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Dr. Sam Armijo is a fierce fiscal conservative and is running for City District 1 against tax-and-spend incumbent Alejandra Chavez.
Armijo, who holds a PhD in Materials Science from Stanford University, was General Manager of Global Nuclear Fuels for General Electric, administered $500 million in orders, and has more financial acumen than the Mayor and all eight members of City Council combined.
We asked him why he is running for office, and he told us “I want El Paso to be fiscally sound with the lowest tax burden possible. I want City spending focused on essential services and not on entertainment projects such as the Deck Plaza.”
He authored Proposition 1 for the Republican primary ballot, opposing “the spending or commitment of tax dollars for the promotion, design, or construction of the proposed” Debt Plaza. 15,361 Republicans voted for the proposition, which passed by 65%.
On May 4, Armijo submitted the required form to the City Clerk designating a campaign treasurer and announcing his candidacy.
He was one of four candidates for City Council in the General Election of November 5, 2024 but lost in the first round to Chavez and Monica Reyes after winning only 15% of the vote.
We feel confident Armijo will run a far stronger and better financed campaign this time and will overpower Chavez, who voted to increase our property tax, supports the Debt Plaza, and is a tool of the Oligarchs.
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