Kimberly Mata-Rubio's daughter Lexi was killed in the Robb Elementary shooting. Now, as she runs for mayor, some residents see her as a painful reminder of a tragedy they're trying to move on from.
It's a warm Saturday afternoon in Uvalde, Texas, and Kimberly Mata-Rubio is zigzagging between houses on Garden Street – knocking on doors and talking to voters.
"I know she would have made a difference in this world if she'd been given the opportunity. So I want to do that for her," she told NPR. More than five months after the massacre, Uvalde County voted to reelect Republican Gov. Greg Abbott despite his opponent, Beto O'Rourke, campaigning for stricter gun measures. Only 45% of eligible Uvalde County voters cast a ballot in that election, according to the Texas Secretary of State's office.
"The massacre didn't change a thing," she said."And I don't think that this mayoral race is going to reflect anything different in our community."Mata-Rubio thanks the crowd at the second annual Lexi's Legacy Run on Oct. 21, organized in memory of her daughter.Mata-Rubio thanks the crowd at the second annual Lexi's Legacy Run on Oct. 21, organized in memory of her daughter.
"As past mayor for four years, and city councilman for 13, I understand the leadership this position affords to not only unify and strengthen our community, but facilitate a wave of difference makers who can impact our citizens for generations," the statement read. "We understand for some reason, to some people, to people with money, to people who fund political campaigns, that guns are more important than children," Mata-Rubio said at the time.
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