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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Council Place No. 3

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

City of Mission
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked3-way race
Daniel TijerinaNonpartisan
Albert 'Al' PerezNonpartisan
Marissa Ortega GerlachMarissa Ortega GerlachNonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Daniel Tijerina
Albert 'Al' Perez
Marissa Ortega Gerlach
Current role
Consultant
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Mission City Council member, Place 3 (elected in a December 2023 special election to fill a vacated seat)
Background
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  • Sharyland High School graduate (1994) (per city biography)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting, University of Texas-Pan American (1999)
  • Began her career in accounting and auditing
  • Joined her husband in 2011 in managing their multi-state oil and gas service company
  • Chief financial officer of that company
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  • Manages a portfolio of private investment ventures (per city biography)
  • Mission native (per city biography)
Experience
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  • Treasurer and founding member, Veterans Memorial High School Golf Booster Club (per city biography)
  • Longtime Texas Citrus Fiesta volunteer (per city biography)
Top priorities
  • As a public speaker at a Sept. 15, 2026 council budget meeting: "We also need a budget that we can sustain — not just this year, but five and ten years from now."
  • On city spending, at the same meeting: "I believe the public deserves to see the complete picture."
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Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: As a public speaker at a Sept. 15, 2026 council budget meeting: "We also need a budget that we can sustain — not just this year, but five and ten years from now."
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: At a Sept. 15, 2026 council budget meeting: "Mission needs excellent public safety."
  • 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
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Daniel Tijerina

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Daniel Tijerina
Current role
Consultant
Background
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Experience
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Top priorities
  • As a public speaker at a Sept. 15, 2026 council budget meeting: "We also need a budget that we can sustain — not just this year, but five and ten years from now."
  • On city spending, at the same meeting: "I believe the public deserves to see the complete picture."
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: As a public speaker at a Sept. 15, 2026 council budget meeting: "We also need a budget that we can sustain — not just this year, but five and ten years from now."
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: At a Sept. 15, 2026 council budget meeting: "Mission needs excellent public safety."
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Albert 'Al' Perez

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Albert 'Al' Perez
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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Marissa Ortega Gerlach

Marissa Ortega Gerlach

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Marissa Ortega Gerlach
Current role
Mission City Council member, Place 3 (elected in a December 2023 special election to fill a vacated seat)
Background
  • Sharyland High School graduate (1994) (per city biography)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting, University of Texas-Pan American (1999)
  • Began her career in accounting and auditing
  • Joined her husband in 2011 in managing their multi-state oil and gas service company
  • Chief financial officer of that company
Show all 7
  • Manages a portfolio of private investment ventures (per city biography)
  • Mission native (per city biography)
Experience
  • Treasurer and founding member, Veterans Memorial High School Golf Booster Club (per city biography)
  • Longtime Texas Citrus Fiesta volunteer (per city biography)
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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