Wesley Lawrence
Wesley Lawrence ran for election to the El Paso City Council to represent District 4 in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Lawrence completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Wesley Lawrence was born in El Paso, Texas. He earned a high school diploma from Austin High School. Lawrence's professional experience includes working as a social media manager for the re-election campaigns of El Paso County Constables Jeremiah Haggerty (D) and Luis Aguilar (D). Lawrence is an Eagle and Vigil Honor Scout. He has been affiliated with the State Democratic Executive Committee for Congressional District 23 and is membership chair of the Northeast Democrats, the precinct chair for PCT 195 (D), and a member of the Tejano Democrats, the Eastside Democrats, Texas Rising, the El Paso Young Democrats, Elks Lodge #187, and VFW Auxiliary Post 812.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in El Paso, Texas (2024)
General runoff election
General runoff election for El Paso City Council District 4
Cynthia Boyar Trejo defeated incumbent Joe Molinar in the general runoff election for El Paso City Council District 4 on December 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cynthia Boyar Trejo (Nonpartisan) | 54.4 | 2,137 | |
| Joe Molinar (Nonpartisan) | 45.6 | 1,792 | ||
| Total votes: 3,929 | |||
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General election
General election for El Paso City Council District 4
Incumbent Joe Molinar and Cynthia Boyar Trejo advanced to a runoff. They defeated Wesley Lawrence and Dorothy Byrd in the general election for El Paso City Council District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Molinar (Nonpartisan) | 38.4 | 8,123 | |
| ✔ | Cynthia Boyar Trejo (Nonpartisan) | 28.1 | 5,939 | |
 | Wesley Lawrence (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 3,900 | |
| Dorothy Byrd (Nonpartisan) | 15.1 | 3,200 | ||
| Total votes: 21,162 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lawrence 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 4
Joe Molinar defeated incumbent Sam Morgan in the general runoff election for El Paso City Council District 4 on December 12, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Molinar (Nonpartisan) | 53.8 | 3,874 | |
 | Sam Morgan (Nonpartisan) | 46.2 | 3,327 | |
| Total votes: 7,201 | |||
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General election
General election for El Paso City Council District 4
Incumbent Sam Morgan and Joe Molinar advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dorothy Byrd, Wesley Lawrence, and Shawn Nixon in the general election for El Paso City Council District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Morgan (Nonpartisan) | 32.2 | 8,365 |
| ✔ | Joe Molinar (Nonpartisan) | 28.3 | 7,345 | |
| Dorothy Byrd (Nonpartisan) | 23.5 | 6,108 | ||
| Wesley Lawrence (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 2,727 | |
| Shawn Nixon (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 1,401 | ||
| Total votes: 25,946 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bayani Dado (Nonpartisan)
- Kaleb Warnock (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
To view Lawrence's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Wesley Lawrence completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lawrence's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Wesley decided to run for City Council in 2020 after noticing how our local government has ignored the people's will for far too long and because he was tired of seeing people taxed out of their homes with nowhere to turn. Wesley ran one of the most compassionate, Progressive, and informational campaigns for City Council in El Paso's history. He also made history as one of the youngest El Pasoans to run for City Council.
Wesley is running in 2024 to be your voice on city council, fix our city's broken promises to Animal Advocates, bring more investments to District 4, fix our erratic tax rate, bring our city's perspective to Austin, hold developers accountable for the irresponsible development of El Paso, and to be your voice for sensible reforms to the way our local government operates.- Protecting our people, pets, and public safety: My goal is to explore innovative solutions to address the high attrition rates in our public safety sector. I also want to make El Paso a more accessible city for individuals with disabilities and ensure that we invest in critical infrastructure.
- Restoring faith in local government: I aim to reconnect our community with their local government by establishing a satellite office/resource center funded by my own salary, increasing public meetings and access to our office, and donating 20% of my salary to support local initiatives. I will actively engage with community stakeholders before major votes and carefully consider the impact on taxpayers and renters.
- Improving Animal Services: I will advocate for responsibly expanding our shelter system and partnering with state and federal agencies to bring more low-cost services, such as spaying/neutering and vaccines, to those in need. Additionally, I will push to restore a true no-kill shelter while addressing the stray population.
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2020
Wesley Lawrence completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lawrence's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Wesley is someone who will listen to his constituents; far too long, the incumbent has sat by idly, often ignoring the voices of the people. He ignored us when we asked him not to approve the City Manager's contract, when we begged him to stop the failed "arena" project, when the people begged him to stop the use of Certificates of Obligations (non-voter approved debt), and when we pleaded with him not to raise our taxes four years in a row. Wesley will take a stand, he will listen to you and your family, and he will always put our city and its people first..
- Wesley supports transitioning our city to clean energy via solar farms and wind farms. The Rio Grande Sierra Club chapter proudly endorses him because He demonstrates a clear commitment to outdoor preservation and strong environmentalist policies. His platform includes creating jobs in the growing renewable energy sector and combating air pollution in working-class communities. Lawrence will fight to preserve El Paso's historical neighborhoods such as Duranguito and Segundo Barrio, and outdoor sites in the Franklin Mountains region.
- Wesley cares about every El Pasoan, that's why he made history by being the first fully accessible campaign. He will ensure that our city's sidewalks are safe, fight for more curb cuts, and work with the Community of Disabled people to make El Paso more accessible.
I want to create positive change in our government that will make a transparent government, a caring government, and a passionate government that takes care of the people. This can be done by transitioning to clean energy, fighting for mental health programs, funding community enrichment organizations, establishing a city-wide broadband service, and ending pay to play politics.
This job allowed me to advance my public speaking and leadership skills, during this summer I mentored and taught over 250 young scouts. After coming home that summer I continued to get involved in politcal campaigns and advocating for the people of El Paso.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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