Laredo City Council District 2 · Nov 3, 2026
Ricardo "Richie" Rangel Jr
Candidate for City Council District 2 (incumbent)
Ricardo "Richie" Rangel Jr, the incumbent, is running for Laredo City Council District 2 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Daisy Campos Rodriguez.
Last day to register to vote · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayDistrict 2 City Council member since early 2024 and a former City of Laredo animal control field supervisor.
Where Ricardo "Richie" Rangel Jr 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 yes 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
Spending1 sourced position
2022 candidate Q&A, Laredo Morning Times
Listed removing wasteful spending and discretionary funds and not accepting campaign contributions in his 2022 platform.
“Remove wasteful spending, remove discretionary funds (which are being used as a political pot) stop receiving campaign contributions.”
Own statementLaredo Morning Times · Oct 23, 2022
Border1 sourced position
2022 candidate Q&A, Laredo Morning Times
Said in 2022 that the Rio Grande already serves as a border wall for the city.
“Our Rio Grande River already serves as a border wall to our city.”
Own statementLaredo Morning Times · Oct 23, 2022
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