Oscar Leeser

Oscar Leeser (born May 7, 1958) is an American politician who has served as the 52nd mayor of El Paso, Texas since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 50th mayor from 2013 to 2017.[1][2]

Oscar Leeser
50th and 52nd Mayor of El Paso
Assumed office
January 5, 2021
Preceded byDee Margo
In office
June 24, 2013 – June 26, 2017
Preceded byJohn Cook
Succeeded byDee Margo
Personal details
Born (1958-05-07) May 7, 1958
Chihuahua, Mexico
Political partyDemocratic
OccupationAutomobile salesperson

Early life and education

Leeser graduated from Coronado High School in El Paso.[3]

Career

Business and philanthropy

Following graduation from high school, Leeser began his career in the auto industry, working with several dealerships in El Paso for over three decades. Leeser was given a career opportunity in 2001, when he became president and dealer operator of Hyundai of El Paso. He had turned a local store that was only selling 15 cars a month into the number one overall dealer in El Paso. His store also became the number one Hyundai dealer in the South Central Region and ninth in the United States for Hyundai dealers.[4]

2020 election

Lesser was a candidate for mayor again in the 2020 election. He received the largest share of the vote in the November general election, and was elected to a second term after defeating Margo in the December runoff election.[5]

Electoral history
2013 El Paso mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Oscar Leeser[6] 33,266 74.32
Nonpartisan Steve Ortega 11,492 25.68
Total votes 44,758 100
2020 El Paso mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Oscar Leeser 42,895 79.54
Nonpartisan Dee Margo (incumbent) 6,301 20.46
Total votes 53,929 100

References
  1. "City of El Paso Texas". www.elpasotexas.gov. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  2. "Voters choose Oscar Leeser as El Paso's next mayor (KTSM.com article)". Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. "Archived copy". www.kvia.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Oscar Leeser, El Paso mayoral candidate (KVIA.com article)". Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  5. https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2019/03/07/el-paso-mayor-dee-margo-announces-2020-run-after-leeser-joins-race%5B%5D
  6. http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/El_Paso/46985/117389/Web01/en/summary.html

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