El Paso City Council District 6 Candidate Contreras Siller Opposes Data Centers, Vanity Projects

Claudia Contreras Siller is running for El Paso City Council District 6, according to KVIA. Contreras Siller holds a bachelor's degree in organizational and corporate communication from UTEP and is fluent in Spanish. She has attended city hall meetings for the past year and ten months, advocating on local issues.

Contrera Siller was born in El Paso and raised in Ciudad Juárez, returning to El Paso at age 12. She graduated from Montwood High School in 2006 and learned English while attending Montwood Middle School. She works as a care provider and has 20 years of customer service experience, with her current employer for 16 years. She is the primary caretaker of her mother, who has Parkinson's disease.

Animal welfare is a central plank of her platform. Contreras Siller says she has more than 10 years of experience dealing with stray animals and reporting animal cruelty. She has hosted education events at public libraries alongside El Paso Police Department and animal services to teach children about animal care and respect. She advocates for trap-neuter-return programs and community education on reporting cruelty.

Conteras Siller opposes data centers in El Paso and has spoken against them during city hall public comment and at community meetings. She believes the city should file a lawsuit for deceptive trade practices related to the original data center contract, saying it benefited META rather than El Paso residents.

On the Deck Plaza project, Contreras Siller said she opposes it as a vanity project that would raise property taxes. She plans to vote against vanity projects citywide and has requested a revision of the city budget. She cited the police headquarters lacking water for more than three weeks while portable restrooms were used, saying first responders should be prioritized over city beautification initiatives.

To reduce property taxes, Contreras Siller said she would seek to remove travel benefits from city council members and managers, arguing taxpayers should not bear that cost. On accessibility, she said she has no campaign donors and therefore owes no favors to contractors or organizations. She committed to being available to news media and the public.