Trinity’s David Crockett on How San Antonio, Before NYC, Paved the Way for Democratic Socialists

David Crockett, Ph.D., a political science professor at Trinity University, is cited in a San Antonio Express-News story examining how San Antonio emerged as an early stronghold for Democratic Socialists, electing city council members Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Teri Castillo, and Ric Galvan well before New York City chose its first Democratic Socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani. 

The article describes how the three officials have pushed progressive priorities such as fare-free transit, housing reform, and public utilities while operating within Texas’ limited municipal powers. Crockett underscores that Democratic socialists and many members of the Democratic Party aim to use government to improve people’s lives. "The difference is that a normal, run-of-the-mill, center-left Democrat is not anti-capitalism or anti-business," Crockett said. "They may approve of a higher marginal tax rate for people who are really rich, but they are not necessarily anti-rich." Read the full story here.