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Phil Hardberger hopes to force runoff in San Antonio Mayor's race
Phil Hardberger hopes to force runoff in San Antonio Mayor's race
Early lead in run for mayor
Candidates hope to set the standard on issues that face the Alamo City
By JOHN W. GONZALEZ
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle San Antonio Bureau
SAN ANTONIO - Councilman Julian Castro, an energetic campaigner with Ivy League credentials and lofty dreams for his hometown, has emerged as the leading candidate for mayor in the May 7 elections.
Two other seasoned competitors — former appellate justice Phil Hardberger and Councilman Carroll Schubert — hope to force the junior Castro into a runoff by touting their longer, if not broader, life experiences.
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'Gutter politics' stopped
Hardberger said the "gutter politics" stopped after his bitter exchange with Schubert during a debate before the Asian community, one of the city's emerging political forces.
"Just because you point out issues with someone's record does not mean it is a negative campaign," Schubert insisted, adding that he would continue talking about his opponents' foibles.
"Well, you're not going to be talking about integrity," Hardberger snorted angrily.
Hardberger, a Panhandle native who went to Baylor University, served as an Air Force pilot before earning a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a law degree from Georgetown University. After serving as executive secretary of the Peace Corps in Washington, D.C., he practiced law in Texas from 1968-90. He was elected justice and then chief justice of the 4th Court of Appeals here, which he served on until 2003.
Political background
Hardberger said his judicial role taught him bipartisan consensus building, and his years as a legal scholar, trial specialist and attorney, including 13 years as counsel to the San Antonio Development Agency, exposed him to issues confronting the city.
"I'm certainly not a novice when it comes to the politics of municipalities," Hardberger said, adding, "I want the cleanest government in the state of Texas."
Schubert, 57, hails from Bishop, near Robstown, and earned an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He worked for former U.S. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, from 1975-78; then at Valero Energy Corp.; and served as a Bexar County prosecutor from 1983-86. Representing parts of north San Antonio, he was elected to the council in 2001 and 2003, as was Castro.
"I bring to this office experience in every level of government," Schubert said. "I believe I know what government can do and also some of the things that government frankly should not do."
He said the city should "live within our means" and stick to the basics — "streets, drainage, infrastructure, police and fire and taking care of our current assets, our parks and our libraries. That's what I've been doing for the last three and a half years," he said.
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