City of Mission
Mayor
Armando 'Doc' Ocaña
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Armando 'Doc' Ocaña
- Current role
- Former mayor of Mission
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Ran for mayor (2022); lost the runoff to Norie Gonzalez Garza
- Mayor of Mission (2018–2022)
- Sworn in June 2018 after defeating longtime Mayor Norberto "Beto" Salinas in a runoff
- Mission City Council, Place 4 (before becoming mayor)
- Top priorities
- On public safety, in an October 2026 Rio Grande Guardian interview: "In my model, we include also police, fire, EMS, the emergency operation coordinator, public works, and also wrecker service."
- On the Madero-Mission rail bridge project, same interview: "I am willing to resurrect and begin to do the rail connection, the rail bridge with passenger and pedestrian crossings."
- On an open-door policy at City Hall, same interview: "You don't need an appointment—you just walk in."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: On the Madero-Mission rail bridge project, in an October 2026 interview: "I am willing to resurrect and begin to do the rail connection, the rail bridge with passenger and pedestrian crossings."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: In an October 2026 interview: "In my model, we include also police, fire, EMS, the emergency operation coordinator, public works, and also wrecker service."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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