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John Thomaides

John Thomaides
Mayor of San Marcos
In office
December 21, 2016 – Present
Preceded byDaniel Guerrero
City Council Place 3
In office
2011-2014
2014-2016
City Council Place 6
In office
2003–2006
2006-2009
2009-2010
Personal details
BornSeptember 15 1965
North Wales,Pennsylvania, U.S

John Thomaides is the current mayor of San Marcos, Texas. Thomaides was sworn in on December 21, 2016 as the 18th mayor of the city of San Marcos.[1]

Personal life

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A native of Philadelphia, PA, Thomaides has lived in San Marcos since 1993. [2]

Career

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Thomaides served on the San Marcos City Council from 2003 to 2016.[3] First elected in 2003 to Place 6, Thomaides was re-elected in 2006 and again in 2009.[4]Thomaides stepped down from the Council in 2010 to run for mayor, where he lost by a 42 vote margin to Daniel Guerrero. [5] Thomaides ran for Council Place 3 in 2011 and was elected to a new three-year term.[6] While serving on the City Council, the city of San Marcos was named the fastest growing US city 3 years in a row. [7]On July 13, 2016, Thomaides announced his candidacy for the mayor in the November 8th election. [8]Thomaides won by a 42 vote margin to in the Run off election on December 13, 2016. [9]

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