San Antonio Mayor, Bexar Commissioner mistakenly listed as Clinton supporters, they say

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SAN ANTONIO — Two elected officials in San Antonio, including Mayor Ivy Taylor, denied endorsing Hillary Clinton for president after the Democrat's campaign released a list of Texas supporters Monday morning.

Taylor and Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert said they were surprised to see their names on a list of 90 Texas Democrats who have endorsed Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination.

"The Mayor of San Antonio is a non-partisan elected office and Mayor Taylor is committed to remaining non-partisan in the upcoming presidential election. Mayor Taylor will not be making an endorsement or supporting any candidate," said Leslie Garza, Taylor’s communications director, in a statement.

Calvert, a Democrat, said in an email that he had not endorsed Clinton and that he "made that clear to at least three of her staff members" during a recent campaign event.

The Clinton campaign sent an updated press release at just before 10 a.m., which deleted Taylor’s name from its “Texas Leadership Council” list of endorsers, but did not mention the mistake. Calvert’s name remained on the updated list.

Clinton’s list of Texas supporters also included U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, state Sen. Carlos Uresti, and council members Rey Saldana, Alan Warrick and Rebecca Viagran.

Former Mayor Julián Castro endorsed Clinton last week at a downtown rally.

Taylor won election to the mayor’s office with the help of North Side Republicans who opposed her chief competitor, former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte.

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