A hospitalist physician in San Antonio since 2014, she became the youngest medical director at Methodist Hospital, overseeing the largest hospitalist group in the state.
She's a native Texan from Houston who went to Trinity University, is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination, and faces incumbent Mark Dorazio in November.
Nickels’s take on Texas values
She supports property tax relief targeted at homeowners, seniors, disabled Texans and working families rather than corporations, plus more affordable housing development. [campaign website; sanantonioreport.org]