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Alexsandra Annello
Alexsandra Annello was a member of the El Paso City Council in Texas, representing District 2. She assumed office on June 27, 2017. She left office on January 30, 2024.
Annello (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 77. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Annello's declaration to run for Texas House of Representatives District 77 in 2024 triggered the state's resign-to-run law. She continued representing District 2 on the El Paso City Council until the winner of a special election to replace her was sworn in. The special general election was held on December 9, 2023.[1]
Biography
Annello began her college career at The Catholic University of America. At the time of her 2017 run for office, she was continuing her education in El Paso. Annello's professional experience includes work as a festival coordinator for the Austin Film Festival, a member of the art department at Troublemaker Studios, an art teacher for a nonprofit organization that subsidized art programming in the Marfa public schools, and a grant writer for an International School pilot program.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 77
Vincent Perez won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 77 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vincent Perez (D) | 100.0 | 35,427 |
| Total votes: 35,427 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 77
Vincent Perez defeated Norma Chavez in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 77 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vincent Perez | 63.9 | 4,874 |
 | Norma Chavez | 36.1 | 2,755 | |
| Total votes: 7,629 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 77
Vincent Perez and Norma Chavez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Alexsandra Annello and Homer Reza in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 77 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vincent Perez | 38.0 | 3,710 |
| ✔ | | Norma Chavez | 32.2 | 3,144 |
 | Alexsandra Annello | 23.6 | 2,303 | |
 | Homer Reza | 6.3 | 613 | |
| Total votes: 9,770 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Annello in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in El Paso, Texas (2020)
General runoff election
General runoff election for El Paso City Council District 2
Incumbent Alexsandra Annello defeated Judy Gutierrez in the general runoff election for El Paso City Council District 2 on December 12, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alexsandra Annello (Nonpartisan) | 51.9 | 2,928 |
| Judy Gutierrez (Nonpartisan) | 48.1 | 2,712 | ||
| Total votes: 5,640 | |||
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General election
General election for El Paso City Council District 2
Judy Gutierrez and incumbent Alexsandra Annello advanced to a runoff. They defeated James Campos in the general election for El Paso City Council District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Judy Gutierrez (Nonpartisan) | 47.1 | 8,416 | |
| ✔ | | Alexsandra Annello (Nonpartisan) | 37.0 | 6,618 |
| James Campos (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 2,844 | ||
| Total votes: 17,878 | |||
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2017
The city of El Paso, Texas, held a general election for mayor and city council on May 6, 2017. Runoff elections for mayor and city council and a special election for city council were held on June 10, 2017. The filing deadline for the May election was February 17 and the filing deadline for the June special election was May 1, 2017.
Mayor Oscar Leeser did not run for re-election in 2017. His seat and the city council seats in District 2, 3, 4, and 7 were up for regular election. The June special election, which advanced to a runoff on July 15, filled the vacancy created by the resignation of District 8 Councilwoman Cortney Niland.[3] Alexsandra Annello defeated incumbent James Tolbert in the runoff election for the District 2 seat on the El Paso City Council.[4]
| El Paso City Council, District 2 Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Alexsandra Annello |
60.83% | 1,929 |
| James Tolbert Incumbent | 39.17% | 1,242 |
| Total Votes | 3,171 | |
| Source: El Paso County Elections, "Official Final Election Results," accessed June 29, 2017 | ||
The following candidates ran in the general election for the District 2 seat on the El Paso City Council.[5]
| El Paso City Council, District 2 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Alexsandra Annello |
34.93% | 1,135 |
| James Tolbert Incumbent |
31.95% | 1,038 |
| Jud Burgess | 13.73% | 446 |
| Dolores Garcia Baca | 13.57% | 441 |
| Raul Valdez | 3.42% | 111 |
| Alexander Burnside | 2.40% | 78 |
| Total Votes | 3,249 | |
| Source: El Paso County Elections, "Official Final Election Results," accessed May 23, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Alexsandra Annello did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Alexsandra Annello did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Annello's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ | Transparency and Accountability Transparent and accountable representation are hallmarks of American democracy, but for far too long, District 2 has suffered from dishonest and disrespectful leadership. The current office-holder, Jim Tolbert, ran on a campaign promising to bring ethical and moral behavior to City Hall. Tolbert is now under criminal investigation by the District Attorney and the Texas Rangers for allegedly violating the Texas Open Meetings Act, a law which is intended to shed light on government affairs and hold our elected representatives accountable. His predecessor left office while under investigation by the City's Ethics Review Commission and ultimately accepted responsibility for violating the City's ethics ordinance. This type of embarrassing representation must come to an end now. The rules governing ethical behavior are simple and straightforward. When elected, I will strictly adhere to both the Texas Open Meetings Act and the City's Ethics Ordinance and bring integrity back to District 2. When elected, I will have an open-door policy and make myself as accessible and responsive to the public as humanly possible. The residents and taxpayers of El Paso deserve to have as much contact with their representative, without being belittled or ignored. District 2 needs a representative who will uphold the values of honesty, respect, and integrity, values which I will take with me to City Hall. Street Improvements In 2012, the City adopted a $218 million Street Capital Improvement Program to address those issues. It was recently revealed that $18.4 million of those funds were allocated elsewhere. I want to work with Council members to help come up with a plan to restore that critical funding. When elected, I will prioritize street improvement planning and work with City leaders to make sure that City staff has the resources to track ongoing street projects to ensure that taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars are spent correctly and fairly. I believe that there should be greater communication between the City's Capital Improvement Department and the neighborhoods they serve in order to have a more comprehensive understanding of street improvement needs. When elected, I hope to collaborate with Council members to work towards facilitating that dialogue to meet District 2 and City priorities. Economic Development Part of that are robust incentive policies that help grow existing local small businesses. Our small business owners know this community better than most and they have put their blood, sweat, tears, and finances towards contributing to our local economy. Those small business owners deserve recognition for the risks they have taken and should reap the same benefits that larger corporations and businesses enjoy. We also need an economic development strategy that focuses on our workforce so that all El Pasoans can earn a living wage. Part of that equation is having reliable and dependable public transportation to ensure that our workforce members and students can get from their homes to their jobs or classes on time. As a student and former service industry employee myself, I have seen first-hand the struggles that many students and workers face who depend on public transportation for their livelihoods. For many low-earning, hard-workers, especially those who work late nights or students who have evening classes, they are not adequately served by our our bus system. There have been many improvements to our transportation system, including the Sun Metro Brio. But I believe much more work can be done to improve our public transportation system. When elected, I want to begin a dialogue with my colleagues about expanding bus services for those whose only option is to utilize public transportation. A strong economic development strategy should also include investment in our history and culture, with a focus specifically on historic preservation and heritage tourism. It is estimated that El Paso only captures about two percent of heritage tourism dollars spent in the state, despite being the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States. We should collaborate with stakeholders throughout the region to advance efforts to preserve our natural and historic resources and treasures. I also believe that our community should be working towards saving and rehabilitating our historic neighborhoods and buildings, not tearing them down. When elected, I will work to make historic preservation and heritage tourism key components of our economic development strategy.[6] |
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| —Alexsandra Annello's campaign website, (2017)[7] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2017
Annello received endorsements from the following in 2017:
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 77 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ KTSM, "City Council sets Dec. 9 as special election date to find Annello’s replacement," October 10, 2023
- ↑ Annello for City Representative District 2, "Meet Alexsandra," accessed April 24, 2017
- ↑ El Paso Times, "Mayor Oscar Leeser Will Not Seek Re-Election," July 28, 2016
- ↑ City of El Paso Municipal Clerk, "June 10, 2017 District 8 Special Election," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ City of El Paso Municipal Clerk, "May 6, 2017 General Election," accessed February 18, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Annello for City Representative District 2, "Issues," accessed April 24, 2017
- ↑ Annie's List, "Candidates," accessed April 24, 2017
- ↑ El Paso Times, "Times Choices for Council: Editorial," April 22, 2017
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| Preceded by - |
El Paso City Council District 2 2017-2024 |
Succeeded by Joshua Acevedo |
