El Paso City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Deanna Maldonado-Rocha
City Representative, District 3; seat next on the ballot in November 2028El Paso Matters · Aug 17, 2026
Deanna Maldonado-Rocha (City Representative, District 3) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the El Paso City Council after the election.
District 3 city representative since January 2025; nearly three decades at AT&T in business, forecasting and operations.
Where Deanna Maldonado-Rocha stands: positions on the record
Property taxes1 sourced position
Voted yes on the ordinance adopting a property tax rate of 79.8 cents per $100, which the minutes describe as a 6.76% increase in the tax rate (passed 6-2, Aug. 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, Aug. 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
City budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on the final FY2027 budget motion, which cut $6,495,971 from the proposed budget (passed 6-2, Aug. 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, Aug. 18, 2026 · Aug 18, 2026
Meta data center2 sourced positions
Voted no on directing the city manager and city attorney to begin negotiations to end the Chapter 380 incentive agreement with Wurldwide LLC and Meta Platforms (failed 3-5, June 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, June 9, 2026 · Jun 9, 2026
Voted yes on directing the city manager and city attorney to draft a legally enforceable community agreement with Meta covering water and electric safeguards, ratepayer protection and local hiring (passed 8-0, June 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, June 23, 2026 · Jun 23, 2026
Deck Plaza1 sourced position
Voted yes on a non-binding memorandum of understanding among the city, the county and the Downtown Deck Plaza Foundation (passed 7-1, April 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, April 14, 2026 · Apr 14, 2026
License plate cameras1 sourced position
Voted yes on directing the city manager to have all Flock Safety license plate reader cameras on city property removed within 60 days, with opaque covers allowed as an interim step for 30 more days (passed 8-0, Sept. 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, Sept. 15, 2026 · Sep 15, 2026
Data centers1 sourced position
Voted yes on a policy that future hyperscale data centers should not be recruited or offered tax abatements or other city incentives (passed 8-0, May 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, May 26, 2026 · May 26, 2026
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