Those eager to see where former San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s political ambitions take him next won’t have to wait much longer.
In a social media message shared Wednesday evening and funded by the Team Ron PAC, Nirenberg trumpeted a “big announcement” he plans to make Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Backyard on Broadway, 2411 Broadway.
The virtual flyer makes no mention of a political campaign, only noting that there will be “free food & drinks” along with “live music” from the band Finding Friday. However, given rumblings about Nirenberg’s intention to run for office again, it’s probably a safe bet he hasn’t suddenly jumped into promoting live music shows.
See, speculation swirled this summer that Nirenberg, who was termed out of his City Hall post, was weighing a run for governor or another state-level office.
More recently, though, local political observers say he’s more likely mulling a run against Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai in the 2026 Democratic primary, a story which the Current broke. (For the record, Sakai is none too happy about that rumor.)
A survey by San Antonio-based Democratic strategist Christian Archer shows Nirenberg winning by a 52%-26% landslide in a theoretical primary matchup against Sakai, who’s approaching the end of his first term.
And if it turns out Nirenberg’s big announcement, scheduled to take place sometime between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., isn’t that he’s running for office, we wish him well with his ambition of becoming San Antonio’s best politically connected live music promoter.
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