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With 54.6 percent of the ballots cast, Nirenberg unseated in a runoff the more [[conservative]] Ivy Ruth Taylor, an [[African-American]] native of [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], who served just over two years as mayor following the resignation of the [[Hispanic]] [[liberal]] [[Julian Castro]], who joined the second term administration of former [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]] as the secretary of the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]].  Nirenberg was the first candidate for mayor in twenty years to unseat an incumbent in the municipal election. Prior to his becoming mayor, he served for four years as the District 8 member of the city  in the northwestern portion of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/ron-nirenburg-sworn-in-as-mayor-of-san-antonio|title=Ron Nirenberg sworn in as mayor of San Antonio|publisher=News 4 San Antonio ([[NBC]])|date=June 21, 2017|accessdate=June 22, 2017}}</ref>

With 54.6 percent of the ballots cast, Nirenberg unseated in a runoff the more [[conservative]] Ivy Ruth Taylor, an [[African-American]] native of [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], who served just over two years as mayor following the resignation of the [[Hispanic]] [[liberal]] [[Julian Castro]], who joined the second term administration of former [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]] as the secretary of the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]].  Nirenberg was the first candidate for mayor in twenty years to unseat an incumbent in the municipal election. Prior to his becoming mayor, he served for four years as the District 8 member of the city  in the northwestern portion of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/ron-nirenburg-sworn-in-as-mayor-of-san-antonio|title=Ron Nirenberg sworn in as mayor of San Antonio|publisher=News 4 San Antonio ([[NBC]])|date=June 21, 2017|accessdate=June 22, 2017}}</ref>

Nirenberg is of multi-ethic background, with [[Jewish]] descent on his father's side and [[Philippines|Filipino]], [[Malaysia]]n, [[British]], and [[Roman Catholic]] heritage from his mother. His parents met while they were serving with the [[Peace Corps]] in Malaysia. a [[United Methodist]],<ref name=jdailyforward/>Nirenberg was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], but moved to [[Austin]] with his parents when he was a toddler. He has been a long-term devotee of weightlifting and frequently works out at the Barshop Jewish Community Center on Northwest Military Highway in San Antonio. He was on the [[wrestling]] team in high school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/health-family/article/Mayor-elect-is-fit-to-lead-Like-really-fit-11226203.php|title=Mayor-elect is fit to lead. Like, really fit|author=Richard A. Marini|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=March 24, 2018|publisher=San Antonio Express-News (Hearst Media)}}</ref>When he first ran for the city council, opponents distributed a flier of him shirtless and ridiculed his choice of the topic for his thesis at the Annenberg Center and his job as manager of the jazz [[radio]] station at Trinity University.<ref name=loveatfirst sight/>

Nirenberg is of multi-ethic background, with [[Jewish]] descent on his father's side and [[Philippines|Filipino]], [[Malaysia]]n, [[British]], and [[Roman Catholic]] heritage from his mother. His parents met while they were serving with the [[Peace Corps]] in Malaysia. a [[United Methodist]],<ref name=jdailyforward/>Nirenberg was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], but moved to [[Austin]] with his parents when he was a toddler. He has been a long-term devotee of weightlifting and frequently works out at the Barshop Jewish Community Center on Northwest Military Highway in San Antonio. He was on the [[wrestling]] team in high school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/health-family/article/Mayor-elect-is-fit-to-lead-Like-really-fit-11226203.php|title=Mayor-elect is fit to lead. Like, really fit|author=Richard A. Marini|date=June 16, 2017|accessdate=March 24, 2018|publisher=San Antonio Express-News (Hearst Media)}}</ref>When he first ran for the city council, opponents distributed a flier of him shirtless and ridiculed his choice of the topic for his thesis at the Annenberg Center and his job as manager of the jazz [[radio]] station at Trinity University.<ref name=loveatfirstsight/>

Nirenberg attended the private Trinity University in San Antonio, at which he obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in communications. He later attended the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in [[Philadelphia]], from which in 2001, he procured his [[Master of Arts]], also in communications. He wrote a thesis on the autoethnography about the sub-culture of bodybuilding.<ref name=loveatfirstsight/>After college, he was a program director for nine years for the Annenberg Public Policy Center in Philadelphia. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/people/ron-nirenberg/|title=Anenberg Public Policy Center: Ron Nirenberg|publisher=Annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org|accessdate=June 17, 2017}}</ref>During summers he worked in San Antonio for a non-profit organization on educational issues.<ref name=loveatfirstsight/>

Nirenberg attended the private Trinity University in San Antonio, at which he obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in communications. He later attended the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in [[Philadelphia]], from which in 2001, he procured his [[Master of Arts]], also in communications. He wrote a thesis on the autoethnography about the sub-culture of bodybuilding.<ref name=loveatfirstsight/>After college, he was a program director for nine years for the Annenberg Public Policy Center in Philadelphia. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/people/ron-nirenberg/|title=Anenberg Public Policy Center: Ron Nirenberg|publisher=Annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org|accessdate=June 17, 2017}}</ref>During summers he worked in San Antonio for a non-profit organization on educational issues.<ref name=loveatfirstsight/>