Overview

• A six-member Ethics Review Board panel voted unanimously to reject the complaint and its chair called it “frivolous.”
• Former Bexar County GOP vice chair Kyle Sinclair alleged Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones misused city seal and letterhead to solicit the 2028 Democratic National Convention.
• An ERB timeline showed the DNC invited a pitch in June, Visit San Antonio drafted a response, the City Attorney reviewed it, and the mayor signed the letter on July 1.
• City Attorney Andy Segovia told the board on Oct. 2 that the letter served neither private nor political purposes and was consistent with the mayor’s duties.
• Jones labeled the filing politically motivated and sought sanctions, but the ERB said a separate complaint would be required, as members voiced concern about partisan-driven cases.