Susan Narvaiz

Susan Narvaiz
Mayor of San Marcos, Texas
In office
May 15, 2004 – November 15, 2010
Preceded byBob Habingreither
Succeeded byDaniel Guerrero
Personal details
BornDayton, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMike Narvaiz[1]

Susan Lea Clifford Narvaiz is a former Republican mayor of San Marcos, Texas.[2][3]

She is currently CEO of Core Strategies, Inc. and a self-employed consultant.[1]

Early life and career

Born Dayton, Ohio and growing up in San Antonio, Texas, she moved to San Marcos in 1995 to open a branch office for a national staffing company.[1]

Narvaiz has been on the board of directors or chairperson of various San Marcos non-profits.[4] She is also a member of the TTC-I35 (my35) Advisory Committee, National League of Cities Finance Administration and Intergovernmental Relations Policy Steering Committee, and the Texas Municipal League.[4]

City politics

Narvaiz was elected to San Marcos City Council Place 3 in June 2002, then elected mayor of San Marcos in 2004[5] and was re-elected, unopposed, in 2006.

In the 2008 election, she faced Texas State University–San Marcos student Dan McCarthy and retired United States Air Force officer Dave Newman and was re-elected with 50.08% of the vote.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

National politics

See also: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas § District 35

After departing office as Mayor of San Marcos in 2010, Narvaiz ran for United States Congress in the newly created 35th Congressional District.[13] Texas's 35th congressional district was one of several controversial Texas districts drawn after the United States census in 2010. Because of its abnormal shape, caused by gerrymandering, the district was named as one of the "10 Most Contorted Congressional Districts."[14]

In the Republican primary election, held on May 29, 2012, Narvaiz faced off against Rob Roark and John Yoggerst. Narvaiz won the primary election and avoided a runoff by obtaining 51.78% of the votes cast.[15]

Narvaiz faced Democratic incumbent Lloyd Doggett in the general election on November 6, 2012. Narvaiz received 32.02% of total votes cast and lost the race to Doggett, who received 63.94% of the vote.[16]

In December 2013, Narvaiz announced her intention to challenge Doggett a second time for Texas' 35th Congressional District seat.[17]

She ran for Texas's 21st congressional district in 2018, but lost the Republican primary to Chip Roy.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c "MayorSusan.com - Biography". Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  2. ^ City of San Marcos - Mayor and Council
  3. ^ Miller, Anita (2008-10-17). "State of the city '08". San Marcos Daily Record. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  4. ^ a b "MayorSusan.com - Philanthropic Activity and Community Service".
  5. ^ Hingorani, Jitin (2004-05-15). "Narvaiz defeats incumbent Habingreither". News 8 Austin. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  6. ^ Wilde, Russell (2008-10-28). "San Marcos Mayor faces 2 challengers in election". News 8 Austin.
  7. ^ Botkin, Brigette (2008-09-23). "Narvaiz displays confidence despite mayoral competition". University Star.
  8. ^ Miller, Anita (2008-10-29). "Mayoral candidates seek voter support". San Marcos Daily Record. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  9. ^ MayorSusan.com
  10. ^ Lorenz, Andrea (2008-10-14). "San Marcos elections: the numbers". Hill Country Rambler. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  11. ^ "Campaign Finance Report" (PDF).
  12. ^ "Narvaiz sworn in for third term". San Marcos Daily Record. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  13. ^ "Former San Marcos mayor Susan Narvaiz to run for Congress". Nov 11, 2011.
  14. ^ "Modern Gerrymanders: 10 Most Contorted Congressional Districts — MAPS". National Journal. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  15. ^ "Election 2012: The Morning After cheat sheet". May 30, 2012. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013.
  16. ^ "Politico: 2012 House Races". Politico. November 29, 2012.
  17. ^ Rollins, Brad. "Narvaiz "I'm ready for an uphill battle vs. Doggett"". San Marcos Mercury. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  18. ^ "Our Campaigns - TX District 21 - R Primary Race - Mar 06, 2018".