City elections are less than a month away, and ExpressNews.com sat down with each of San Antonio's mayoral candidates — some known, some unfamiliar — for exclusive video interviews in an effort to make you, the voter, knowledgeable about your options for Election Day on May 6. Get to know the contenders as we roll out the video interviews each weekday in reverse ballot order.

Today, we focus on Rhett Smith, a Libertarian who said he is running for mayor because he wants to better his local government.

"I'm running for mayor because I feel that this city doesn't really ever come together, so that's concerning. It's kind of fractionalized politically," Smith told ExpressNews.com.

Smith, a private security officer, was born in Eastland. He received a BA in accounting from the University of Texas in 1973 before serving in the U.S. Navy from 1979 to 1983.

Smith, who has run for mayor, Congress, governor and president multiple times, said he does not feel Mayor Ivy Taylor is accessible enough to the public. He said he would address that issue by creating a 24-hour hotline people can report grievances to him.

"I've heard at too many of these forums recently that the mayor and City Council and city manager are never accessible. Never," Smith said.

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