Armando Cisneros
Armando Cisneros was a candidate for District 4 of the Laredo City Council in Texas. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Cisneros previously ran for city council in 2010 and 2012. He won 0.66 percent of the vote as a write-in candidate in the 2010 race, placing fourth of four candidates competing for the seat. He lost the 2012 city council race to Juan Narvaez 71 percent to 29 percent.[2][3]
Biography
Cisneros obtained a B.A. in history/sociology from Texas A&M International University.[4]
As of his run for city council in 2016, Cisneros was retired. His professional experience includes 25 years as an employee of the Union Pacific Railroad and five years as an educator.[5]
Cisneros has served as the secretary and a member of the board of directors of the Rio Grande International Study Center, an environmental advocacy and education organization.[6][7]
Campaign themes
2010
During his 2010 city council campaign, Cisneros told the Laredo Morning Times:
| “ |
If elected, my three priorities would be: 1) public safety, 2) economic development and 3) addressing infrastructure concerns. I would work to ensure an adequately staffed Police and Fire departments by advocating for additional funding. Also, I would support any realignment within these departments that would result in more officers/firemen on the front lines. As far as economic development is concerned, I would support the creation of a 4a, 4b tax district as I mentioned previously. This could also be used to pay for some of the infrastructure that is essential to luring new economic development.[4][8] |
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Elections
2016
No candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election, so the top two vote-getters, Allen Tijerina and Alberto Torres Jr., advanced to a runoff election on December 17, 2016. The following candidates ran in the Laredo City Council District 4 general election.[9]
| Laredo City Council District 4, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Allen Tijerina | 45.21% | 2,291 |
| Alberto Torres Jr. | 33.27% | 1,686 |
| Jose Guevara | 10.36% | 525 |
| Armando Cisneros | 6.28% | 318 |
| Eduardo Villa Jr. | 4.87% | 247 |
| Total Votes | 5,067 | |
| Source: City of Laredo, "Final 2016 General Election results," accessed November 29, 2016 | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Laredo, "District 4 Candidates," accessed October 1, 2016
- ↑ City of Laredo, "Special City Council Meeting," November 10, 2010
- ↑ Laredo Morning Times, "Final Election Results for Webb County," November 7, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Laredo Morning Times, "2010 Laredo Morning Times Election Guide," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Our Laredo, "Candidates dist #4 Laredo Texas," September 18, 2016
- ↑ Rio Grande International Study Center, "Ebb & Flow: Life on the Rio Grande," September/October 2012
- ↑ Rio Grande International Study Center, "2014: An Historic 20th Year for RGISC," December 31, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Laredo, "2016 General Elections: District 4 Candidates," accessed August 23, 2016
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