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Sonia Rivera attended Ashford University as a psychology major. She was born in Michigan.

Sonia serves as the chief operating officer for the Greater East Houston Community Redevelopment Corporation. She is also the founder of Genesis Consulting and Sorivera Strategies.

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Sonia's campaign for Houston City Council Member is her first entry into politics. 

Supports reducing regulations for small businesses and keeping taxes low for working families.

Supports efforts to cut waste and improve efficiency in city finances.

Plans to advocate for enhanced workforce training programs, local industry partnerships, and pathways that provide young people and displaced workers with essential skills for long-term success.

Supports increased workforce training programs, local industry partnerships, and "pathways that provide young people and displaced workers with essential skills for long-term success."

- Supports reducing regulations for small businesses and keeping taxes low for working families.
- Supports efforts to cut waste and improve efficiency in city finances.
- Supports increased workforce training programs, local industry partnerships, and "pathways that provide young people and displaced workers with essential skills for long-term success."

Economy

As a city council member, plans to improve public services by investing in beautification projects.

Plans to improve public services by investing in beautification projects.

- Plans to improve public services by investing in beautification projects.

Public Services

Believes government should cut red tape, speed up permitting, and remove barriers that make housing unaffordable.

- Believes government should cut red tape, speed up permitting, and remove barriers that make housing unaffordable.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports law enforcement and has volunteered with local agencies since 2018 to improve community-police communication.

Public Safety

Plans to invest in improving roads, drainage, and flood control.

Plans to invest in resilient drainage and flood control, cut red tape that delays projects, and hold contractors accountable.

- Plans to invest in improving roads, drainage, and flood control.
- Plans to invest in resilient drainage and flood control, cut red tape that delays projects, and hold contractors accountable.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of October 13, 2025, Sonia Rivera’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

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- City council members collaborate to create and enforce city policies, including legislation on essential services like police, fire, parks, libraries, and utilities.
- They work alongside the mayor to manage city departments, including transportation and parks and recreation.
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