Dallas City Council member Chad West’s opponents in the race, first-time council candidates Mariana Griggs and Albert Mata, said during the campaign that his...
is a 46-year-old U.S. Army veteran who has lived in the district for almost 15 years. He operates at least four car washes in North and Central Texas and describes himself as a “recovering lawyer” after closing his personal injury and criminal defense litigation law firm late last year. He has also served as mayor pro tem and is a former chairman of the Housing and Homelessness Committee.
District 1 has among the highest population of Hispanic residents in Dallas — 76% Hispanic, 15% white, 6% Black, less than 1% Asian and almost 2% other, according to— but hasn’t had a representative of Hispanic descent since 2013. Griggs and Mata, who are both Hispanic, said being able to communicate in Spanish with residents can help many feel their concerns are being heard by City Hall and that they are being properly informed of developments they need to know.
“What we all bring to the table with our different backgrounds makes for a better community overall, so I look forward to working with them,” West said of the district’s residents. The election was the city’s first since its 14 districts were redrawn after the last Census. District 1 remained largely the same, but expanded west to encompass all of Cockrell Hill and stretch north of West Davis Street.
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