Incumbent city Rep. Alejandra Chávez will face two political newcomers and a former challenger in the November race to represent El Paso’s Westside and Upper Valley for the next four years.
The next representative for City Council District 1 will face rising costs for public safety while labor contracts for the police and fire unions are pending renewal; growing costs for other city services; and an at-times divided City Council that has struggled to come to a consensus over controversial decisions such as handling the contract for the Meta data center and how to fund the budget.
The City Council is nonpartisan and comprises eight district representatives who annually set a tax rate, adopt a budget and make wide-ranging policy decisions. City representatives also appoint a city manager, city attorney and chief internal auditor. They serve four-year terms and are paid $72,800 a year…