Oscar Leeser was born in Mexico and immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of 9, settling in El Paso. Following graduation from Coronado High School, he amassed over three decades of experience in business, culminating in his service as Owner and President of Hyundai of El Paso before becoming Mayor. He succeeded John Cook, who was term limited.
Oscar Leeser is the 53rd Mayor of the great City of El Paso. He was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, where later his family relocated to the Sun City when Oscar was nine years old. Since an early age, Oscar realized the importance and value of hard work; his first job came when he was 16 years old. In 1979, Oscar began his career in the auto industry, working with several dealerships in El Paso. His most notable career opportunity came in 2001, when Oscar became president and dealer operator of Hyundai of El Paso. Through his leadership, Oscar turned a store that was only selling 15 cars a month into today’s number one overall dealer in El Paso. His store is also the number one Hyundai dealer in the South Central Region and ninth in the nation for Hyundai dealers. Oscar says his career is the definition of the American dream, "through hard work all is possible."
Oscar currently serves as a member of the UMC El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundation Board and also holds several professional positions as well. He is the President of the Hyundai South Central Region, a member of the National Dealer Council, serves on the National Parts and Service Committee, and the Hyundai Advertising Committee. In addition, Oscar actively supports many local charities and youth organizations.
Despite his passion for business and service, Oscar’s most proud of his amazing family. He has been married for over 30 years to his childhood sweetheart, Lisa; they have four children and five beautiful grandchildren.
El Paso
El Paso. is the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States. The city is situated in the far western corner of the state of Texas.
El Paso stands on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), across the border from Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The two cities, along with Las Cruces (in the neighboring state of New Mexico), form a combined international metropolitan area, sometimes referred as the Paso del Norte or El Paso–Juárez–Las Cruces. The region of over 2.7 million people constitutes the largest bilingual binational work force in the Western Hemisphere.
The city is the headquarters of one Fortune 500 and three publicly traded companies. as well as home to the Medical Center of the Americas, the only medical research and care provider complex in West Texas and southern New Mexico, and the University of Texas at El Paso, the city's primary university. The city hosts the annual Sun Bowl college football post-season game, the second oldest bowl game in the country.
El Paso has a strong federal and military presence. William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Biggs Army Airfield, and Fort Bliss call the city home. Fort Bliss is one of the largest military complexes of the United States Army and the largest training area in the United States. Also headquartered in El Paso are the DEA domestic field division 7, El Paso Intelligence Center, Joint Task Force North, U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector, and U.S. Border Patrol Special Operations Group (SOG).
In 2010, El Paso received an All-America City Award. El Paso has been ranked the safest large city in the U.S. for four consecutive years and ranked in the top three since 1997. As of July 1, 2015, the population estimate from the U.S. Census was 681,124, making it the 20th most populous city proper in the United States (ahead of Boston and Atlanta). Its U.S. metropolitan area covers all of El Paso and Hudspeth counties, with a population of 838,972. The El Paso MSA forms part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces CSA, with a population of 1,053,267.
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