Kimberly Mata-Rubio, mother of Alexandria Rubio, one of the children killed in the 2022 Uvalde mass shooting, speaks with Tribune reporter Uriel Garcia at a Texas Tribune event held at Southwest Texas Junior College on May 20. Mata-Rubio is running for mayor of Uvalde. (Credit: Chris Stokes for The Texas Tribune)
Kimberly Mata-Rubio, whose daughter was killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting nearly 18 months ago, lost her bid to become Uvalde's new mayor in a special election Tuesday. Voters elected Cody Smith, who formerly held the position, by a nearly two-thirds majority. Mata-Rubio earned 33% of the votes.
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