit organization created to oversee the convention. The host committee would solicit donations from well beyond the local community.<ref>Gilbert Garcia, "Nirenberg draws rebuttal from RNC official", ''The San Antonio Express-News'', May 11, 2018, p. A2.</ref> Despite the city's refusal to host the RNC in 2020, San Antonio hosted the Republican Party of Texas state convention in June 2018.

In his bid for a second mayoral term in the election scheduled for May 4, 2019, Nirenberg faces Greg Brockhouse, one of the two conservative members of the city council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/all-eyes-on-the-mayoral-duel-in-san-antonios-may-elections/ar-BBTESyw?OCID=|title=All eyes on the mayoral duel in San Antonio’s May elections|publisher=Msn.com|date=February 16,2019|author=Dylan McGuinness|accessdate=February 19  2019}}</ref>      

In his bid for a second mayoral term in the election held on May 4, 2019, Nirenberg finished first in a multi-candidate field with 48 percent of the ballots cast. He now faces in a runoff election his more conservative opponent, city council member Greg Brockhouse, who polled 45 percent of the ballots. The other 7 percent was split among a group of largely unknown candidates. Brockhouse said, "Now I have to get my folks back out and talk about the things that matter most–lower property taxes, religious freedom at city hall, infrastructure, fighting crime, jobs, and wages."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/all-eyes-on-the-mayoral-duel-in-san-antonios-may-elections/ar-BBTESyw?OCID=|title=All eyes on the mayoral duel in San Antonio’s May elections|publisher=Msn.com|date=February 16,2019|author=Dylan McGuinness|accessdate=February 19  2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ktsa.com/nirenberg-brockhouse-in-runoff-for-mayors-office-2/|title=Nirenberg, Brockhouse in Runoff for San Antonio Mayor's Office|author=Elizabeth Ruiz|publisher=KTSA.com|date=May 4, 2019|accessdate=May 6, 2010}}</ref>       

 

   

   

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