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San Antonio Ethics Review Board finds Council members Marc Whyte and Sukh Kaur violated city ethics code by using city resources for their 2025 reelection campaigns

Confidence: Corroborated · 2 sourcesCity of San Antonio · Sep 22, 2026

Subject of this story

Marc Whyte, San Antonio City Council, District 10

Sukh Kaur, San Antonio City Council, District 1

Also named

Oversight

San Antonio Ethics Review Board

What happened

On June 16, 2025, San Antonio's Ethics Review Board ruled that District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte and District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur violated the city ethics code section barring use of city facilities, personnel, or time for private campaign purposes. Whyte was fined $2,500 (five $500 fines), given a letter of reprimand, and ordered into ethics training after posting photos taken in City Hall and with the police chief to his campaign Facebook page, implying department endorsements he didn't have. Kaur received a reprimand letter and mandatory training after her chief of staff mixed campaign talk and city business at a neighborhood association meeting on city time. Whyte disputed wrongdoing; Kaur said she respected the ruling.

Sources (2)

San Antonio ReportWhyte disputed wrongdoing, stating: 'All the pictures on my Facebook page involved city personnel or logos also available to the public.'

San Antonio CurrentWhyte received a letter of reprimand, a $2,500 fine — the board's first financial penalty in at least seven years — and mandatory ethics training; it was his second ethics violation in less than a year.

Response

Marc Whyte

Statement given

Contacted and responded — exact wording not on record.

Sukh Kaur

Statement given

Contacted and responded — exact wording not on record.

What happened next (0)

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