City Councilmember Joca Marquez resigns

San Marcos City Councilmember Joca Marquez turned in a letter of resignation to the city clerk’s office on Monday. 

Marquez, who was elected to hold the council’s Place 5 seat in December 2018, stated that she's resigning because of new employment. 

“I am resigning at this time because my employment plans will require me to move my residence to a location outside the City of San Marcos,” Marquez wrote. 

Marquez was recently hired as an evaluation specialist for NASA-Paragon TEC. She was also named the Texas Co-Chair for the Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign. 

She was serving a 3-year term on the city council.

Prior to her resignation, Marquez was facing an ethics complaint hearing on April 8 over a complaint made in a tweet from Nov. 19, 2019. The complaint stated that Marquez had shown bias on Twitter about housing developers. 

The city stated that it’s coordinating details to fill the vacancy resulting from Marquez’s resignation and will provide election information when it’s finalized. 

According to the Texas Constitution, a resigning council member continues to hold over in office until a successor is elected and sworn in. 

Marquez did not return a request for comment from the Daily Record. 

This story was updated at 7:05 p.m. on March 10.