Ron Nirenberg : Net Worth, Family, Wife, Education, Children, Age, Biography and Political Career

Ronald Adrian Nirenberg is an American politician who is the mayor of San Antonio, Texas. He was elected following the defeat of the incumbent mayor Ivy Taylor in the runoff for the 2017 mayoral race. Prior to his election, Nirenberg served as a member of the San Antonio City Council for District 8 for two terms. He was sworn into office on June 21, 2017.

Ron Nirenberg Net Worth

Ron Nirenberg Net Worth is $ 1 to 5 Million in 2021.

Ron Nirenberg Family

Nirenberg is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent (from Poland and Russia) on his father's side and of mixed Filipino, Malay, Indian, and British heritage from his mother's side. Nirenberg's mother and father met while the couple was serving with the Peace Corps in Malaysia. His paternal grandparents immigrated to the United States before World War II, passing through Ellis Island. His Roman Catholic mother is half-Filipino and was born in Penang, Malaysia (then part of the colonial British protectorate of Malaya). His maternal grandmother was Anglo-Indian, born to a Scottish father and an Indian mother, while his maternal grandfather was a Tagalog-speaking Filipino musician with possible roots in Mindanao. Nirenberg, who is Methodist, was raised in the capital city of Austin, Texas.

Ron Nirenberg Wife and Children

Nirenberg is married to Erika Prosper, director of customer insights for H-E-B. The couple has one son, Jonah.

Ron Nirenberg Career and Achievement

2017 San Antonio Mayoral Race

On December 10, 2016, Nirenberg became the leading challenger to Ivy Taylor for her position as mayor of San Antonio. On May 6, 2017, the first round of voting was held, with no candidate reaching the required majority of 50% of the vote. Nirenberg and Taylor finished with the two highest vote totals and advanced to a runoff election held June 10, 2017. Although Nirenberg trailed Taylor in the first municipal election, he went on to defeat Taylor 54.59-45.41% in the runoff election. In so doing, Nirenberg became the first person in twenty years to defeat an incumbent mayor of San Antonio who sought re-election.

2019 San Antonio Mayoral Race

Nirenberg declared his candidacy for re-election to the office on January 29, 2019. His main opponent was identified as Greg Brockhouse, a member of the San Antonio City Council who also took office in 2017 and frequently objected to Nirenberg's platform. The election was scheduled for May 4, 2019, but since no majority was reached by any candidate, a runoff election was held on June 8. In the runoff, Nirenberg was elected to a second term, defeating Brockhouse by a 51.11% to 48.89% final vote.

2021 San Antonio Mayoral Race

Nirenberg declared his candidacy for re-election for a third term in office on January 22, 2021. The election was held on May 1, 2021. Due to the close runoff in 2019 between Nirenberg and Brockhouse, they were considered by political watchers to be the two front-runner candidates in the election. Nirenberg won his third term as mayor with 61.89% of the vote, while Brockhouse received 31.26%.