City of El Paso
Representative, District 8
Chris Canales
Nonpartisan Incumbent- On ballot as
- Chris Canales
- Current role
- El Paso City Representative, District 8
- Background
- Degree in sustainable development, Columbia University
- Franklin High School graduate
- Natural resources management and green-sector consulting, before returning to El Paso in 2017
- Professional soccer referee; active in the Professional Soccer Referees Association
- Board member, Kelly Center for Hunger Relief
- Native El Pasoan
- Experience
- Chair, Animal Shelter Advisory Committee
- Trustee, City of El Paso Employees Retirement Trust
- Member, City Council Financial Oversight and Audit Committee and Continuum of Care board (per candidate)
- Elected late 2022
- Sworn in January 2023 (first four-year term)
- City Council staffer before his election
- Top priorities
- "I do not support data centers in El Paso, especially hyperscale data centers built for artificial intelligence."
- "we should continue reducing debt rather than unnecessarily taking on more"
- "encourage more infill and redevelopment in areas where that infrastructure already exists"
- "I have voluntarily limited individual contributions to my campaign to $1,000."
- Opposes "El Paso’s use of Flock Safety automated license plate readers"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a KVIA questionnaire: "I ran on ending the use of non-voter-approved Certificates of Obligation" and "I have never voted for any new ones."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a KVIA questionnaire: "I do not support data centers in El Paso". On the Deck Plaza, would not support "asking El Paso taxpayers to cover the enormous current funding gap".
- Flooding and drainage: From his 2022 platform, reprinted on his 2026 campaign site:"Most of our streets were built without storm drainage, so they are designed to channel water from the mountain into canals and arroyos."
- Public safety: Campaign site: "I support giving law enforcement effective tools to investigate crimes" but opposes "building a permanent surveillance network that collects information about everyone".
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- canalesforcouncil.com
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