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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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City Commissioner(s)

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

City of El Cenizo
Vote for 2Researched · fact-checked6-way race
Juany ValdezJuany ValdezNonpartisan Incumbent
Raul MataNonpartisan
Humberto Duarte Jr.Nonpartisan
Jaime EspinozaNonpartisan
Daisy PerezDaisy PerezNonpartisan Incumbent
Monica Lee Botello OlveraNonpartisan
On ballot as
Juany Valdez
Raul Mata
Humberto Duarte Jr.
Jaime Espinoza
Daisy Perez
Monica Lee Botello Olvera
Current role
El Cenizo City Commissioner (elected November 2022)
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El Cenizo City Commissioner (elected November 2022)
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Background
  • United South High School graduate (1994) (per city biography)
  • Laredo Beauty College graduate, 1999, with a Texas Cosmetologist Operator License (per city biography)
  • City biography (undated): employed with UPS "for the past 21 years as a Custom Broker Representative"
  • Born in Laredo (per city biography)
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  • Lyndon B. Johnson High School graduate (per city biography)
  • City biography (undated): "has called El Cenizo home for the past 24 years"
  • Born in Laredo (per city biography)
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Experience
  • City commissioner as of a Sept. 10, 2026 city meeting (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Nov. 8, 2022 election: 329 votes (34.27%), most of five candidates for two seats
  • Ran for mayor (November 2018); 229 votes (36.29%), second of four candidates
  • City Commissioner, four consecutive two-year terms (2010–2018) (per city biography)
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  • City commissioner as of a Sept. 10, 2026 city meeting (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Nov. 8, 2022 election: 307 votes (31.98%), second of five candidates for two seats
  • The Laredo Morning Times described her in 2022 as "the newcomer to city government"
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Top priorities
  • City biography on her 2022 run: declared her candidacy "to use her experience and help give back local government to its people"
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  • City biography on her 2022 run: declared her candidacy "to bring government transparency and fiscal responsibility; community and economic development; a functioning public works department; youth development activities; and addressing public health and safety issues"
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Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
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Campaign website
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Juany Valdez

Juany Valdez

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Juany Valdez
Current role
El Cenizo City Commissioner (elected November 2022)
Background
  • United South High School graduate (1994) (per city biography)
  • Laredo Beauty College graduate, 1999, with a Texas Cosmetologist Operator License (per city biography)
  • City biography (undated): employed with UPS "for the past 21 years as a Custom Broker Representative"
  • Born in Laredo (per city biography)
Experience
  • City commissioner as of a Sept. 10, 2026 city meeting (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Nov. 8, 2022 election: 329 votes (34.27%), most of five candidates for two seats
  • Ran for mayor (November 2018); 229 votes (36.29%), second of four candidates
  • City Commissioner, four consecutive two-year terms (2010–2018) (per city biography)
Top priorities
  • City biography on her 2022 run: declared her candidacy "to use her experience and help give back local government to its people"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Raul Mata

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Raul Mata
Current role
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Background
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Experience
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Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Humberto Duarte Jr.

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Humberto Duarte Jr.
Current role
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Background
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Experience
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Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Jaime Espinoza

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Jaime Espinoza
Current role
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Background
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Experience
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Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Daisy Perez

Daisy Perez

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Daisy Perez
Current role
El Cenizo City Commissioner (elected November 2022)
Background
  • Lyndon B. Johnson High School graduate (per city biography)
  • City biography (undated): "has called El Cenizo home for the past 24 years"
  • Born in Laredo (per city biography)
Experience
  • City commissioner as of a Sept. 10, 2026 city meeting (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Nov. 8, 2022 election: 307 votes (31.98%), second of five candidates for two seats
  • The Laredo Morning Times described her in 2022 as "the newcomer to city government"
Top priorities
  • City biography on her 2022 run: declared her candidacy "to bring government transparency and fiscal responsibility; community and economic development; a functioning public works department; youth development activities; and addressing public health and safety issues"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Monica Lee Botello Olvera

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Monica Lee Botello Olvera
Current role
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Background
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Experience
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Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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