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{{Infobox officeholder|name=John Thomaides|image=SM mayor.png|office=[[Mayor of San Marcos, Texas]]|term_start=December 21, 2016|term_end=|predecessor=[[Daniel Guerrero]]|successor=|birth_name=John Alexander Thomaides|birth_date={{birth date and age|1965|09|15}}|birth_place=[[Pennsylvania]], [[United States|U.S.]]|residence=[[San Marcos, Texas]], U.S|party=|profession=Small Business Owner|religion=|spouse=|website=[http://www.votejohnt.com ThomaidesforSMTX]|alma_mater=}}

'''John Thomaides''' (born September 15, 1965) is the mayor of San Marcos, Texas. He was elected on December 13, 2016.<ref name="sanmarcostx.gov">{{cite web|url=http://www.sanmarcostx.gov/386/Mayor-Jane-Hughson|title=Mayor Jane Hughson - City of San Marcos, TX|website=www.sanmarcostx.gov}}</ref> Thomaides was a member of the city council from 2003-2010. In 2010 Thomaides ran against [[Daniel Guerrero]] who had been elected Mayor of San Marcos in 2010, by a margin of 42 votes <ref>https://www.co.hays.tx.us/SharedFiles/Download.aspx?pageid=169&mid=410&fileid=4681</ref> Thomaides served from 2011-2016 on the city council when he ran for mayor again in 2016 against local business owner, [[Ruben Becerra]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://smmercury.com/2016/08/02/ruben-becerra-downtown-business-owner-enters-san-marcos-mayor-race/|title=Ruben Becerra, downtown business owner, enters San Marcos mayor race - San Marcos Mercury - Local News from San Marcos and Hays County, Texas|website=smmercury.com}}</ref> <ref name="sanmarcostx.gov"/>In the 2016 December runoff, Thomaides beat Becerra by a margin of 42 votes- the same number he lost by in 2010. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/john-thomaides-wins-san-marcos-mayoral-runoff-election/995026767|title=John Thomaides wins San Marcos mayoral runoff election|first=Andy|last=Jechow|date=13 December 2016|website=KXAN}}</ref> During his first year in office, Thomaides was the 6th Texas mayor to join the [[Mayors National Climate Action Agenda]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/energy/texas-mayors-pledge-fight-climate-change/|title=Texas Mayors Pledge to Fight Climate Change|date=15 December 2017|website=Texas Monthly}}</ref>


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