Laredo City Council District 1 · Nov 3, 2026
Gilbert Gonzalez
Candidate for City Council District 1 (incumbent)
Gilbert Gonzalez, the incumbent, is running for Laredo City Council District 1 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Lupe De Leon Jr.
Last day to register to vote · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayLongtime Webb County employee whose county work included the Sheriff's Office and a justice of the peace office. Vice president of the Giving Tree of South Texas Scholarship Foundation as of 2022.
Where Gilbert Gonzalez stands: positions on the record
City manager1 sourced position
Voted yes on continuing City Manager Joseph Neeb's contract for one more year (passed 8-1, Feb. 2026).
Council voteCity Council special meeting minutes, Feb. 11, 2026 · Feb 11, 2026
Bridge tolls1 sourced position
Voted yes on the ordinance raising bridge toll rates in phases through January 2031 (passed 7-2, June 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, June 15, 2026 · Jun 15, 2026
Water supply1 sourced position
Voted yes on the consent agenda that approved agreements with Legacy Water Supply Corporation for a supplemental water supply project (passed 9-0, July 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, July 27, 2026 · Jul 27, 2026
Property tax rate1 sourced position
Voted yes on introducing a tax rate of $0.506080 per $100 of value for Tax Year 2026 (passed 8-0, Sept. 2026).
Council voteCity Council special meeting minutes, Sept. 14, 2026 · Sep 14, 2026
Pediatric hospital vote1 sourced position
Voted no on ordering a non-binding Nov. 3, 2026 election on expanding pediatric hospital services (passed 7-1, Aug. 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, Aug. 17, 2026 · Aug 17, 2026
Water pipes1 sourced position
Voted yes on a motion to substantially increase the city's budget allocation for pipe replacement and water and wastewater infrastructure (passed 7-0, Aug. 2026).
Council voteCity Council minutes, Aug. 17, 2026 · Aug 17, 2026
Parks spending1 sourced position
Voted yes on proceeding with phase 2 design of the Buena Vista Sports Complex and adding $4.5 million from Slaughter Park (passed 7-2, Oct. 2025).
Council voteCity Council minutes, Oct. 6, 2025 · Oct 6, 2025
Water1 sourced position
as quoted by the Laredo Morning Times
Said in his 2022 campaign that the city should improve its aging water treatment infrastructure and develop an app on water purity and conservation.
“Clean water is a human right and as city leaders, we need to do our part to ensure our community has access to safe drinking water.”
Own statementLaredo Morning Times · Oct 29, 2022
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for City Council District 1 in 2022 (won in a runoff).
Own statementCity of Laredo · Dec 28, 2022
Also running for City Council District 1
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