City of El Paso
Representative, District 1
Alejandra "Ale" Chávez
Nonpartisan Incumbent- On ballot as
- Alejandra "Ale" Chávez
- Current role
- El Paso City Representative, District 1; Mayor Pro Tem
- Background
- Bachelor's in corporate communications, minor in business administration, University of Texas at Austin
- Studied culinary arts, Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners
- Loretto Academy graduate
- Owned and ran an El Paso restaurant for 20 years, after culinary school
- SBA Women in Business Champion of the Year (2022) (per city biography)
- El Paso native raised in District 1
- Experience
- Chair, City Council Financial Oversight and Audit Committee (per candidate)
- Elected December 2024 (unexpired District 1 term)
- Sworn in, January 2025
- Top priorities
- Campaign site lists "five core pillars": infrastructure, public safety, quality of life, building community and economic development.
- "controlling City spending and reducing our reliance on residential property taxes by growing our commercial tax base"
- "I do not support placing the financial burden of the Downtown I-10 Deck Plaza on local taxpayers."
- "I will continue supporting stronger regulation, environmental protections, transparency, ratepayer protections, and local control over future development."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a KVIA questionnaire, says she wants "a greater share of the cost of City services" to be "supported by a broader tax base rather than homeowners".
- Growth and infrastructure: In a KVIA questionnaire: "I have never voted to approve a data center." "I do not support placing the financial burden of the Downtown I-10 Deck Plaza on local taxpayers."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: Campaign site: "Invested in public safety facilities, technology, equipment, and improvements that strengthen police, fire, and emergency response."
- Endorsements
- Greater El Paso Association of Realtors (GEPAR) (listed by campaign)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (listed by campaign)
- El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association (listed by campaign)
- Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (listed by campaign)
- El Paso County Sheriff’s Officers Association (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- alejandraforelpaso.com
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