Uvalde mom vies for mayor position.

OAN’s Noah Herring
5:34 PM – Thursday, July 27, 2023

Kimberly Mata-Rubio, the mother of Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio, who was killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting in ​Uvalde last year, ‌announced on Thursday ‍that she is running for mayor.

Mata-Rubio is looking ⁤to succeed Mayor Don McLaughlin (R-Texas), who is stepping down after 10⁣ years of leading the Texas city. McLaughlin announced ‍that he stepped down⁣ in order to run for a Texas House seat in ⁢District 80.

A special election for the remainder of McLaughlin’s term, will take place⁤ on November 7^th.

“My‌ other children are going to grow up ⁢in this community ‌and⁤ I want⁤ it‌ to be the best‌ it can be for ⁢them,” said Mata-Rubio. “There is so much potential. There are ‍things⁣ I⁣ love⁤ about‍ Uvalde — so much history and a rich culture⁢ — and I don’t want this town‍ to stay​ where it is​ and just​ be ⁢remembered for this tragedy. I ‍want to move forward but I want to bring along our children and those two teachers.”

Mata-Rubio currently works at the local newspaper, The Uvalde Leader-News. ⁤She was at work the day that the massacre at ‌Robb Elementary school took place.

“There⁢ is a need to bridge the gap right‍ now. We are a fractured community,” said Mata-Rubio. “That is not the town I know. That is ⁤not ⁣the town I grew up in. So,⁢ I also ⁢want to‌ come together because ⁢only when we come together is⁤ when we are​ going to be able to evolve.”

The⁣ mothers daughter was‌ among the 19‍ fourth graders and two​ teachers who were fatally‍ shot inside Robb Elementary School in May 2022. Mata-Rubio has since demanded answers ​on why it took more than ⁤an hour for the gunman to be intercepted ‍by law enforcement. She has also been a vocal supporter of gun control, calling⁣ for a ban‌ on assault riffles.

Cody Smith, a senior vice president at the First State⁣ Bank of⁤ Uvalde, ​is also running ⁣for​ mayor after previously serving as mayor from 2008⁢ to 2012. Prior to⁣ his ‌service as mayor, he ​was a member of ⁢the city council for 12 years.

“I would come to the position with some experience,” said Smith, “[…] and then I just want to do ⁢anything I can to help​ this community, you know, heal and, you know, and prosper.”

Smith stated that his first initiative if elected would be to work towards building a permanent memorial to honor the⁣ lives lost in the shooting.

Smith and Mata-Rubio both grew up in Uvalde, a ⁣small city with around 15,000‌ residents ‌located 80 miles west of⁣ San⁤ Antonio. Both ‍candidates will have until September 6^th ‍ to file for the special election. The​ new mayor elect will ​take office 24 ​days after ⁤Election day. Their term will last one year.

After the one-year term is up, there will be another‌ mayoral election which ‌will be for a four-year term.

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