Nelson Wolff

Nelson W. Wolff (born 1940) is a San Antonio, Texas political figure. He represented Bexar County as a Democrat in the Texas House of Representatives from 1971 to 1973, and the Texas Senate from 1973 to 1975. He served on the San Antonio City Council as the representative of Council District 8 and then as mayor of San Antonio, Texas from 1991^[1] to 1995 and currently serves as Bexar County Judge. He has authored three books, "Challenge of Change" about his experience in the Texas Legislature and the Constitutional Convention he participated in and was largely responsible for, "Baseball for Real Men" with reflections on life and his love of the game, and "Mayor" about San Antonio politics and his time as Mayor. Wolff is in the process of writing another book about San Antonio politics and business. He is married to Tracy Wolff and has four children (Kevin, Lyn Marie, Scott, and Matthew) and two stepchildren. His oldest son, Kevin Wolff, is currently a member of the San Antonio City Council and represents Council District 9. Nelson Wolff is only the second politician to serve as both the Mayor of San Antonio and County Judge of Bexar County. Wolff is interested in baseball, poker, cigars, and is a lifelong reader with an extensive collection of books. With his late father and two brothers, he participated in and owned multiple businesses, most notably Sun Harvest Farms grocery stores. He currently co-owns Green Fields Market, a health foods and organic grocery store in San Antonio, Texas. He is a graduate of St. Mary's University and St. Mary's School of Law. In 2008, Wolff wrote Transforming San Antonio (Trinity University Press) in which he gives an insider's view in to the AT&T Center, Toyota Center, The PGA Village, and the River Walk extension.

Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, home field of the San Antonio Missions is named in his honor.

References

1. ^ San Antonia picks Wolff

External links

Biography portal

• Official biography for County Judge Nelson Wolff

Preceded by Lila Cockrell	Mayor of San Antonio, Texas 1991–1995	Succeeded by Bill Thornton
Preceded by Glenn Kothmann	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 57-8 (San Antonio) 1971–1973	Succeeded by Inactive district
Preceded by Joe J. Bernal	Texas State Senator from District 26 (San Antonio) 1973–1975	Succeeded by Frank Lombardino
Preceded by Cyndi Taylor Krier	Bexar County Judge 2001–	Succeeded by Incumbent

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Name	Wolff, Nelson William
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1940
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