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Who is Kimberly Mata-Rubio? Mother of Uvalde school shooting victim running for mayor

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Sarah Richards

Published Dec 28, 2025

Kimberly Mata-Rubio declared her goal to run for city chairman in a unique political race
She is the mother of Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio, who died in the Robb Primary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, last year
She straightforwardly pronounced her application for city hall leader on Thursday and posted the data on the web

Kimberly Mata-Rubio, the mother of Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio, who died in the Robb Grade School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, last year, made a pivotal statement on Thursday. She reported her goal to run for city chairman in a unique political race.

Mata – Rubio in a proclamation said, “I need to address the underserved locally, whose voices matter yet have for quite some time been unheard. I believe that occupants should see themselves in me and feel calm sharing their complaints.”

Who is Kimberly Mata-Rubio?

Kimberly Mata-Rubio is 34 years of age. She is the mother of “Lexi” Rubio, who was killed on May 24, 2022, at Robb Grade School when a shooter entered their study halls.

I grieve for the woman you would have become and all the difference you would have made in this world. I grieve for the woman I was when you were still here. But, one part of me still exist, I am still your mom. I will honor your life with action. This is only the beginning💛

— Kimberly Mata-Rubio (@kimrubio21) July 27, 2023


In the approaching extraordinary political decision scheduled for November 7, 34-year-old mother Kimberly Mata-Rubio is running for the destined to-be-empty seat held by Uvalde City chairman Wear McLaughlin. McLaughlin, who has filled in as the town’s city hall leader beginning around 2014 however is currently toward the finish of his service time boundary, hurrying to supplant Rep. Tracy Lord, a liberal from Uvalde, in the Texas House.

Mata-Rubio transparently announced her application for city chairman on Thursday and posted the data on the web. She tended to her late little girl, Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio, in her letter, illustrating her inspirations for doing this and how she desires to impact the neighborhood emphatically. She most likely chosen to campaign for office in view of the sad demise of her little girl and on the grounds that she needs to act as city hall leader of Uvalde, where she desires to have a constructive outcome.

Lexi, matured 10, was one of the 21 honest casualties who died in the Robb Primary School slaughter on May 24, 2022.

Kimberly Mata-Rubio has constantly battled for stricter firearm control regulations since that terrible day. She has been a continuous guest to both Texas and the U.S. State houses, supporting for authoritative activity to battle weapon viciousness in her mission to save different guardians the impossible enduring she confronted.