Dominga "Minga" Vela
TX · Trustee, Place 1, Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees
Dominga "Minga" Vela is the Place 1 trustee on the Edinburg Consolidated ISD board, serving a term that runs from 2022 to 2026.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Voted against a three-year contract paying new Superintendent Angela Dominguez $335,000 a year; it passed 4-3.
August 25, 2026
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted against naming Angela Dominguez the lone finalist for Edinburg CISD superintendent; the motion passed with four votes to three.
August 3, 2026
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted with the full board to name Adel Felix interim superintendent after Gisela Saenz withdrew; the motion passed 7-0.
July 1, 2026
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Moved to name an acting superintendent and voted to name Gisela Saenz interim superintendent; the motion passed 5-2.
June 23, 2026
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted against censuring Trustee Luis Alamia; that motion failed 3-3. A separate resolution by three trustees to censure her for accepting flowers also failed 3-3.
October 8, 2024
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Opposed a resolution that would have let Superintendent Mario Salinas make hiring decisions without board approval; the board rejected it in a split vote. She said current staff deserved a fair shot at openings.
March 30, 2021
Source: myrgv.com
Past race Dominga "Minga" Vela ran in:
- Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees, Place 1 · November 3, 2026 · Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, Texas · incumbent