Maria D. ‘Mayela’ Mejia, City Council Candidate District 5

Name: Mayela Mejia Office Seeking: City Representative District #5 Age: 44 Occupation: Unemployed, resigned to my position at City Hall to run for office. Education: 1985 Graduate from Andress High School Family: Single mother of three children ages 24, 21and 16 years old.

1. Campaign focus for my district is: 1. Consistent honest, accessible full-time representation at City Hall. 2. To change the culture at City Hall of not being business friendly. 3. Address traffic issues in District 5 4. To bring stakeholders and city staff to the table to find solutions together. 5. Having a satellite office in District 5.

2. I understand the workings of city government. I have the ability to work with others in stressful environments bringing diverse points of view together for positive results. I will be a full-time City Representative.

3. I have been working at City Hall for the past 4 1/2 years. I worked for 4 Representatives. Served the District 3 office vacancy for 6 months when the Representative resigned to run for office in the County. I will use the experience i have gained at city hall to run the District 5 office. I will not have to deal with a learning curve; i will hit the ground running.

4. Flow Control.

5. A moment that changed my life was the day i became a single mother because i realized the huge responsibility i was assuming for the care of my three children on my own.

6. On the right track- developing a new comprehensive plan. The growth at the Medical Center of the Americas, including the growth at UMC and The Children’s Hospital. The revitalization of downtown. The planning on how to integrate mass transportation. On the wrong track- Not mandating that City Hall be business friendly and customer service oriented. Not meeting with stakeholders before proposing new ordinance.

7. I’m a single mother of three young adults ages 24, 21 and 16, so babysiting will not be an issue. I’m not a business owner, so i will have the time to be a full-time representative.

8. I was born and raised here in El Paso.

9. Born and raised here in El Paso.

10. Yes website and facebook.

11. My email address is : mejiamayela@yahoo.com.