Converse, TXVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Converse City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

3 contests

7 candidates

Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

City Council Place 2 · 1 seat

City Council Place 4 · 1 seat

City Council Place 6 · 1 seat

Each voter chooses one candidate in each of Places 2, 4 and 6; all seven council seats are at-large.

1 note on these statements

Renee Paschall and Jessica Hannah were appointed to the council in 2026 and are seeking full terms. Focus on San Antonio

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Stacey L. Adams, Sr.Founder of Limitless motivational workshops and Place 5 councilman in Converse.1sourcedStephanie GonzalezCouncilwoman for Converse Place 1 and the council's liaison to the Planning & Zoning Commission.1sourcedKassandra LeonMayor Pro Tem and Councilwoman, Place 3; seat is on the November ballot in odd-numbered years1sourcedAl SuarezMayor of Converse, re-elected to a 10th term in November 2025.2sourced

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Match quiz1 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesLeaving VIA transit, Replacement transit service, Use of the transit sales taxKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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Thu, Oct 15, 2026

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What the next council decides

Leaving VIA transit

Where it standsVoters decide Nov. 3 whether VIA Metropolitan Transit service should be discontinued in Converse.

What's on the tableHow the city handles transit service, and its half-cent sales tax, after the vote.

  • The ballot asks: Shall the VIA San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority Service be discontinued in the City of Converse, Texas? City of Converse · Aug 4, 2026
  • City officials project the city's VIA sales tax contribution at about $2.4 million in 2027, rising to more than $3 million by 2030. City of Converse
  • VIA says a withdrawing city must keep collecting the half-cent tax until it pays its share of VIA debt, about $12 million for Converse, expected to take about six years. Focus on San Antonio

Replacement transit service

Where it standsThe city proposes Alamo Regional Transit if voters end VIA service; plans were not final in early September.

What's on the tableWhat service Converse riders get and how it is funded if VIA ends.

  • The city proposes reservation-based, curb-to-curb rides within Converse, with connections to VIA at Randolph Park & Ride, at no charge to riders. City of Converse
  • The city projects the replacement service would cost about $720,000 a year. City of Converse
  • VIA says about 14,000 VIAtrans paratransit trips a year begin or end in Converse and would be affected. Focus on San Antonio

Use of the transit sales tax

Where it standsOfficials say freed-up money could go to streets, police, fire and parks, but it could take years to become available.

What's on the tableHow any money freed from VIA is spent.

  • Officials said the money could go to road paving, police and fire service levels, and park improvements. City of Converse
  • KSAT reported any future use of the half-cent sales tax would also need voter approval, and the tax would likely stay tied up for several years first. KSAT · Sep 4, 2026

Street maintenance sales tax

Where it standsA separate Nov. 3 ballot item asks voters to reauthorize part of the local sales tax that funds street maintenance.

What's on the tableFunding for road maintenance.

  • Focus on San Antonio reported the ballot includes a proposal to reauthorize a segment of local sales tax to continue funding road maintenance. Focus on San Antonio

Who matches you?

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  1. 1. Should Converse stop VIA service and run its own transit?

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Key dates

The seat math

4 stay (not up this year): Stacey L. Adams, Sr., Stephanie Gonzalez, Kassandra Leon, Al Suarez3 on this ballot

7 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

  • The City Council is composed of a Mayor and six council members, elected at large, serving two-year terms. City of Converse
  • Places 2, 4 and 6 are on the ballot in even-numbered years; the Mayor and Places 1, 3 and 5 are on the ballot in odd-numbered years. City of Converse
  • The council meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. City of Converse

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