Sources familiar with the San Antonio city councilman's plans said he doesn't intend to seek reelection in the wake of a November hit-and-run crash.
Councilman Clayton Perry is not expected to run for reelection following a car crash in November that resulted in a DWI charge.District 10 City Councilman Clayton Perry has told colleagues he doesn’t plan to seek reelection, an indication that he has heeded the advice of political allies following his involvement in a hit-and-run crash that’s left him facing a DWI charge.
Sources familiar with his plans said Perry intends to make a formal announcement Thursday, one day before the filing deadline for the May 6 municipal election. One candidate who had been awaiting his decision, Marc Whyte, sent a press release on Wednesday announcing plans to file for the District 10 seat on Thursday morning.
Whyte, an attorney who ran unsuccessfully for state representative as a Republican in 2018, has been long been considered Perry’s likely successor. He indicated he was waiting to formally enter the race until Perry had made a decision on his political future. “I think [Perry’s] making the right decision,” said Councilman Manny Pelaez , who uses some of the campaign staff as Perry.“[Perry] wakes up every single morning in love with his district, and has brought that to the table every day of work for the past six years,” Pelaez said. But “he’s got a very real problem across the street [at the courthouse]. I don’t think that’s going to be easy for him.”
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