Elvia Espino

Elvia Espino

Education

Bachelor's

University of St. Thomas

Graduate

University of St. Thomas

Other

University of Southern California

Personal

Profession

Account executive

Contact

Personal website

Elvia Espino was a candidate for mayor of Irving in Texas. She was defeated in the general election on May 6, 2017.

Although mayoral elections in Irving are officially nonpartisan, Espino has been endorsed by the Dallas County Tejano Democrats.

Biography

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Espino earned a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in dual language from the University of St. Thomas. She was also pursuing an Ed.D. in organizational leadership from the University of Southern California in 2017, with an estimated completion date of 2018.

At the time of her 2017 run for office, Espino was a senior account executive for Ware + Associates, Inc. Her professional experience includes work as a community engagement and special projects manager for the Harris County Sheriff's Office, a spokesperson and multicultural outreach coordinator for LifeGift, and a special projects coordinator and press secretary for the City of Houston. Espino has also served as a board member for the Texas Education Agency's Continuing Advisory Committee.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Irving, Texas (2017)

The city of Irving, Texas, held an election for mayor and city council on May 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 17, 2017.

Mayor Beth Van Duyne opted not to run for re-election in 2017. The city council seats for Places 3 and 5 were up for election. Rick Stopfer defeated Kristi Weaver Pena, Elvia Espino, and J.C. Gonzalez in the general election for mayor of Irving.

Mayor of Irving, General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rick Stopfer	67.48%	6,795
Kristi Weaver Pena	19.70%	1,984
Elvia Espino	8.98%	904
J.C. Gonzalez	3.83%	386
Total Votes		10,069
Source: Dallas County Elections, "2017 Joint Election," accessed June 9, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

Espino's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Campaign Issues: Inclusion for All Irving is said to have the most diverse zip code in the country- '75038.' Yet, our city leadership and or our school board does not reflect that in their leadership make-up. Who determines that? The people do. On this journey, I engage people from all walks of life and various ethnic backgrounds and the one common re-emerging theme is they do not feel engaged. Hence, they do not participate. As a first generation college graduate and bridge leader, as your candidate I want to ignite passion in people that are tired of the status quo. This is not about an 'us' and 'them' issue, this is about embracing everyone. Our Infrastructure As a former community engagement director for the largest sheriff's office in the state, I had never had to service my car as much as I do today. Our roads are well maintained in the newer developed parts of the city, but yet many neighborhoods are left forgotten. These forgotten segments of Irving, were once the economic back bone and today they are just a memory. It is not enough to beautify one segment of the city and neglect the other. Every person benefits from a city they feel safe in and one they call home. Economic Development There are many reasons to be proud of Irving. Especially, the major projects that are coming into our community. We know people have choices and that is why it is economically sound to entertain every opportunity to put Irving on the map, for all the right reasons. Every business large or small deserves to have access at the table. We know that when companies large or small choose to relocate to Irving, they want the best options when it comes to public schools. Irving City Hall and Irving ISD should work together to create a promising future for our city. The headlines of Irving in the last two years are not reflective of what the community wants and needs. Losing business, major sporting championship events, and an NFL team to our surrounding neighbors means that we are neglecting opportunities within our own backyard. When Irving loses projects (big and small) that means our hotels, our restaurants- their employees, WE all lose.	”
—Elvia Espino's campaign website, (2017)

Endorsements

2017

Espino received endorsements from the following in 2017:

• Dallas County Tejano Democrats
• Texas Latina List
• Houston ISD Trustee Jolanda Jones
• Former Houston City Councilman Adrian Garcia

See also

Irving, Texas	Texas	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

Suggest a link

• Irving Mayor and City Council
• Campaign website
• Social media
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube