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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Representative, District 5

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

City of El Paso
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Ivan NiñoIvan NiñoNonpartisan Incumbent
Richard GeneraNonpartisan
On ballot as
Ivan Niño
Richard Genera
Current role
El Paso City Representative, District 5
Community organizer
Background
  • Attended El Paso Community College, the University of Texas at El Paso and the University of Arizona
  • Paralegal certification; bachelor's in political science
  • El Dorado High School graduate
  • Member, Hispanic Scholarship Fund's Advisory Council (per city biography)
  • Born and raised in El Paso; lifelong District 5 resident
  • Bachelor's in multidisciplinary studies, UTEP; focuses in education, political science and computer science
  • El Dorado High School graduate
  • Born and raised in El Paso
Experience
  • Elected December 2024 (unexpired District 5 term)
  • Took office January 2025
  • Chief of staff, District 5 office, before joining the City Council
  • Deputy, El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector (start of career)
  • Appointed in 2019 to the Texas DMV Motor Vehicle Title and Registration Advisory Committee
  • Also served as a state district court administrator (per his biography in a KVIA questionnaire)
  • District Attorney's administrative office, before full-time community organizing (per his KVIA questionnaire)
  • Ran for the District 5 seat (2022)
Top priorities
  • "public safety, affordability, streets and traffic, infrastructure, parks, economic opportunity with better jobs, and making City government more accountable and responsive"
  • "We also have to grow El Paso’s commercial and industrial tax base."
  • "I do not believe hyperscale data centers belong in our neighborhoods."
  • "I would not support the City or local property taxpayers becoming the primary financial burden" for the Deck Plaza
  • "My first priority as a City Representative is affordability."
  • "I will meet directly with every City Department Head"
  • Plans "weekly community meetings where constituents can directly engage with me"
  • "I would not support additional data center projects without clear, measurable benefits to our community."
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: In a KVIA questionnaire: "I also voted against the initially introduced voter-approval tax rate and voted against the proposed budget multiple times as we worked toward a better agreement."
  • Growth and infrastructure: In a KVIA questionnaire: "I do not believe hyperscale data centers belong in our neighborhoods." On the Deck Plaza: "any City investment must be financially responsible".
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: In a KVIA questionnaire: "I would not begin with across-the-board cuts to police, fire, streets, parks, or services for seniors and veterans."
  • Property taxes and budget: In a KVIA questionnaire, says he would meet with city department heads and "work collaboratively to identify wasteful spending and improve efficiency".
  • Growth and infrastructure: In a KVIA questionnaire: "I am not currently supportive of using public funds to finance the Deck Plaza." Would not back more data centers "without clear, measurable benefits to our community".
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Not found
Ivan Niño

Ivan Niño

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Ivan Niño
Current role
El Paso City Representative, District 5
Background
  • Attended El Paso Community College, the University of Texas at El Paso and the University of Arizona
  • Paralegal certification; bachelor's in political science
  • El Dorado High School graduate
  • Member, Hispanic Scholarship Fund's Advisory Council (per city biography)
  • Born and raised in El Paso; lifelong District 5 resident
Experience
  • Elected December 2024 (unexpired District 5 term)
  • Took office January 2025
  • Chief of staff, District 5 office, before joining the City Council
  • Deputy, El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector (start of career)
  • Appointed in 2019 to the Texas DMV Motor Vehicle Title and Registration Advisory Committee
  • Also served as a state district court administrator (per his biography in a KVIA questionnaire)
Top priorities
  • "public safety, affordability, streets and traffic, infrastructure, parks, economic opportunity with better jobs, and making City government more accountable and responsive"
  • "We also have to grow El Paso’s commercial and industrial tax base."
  • "I do not believe hyperscale data centers belong in our neighborhoods."
  • "I would not support the City or local property taxpayers becoming the primary financial burden" for the Deck Plaza
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: In a KVIA questionnaire: "I also voted against the initially introduced voter-approval tax rate and voted against the proposed budget multiple times as we worked toward a better agreement."
  • Growth and infrastructure: In a KVIA questionnaire: "I do not believe hyperscale data centers belong in our neighborhoods." On the Deck Plaza: "any City investment must be financially responsible".
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: In a KVIA questionnaire: "I would not begin with across-the-board cuts to police, fire, streets, parks, or services for seniors and veterans."
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

Richard Genera

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Richard Genera
Current role
Community organizer
Background
  • Bachelor's in multidisciplinary studies, UTEP; focuses in education, political science and computer science
  • El Dorado High School graduate
  • Born and raised in El Paso
Experience
  • District Attorney's administrative office, before full-time community organizing (per his KVIA questionnaire)
  • Ran for the District 5 seat (2022)
Top priorities
  • "My first priority as a City Representative is affordability."
  • "I will meet directly with every City Department Head"
  • Plans "weekly community meetings where constituents can directly engage with me"
  • "I would not support additional data center projects without clear, measurable benefits to our community."
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: In a KVIA questionnaire, says he would meet with city department heads and "work collaboratively to identify wasteful spending and improve efficiency".
  • Growth and infrastructure: In a KVIA questionnaire: "I am not currently supportive of using public funds to finance the Deck Plaza." Would not back more data centers "without clear, measurable benefits to our community".
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

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