Year: 2026

Name: Art Fierro Age: 64 Occupation: City of El Paso representative for District 6 Website Relevant Experience Art Fierro was elected to represent El Paso District 6 on Dec. 17, 2022, and took office Jan. 3, 2023. Prior to his election to El Paso City Council, Rep. Fierro was elected to the Texas House of

Name: Juan ‘Johnny’ Gonzalez Age: 65 Occupation: Retired Relevant Experience I worked in over eight city departments for over 20 years, including the mayor’s, and over 15 years at UTEP and Community College. Personal I am 65 years old, retired and born in the Segundo Barrio, where I always lived. I have six associate degrees from

Name: Laura Ochoa-Todd Occupation: Retired Website Relevant Experience If you are going to represent people, you need to have lived and worked with all kinds of people. I am a business college graduate and have had a series of office, customer service, sales, business, and management jobs e.g., Administrative Services Supervisor, Court Specialist, Office Management,

Name: Matthew Guzman Age: 41 Occupation: Executive Director at Mary L. Peyton Foundation Website Relevant Experience I spent the early part of my career serving clients – individuals, families, and corporations – as a financial advisor. In that role I was entrusted with people’s hard-earned savings as they sought my guidance on establishing goals and

Name: Arturo Alluin Age: 35 Occupation: Business owner Website Relevant Experience My experience comes from building businesses, creating over 150 jobs for El Pasoans, managing multimillion-dollar budgets, and leading teams. I have negotiated contracts, prioritized limited resources, and made difficult decisions while being accountable for the outcome. Those experiences have taught me to listen, adapt,

Name: Chris Canales Age: 34 Occupation: City of El Paso representative for District 8 Website Relevant Experience I have spent nearly a decade working in city government, for the past four years as the elected City Representative for District 8 and, before that, for six years as a City Council staffer. In those roles, I