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John Thomaides (born September 15, 1966) is the current mayor of San Marcos, Texas and was elected on December 13, 2016. Thomaides served on the city council from 2003-2010. In 2010 Thomaides ran against Daniel Guerrero who was elected Mayor of San Marcos in 2010, by a margin of 42 votes Thomaides served from 2011-2016 on the city council when he ran for mayor in 2016 against local business owner, Ruben Becerra. In the 2016 December runoff, Thomaides beat Becerra by a margin of 42 votes- the same number he lost by in 2010. During his first year in office, Thomaides marked the 6th Texas mayor to join the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda.

In 2013 and 2014, the United States Census Bureau named it the fastest-growing city in the United States. In December 2013, it was named #9 on Business Insiders list of the "10 Most Exciting Small Cities In America".