Official filing record
Full legal name
Michelle Marie Winterroth
Name on ballot
Michelle "Mimi" Winterroth
Campaign treasurer
Priscilla Ramos
What is verified
The City of Laredo lists Michelle Marie Winterroth for City Council District 3; her ballot name is Michelle "Mimi" Winterroth, her campaign treasurer is Priscilla Ramos, and she is second in the displayed District 3 ballot order.
2026 Candidates Information | City of LaredoWinterroth’s official ballot application identifies the office sought as City of Laredo City Council District 3 and gives the requested ballot name as Michelle "Mimi" Winterroth.
Application for a Place on the Ballot for a General Election — Michelle Marie WinterrothCity Council approved the appointment of Michelle Winterroth to the Mayoral Rio Grande Riverfront Coordination & Advisory Ad-Hoc Committee on January 20, 2026; the appointment was recommended by Council Member Vanessa Perez.
APPT26-14 — City of Laredo LegistarHer candidate-controlled campaign page describes her as a lifelong Laredoan with District 3 roots since childhood and states that she is a mother, licensed cosmetologist, Texas peace officer, private investigator, and BAS Organizational Leadership holder. These are campaign self-descriptions, not independently corroborated here.
Michelle “Mimi” Winterroth for City Council District 3 | FacebookCandidate questionnaire
Core questions plus record-specific follow-ups.
Laredo Politics asks every candidate the same core questions, one office-specific question, and follow-ups tied to verified public records. Responses are reviewed, attributed, and linked to supporting documents before publication.
What are your three highest priorities for this office?
Name the outcome, timeline, estimated cost, and responsible department for each priority.
What will you do during your first 100 days?
List specific votes, policies, audits, meetings, or administrative actions.
What would you change in the City budget, tax rate, or spending priorities?
Identify what would increase, decrease, or remain protected and how the change would be funded.
What measurable plan do you support for water reliability and infrastructure?
Include project order, funding source, deadlines, and public performance reporting.
Which transparency and ethics rules should be strengthened?
Address contracts, conflicts, campaign donors, public records, meetings, and performance dashboards.
Which three district-level service problems require immediate attention?
Name the location, responsible department, proposed action, budget source, and completion target.
The City Council approved your appointment to the Mayoral Rio Grande Riverfront Coordination & Advisory Ad-Hoc Committee in January 2026. What specific recommendations or outcomes from that committee would you seek to carry into District 3 representation?
Cite the specific public record, date, amount, policy, or measurable commitment supporting the answer.
Your campaign page describes you as a Texas peace officer and private investigator. Which District 3 public-safety priorities would you advance, and what measurable outcomes would you use to judge success?
Cite the specific public record, date, amount, policy, or measurable commitment supporting the answer.
Your campaign page says you have District 3 roots since childhood. What are the three most urgent District 3 infrastructure or service issues you have identified through those ties, and what is your proposed timetable for each?
Cite the specific public record, date, amount, policy, or measurable commitment supporting the answer.
Your campaign page solicits donations, while no 2026 finance report attributable to your campaign was located on the City index at the time of this research. When you file, will you voluntarily provide an accessible link to each report and a plain-language donor-and-spending summary?
Cite the specific public record, date, amount, policy, or measurable commitment supporting the answer.
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