City of El Paso
Representative, District 1
Sam Armijo
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Sam Armijo
- Current role
- Retired; former general manager, General Electric nuclear businesses
- Background
- B.S. in metallurgical engineering, Texas Western College
- M.S., University of Arizona
- Ph.D. in materials science, Stanford University
- Cathedral High School graduate
- U.S. Army veteran
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- Endowed a scholarship in materials science at UTEP in 1984 (per candidate)
- Born and raised in El Paso
- Experience
- Ran for the District 1 seat (November 2024 special election)
- Served eight years on the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, which advises the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (per candidate)
- Chaired the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (2012–2014) (per candidate)
- General manager, several General Electric nuclear businesses, including nuclear fuels and space power (per his KVIA questionnaire)
- Top priorities
- "City government should live within its means, just like El Paso families do."
- Wants to "promote the adoption of a permanent no new revenue tax rate for El Paso"
- On the Deck Plaza: "public funds should remain focused on necessities, not luxuries"
- "I oppose the 1.3-billion-dollar comprehensive plan to widen Interstate highway I-10."
- On data centers: "I oppose them."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a KVIA questionnaire: "I will work to cut this spending permanently from the budget and promote the adoption of a permanent no new revenue tax rate for El Paso."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a KVIA questionnaire, on data centers: "I oppose them." On the Downtown Deck Plaza: "I oppose the Deck Plaza because it will be a costly entertainment facility".
- Flooding and drainage: Campaign site: says city spending should focus on "public safety, waste and storm management, and repairing our streets".
- Public safety: Campaign site: "Public safety is the most important responsibility of local government, and it should remain a top budget priority."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- samarmijo.com
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