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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Mayor

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

City of Laredo
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked5-way race
Victor D. TrevinoNonpartisan Incumbent
JD GonzalezNonpartisan
Jorge A. GarzaNonpartisan
Poncho CassoNonpartisan
Alyssa CigarroaAlyssa CigarroaNonpartisan
On ballot as
Victor D. Trevino
JD Gonzalez
Jorge A. Garza
Poncho Casso
Alyssa Cigarroa
Current role
Mayor of Laredo (first elected 2022; seeking a second term)
Customs broker and small-business owner
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Laredo City Council Member, District 8 (elected 2020 as a write-in candidate)
Background
  • Nixon High School graduate (1966)
  • Physician; medical school in Coahuila, Mexico
  • Residency, LSU Charity Hospital, New Orleans (finished 1984)
  • Returned to Laredo in 1985 to practice family medicine and obstetrics and work with the city Health Department
  • Born and raised in Laredo
  • Filed for the ballot as Jose David Gonzalez
  • U.S. Navy veteran (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Filed for the ballot as Jorge Alberto Garza
  • Filed for the ballot as Alfonso I. Casso
  • Fifth-generation Laredoan (per city biography)
  • Studied and worked in the arts for 10 years before returning to Laredo (per city biography)
  • Co-founder and president, Cultivarte, a local arts nonprofit (per city biography)
  • Executive administrator, Cigarroa Interventional Institute, her father's medical practice
Experience
  • Former Health Authority, City of Laredo (including during the COVID-19 pandemic)
  • Former medical director, city Health Department (per city biography)
  • First-time candidate: "I'm a first-timer," he said at a September 2026 forum
  • Works in international trade (per Laredo Morning Times)
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  • Ran for mayor (2022); finished fifth in a 10-candidate field (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Republican nominee, Webb County judge (2018); lost the general election
  • Laredo City Council member (1990s) (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Re-elected 2024 with 74.78% of the vote in a four-person field (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Founder and president, Daphne Art Foundation (per Laredo Morning Times)
Top priorities
  • Priorities cited at July 2026 announcement: pediatric hospital, water infrastructure, international trade, public safety (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • "Leadership is about solving them and staying at the table until the work is done."
  • At a September 2026 forum: "My goal is not to identify the problems so much as to provide the solutions"
  • Priorities listed at October 2026 forum: water, health care and infrastructure (per KGNS)
  • Proposed speeding up city permitting (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Proposed reducing permitting fees (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Proposed expanding incentives for new businesses (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • "I would focus on getting some reduction in time to ensure we maintain and continue with economic development within our city"
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  • "My goal is to unite the community, set the standard and raise the bar of service, accountability and transparency"
  • September 2026 forum: would review city contracts line by line and lower taxes (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Same forum: would focus the budget on police, fire and water (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • "My plan is to create the Gulf Water Triangle. I'm going to partner with Corpus, Brownsville and Laredo."
  • Said the city should rely less on international bridge revenue (per KGNS)
  • In her August 2026 announcement: "What we need is leadership that listens, plans for the future and always puts people first."
  • "Crisis management is no way to run a city"
  • Called for a public accountability dashboard (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Said the city should prioritize water conservation and reclamation facilities (per KGNS)
  • Said the city should diversify its local economy (per KGNS)
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: On a secondary water supply, at an October 2026 chamber forum: "It takes effort and logistics. It takes engineering. And it takes people that understand the science about water"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: On city permits, at an October 2026 chamber forum: "we have lost business to other areas because of the timeframes involved"
  • 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: On water supply, at an October 2026 chamber forum: "My plan is to create the Gulf Water Triangle. I'm going to partner with Corpus, Brownsville and Laredo."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: On long-term planning, at a September 2026 Kiwanis forum: "Crisis management is no way to run a city"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Victor D. Trevino

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Victor D. Trevino
Current role
Mayor of Laredo (first elected 2022; seeking a second term)
Background
  • Nixon High School graduate (1966)
  • Physician; medical school in Coahuila, Mexico
  • Residency, LSU Charity Hospital, New Orleans (finished 1984)
  • Returned to Laredo in 1985 to practice family medicine and obstetrics and work with the city Health Department
  • Born and raised in Laredo
Experience
  • Former Health Authority, City of Laredo (including during the COVID-19 pandemic)
  • Former medical director, city Health Department (per city biography)
Top priorities
  • Priorities cited at July 2026 announcement: pediatric hospital, water infrastructure, international trade, public safety (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • "Leadership is about solving them and staying at the table until the work is done."
  • At a September 2026 forum: "My goal is not to identify the problems so much as to provide the solutions"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: On a secondary water supply, at an October 2026 chamber forum: "It takes effort and logistics. It takes engineering. And it takes people that understand the science about water"
  • 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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JD Gonzalez

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
JD Gonzalez
Current role
Customs broker and small-business owner
Background
  • Filed for the ballot as Jose David Gonzalez
  • U.S. Navy veteran (per Laredo Morning Times)
Experience
  • First-time candidate: "I'm a first-timer," he said at a September 2026 forum
  • Works in international trade (per Laredo Morning Times)
Top priorities
  • Priorities listed at October 2026 forum: water, health care and infrastructure (per KGNS)
  • Proposed speeding up city permitting (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Proposed reducing permitting fees (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Proposed expanding incentives for new businesses (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • "I would focus on getting some reduction in time to ensure we maintain and continue with economic development within our city"
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: On city permits, at an October 2026 chamber forum: "we have lost business to other areas because of the timeframes involved"
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

Jorge A. Garza

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Jorge A. Garza
Current role
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Background
  • Filed for the ballot as Jorge Alberto Garza
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
Not found

Poncho Casso

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Poncho Casso
Current role
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Background
  • Filed for the ballot as Alfonso I. Casso
Experience
  • Ran for mayor (2022); finished fifth in a 10-candidate field (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Republican nominee, Webb County judge (2018); lost the general election
  • Laredo City Council member (1990s) (per Laredo Morning Times)
Top priorities
  • "My goal is to unite the community, set the standard and raise the bar of service, accountability and transparency"
  • September 2026 forum: would review city contracts line by line and lower taxes (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Same forum: would focus the budget on police, fire and water (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • "My plan is to create the Gulf Water Triangle. I'm going to partner with Corpus, Brownsville and Laredo."
  • Said the city should rely less on international bridge revenue (per KGNS)
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: On water supply, at an October 2026 chamber forum: "My plan is to create the Gulf Water Triangle. I'm going to partner with Corpus, Brownsville and Laredo."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Alyssa Cigarroa

Alyssa Cigarroa

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Alyssa Cigarroa
Current role
Laredo City Council Member, District 8 (elected 2020 as a write-in candidate)
Background
  • Fifth-generation Laredoan (per city biography)
  • Studied and worked in the arts for 10 years before returning to Laredo (per city biography)
  • Co-founder and president, Cultivarte, a local arts nonprofit (per city biography)
  • Executive administrator, Cigarroa Interventional Institute, her father's medical practice
Experience
  • Re-elected 2024 with 74.78% of the vote in a four-person field (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Founder and president, Daphne Art Foundation (per Laredo Morning Times)
Top priorities
  • In her August 2026 announcement: "What we need is leadership that listens, plans for the future and always puts people first."
  • "Crisis management is no way to run a city"
  • Called for a public accountability dashboard (per Laredo Morning Times)
  • Said the city should prioritize water conservation and reclamation facilities (per KGNS)
  • Said the city should diversify its local economy (per KGNS)
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: On long-term planning, at a September 2026 Kiwanis forum: "Crisis management is no way to run a city"
  • 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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