'La Gordiloca' mulling a bid for Laredo City Council

According to a social media post, 'La Gordiloca' is eyeing the seat of Nelly Vielma, who currently represents District 5. According to a social media post, 'La Gordiloca' is eyeing the seat of Nelly Vielma, who currently represents District 5. Photo: Laredo Morning Times Photo: Laredo Morning Times Image 1 of / 63 Caption Close 'La Gordiloca' mulling a bid for Laredo City Council 1 / 63 Back to Gallery

Polarizing social media figure Priscilla "LaGordiloca" Villarreal is apparently mulling a bid to take a seat on the Laredo City Council.

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According to a post on her Facebook page that was shared with her 131,000 followers, 'Gordi' is eyeing the seat of Nelly Vielma, who currently represents the district she lives in: District 5.

"I been thinking about running for council 2020 but nothing concrete," the post states. "If I do I'd be running against Nelly Veilma district 5."

She went on to follow up in the comments, stating although she may not be qualified for the role, that her familiarity with the district would make her an effective leader.

"I'll be really honest I'm not familiar with **** that goes with the job but I'm willing to learn," she stated. "I'm not educated didn't graduate dropped out of school but my heart is in the right place."

Attached to the original post was a poll asking her followers who would they choose between Vielma and 'Gordi' for the position. As of Tuesday evening, the poll has nearly 7,000 votes, with the result heavily in favor of Villarreal, who has garnered 75 percent of the vote.

This isn't the first time that the citizen journalist has thought about taking public office, with the social media personality also polling her followers in April 2018 about entering the Mayoral election against current mayor Pete Saenz.

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She would never make it onto the ballot, with the 2018 mayoral race ultimately decided with a runoff election between Saenz and challenger Roque Vela Jr, who she publicly endorsed.