Esmeralda Mattke Longoria was duly elected to the Leander City Council in June 2021. She was appointed to the CAPCOG General Assembly in 2021 and the Clean Air Coalition of Central Texas in 2021.  She was reappointed to the Clean Air Coalition of Central Texas in 2024. In January of 2022, she joined the Executive Committee of CAPCOG (Capital Area Council of Governments).  She is starting her 3rd year on CAPCOG's executive committee.  She has served on the Leander city council for almost 3 years.  She has also served as Mayor Pro Tem for the Leander City Council since May of 2023.  She also serves as the council liaison for the Economic Development Advisory Committee with the City of Leander.        

Esmeralda Mattke Longoria, a multi-generational Texan, was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is one of four girls and has a large extended family. She has spent more than 25 years in the Austin area, with the last 8 years here in Leander and 15 years in Williamson County.  Esmeralda's family has been in Texas for hundreds of years and her family owned a ranch in South Texas. 

After graduating with honors from W.B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi, Esmeralda moved to Austin to attend college.   While working at the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and Texas Licensing and Regulation, Esmeralda worked and put herself through college solely on her own.  Esmeralda worked hard to put herself through college and graduated from Texas State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Major in Computer Information Systems. Esmeralda started her career off as a computer programmer for USAA upon graduation.  Esmeralda has a strong work ethic.  People who know her would characterize her as loyal, committed and dependable.  She has only missed one regular city council meeting due to work commitments.  She has met her campaign promises of pushing forward projects that made financial sense and that were previously stalled by former city council members.  

Esmeralda recently worked at Dell and has over 17 years with the company.  During her time at Dell, as well as her work with General Motors, she has held roles as Business Architect, Product Owner, Product Manager, Enterprise Architect and Program/Project Manager. During her tenure at Dell, she was awarded a patent for a System and Method for Managing Images Using a Parent-Child Relationship.  Esmeralda has worked on $18 million plus portfolios. While at General Motors, Esmeralda served on Texas-wide Hispanic recruitment teams and participated in women organizations.  Esmeralda regularly attends the Texas Women’s Conference.  Esmeralda is a member of the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC).  The planning work that Esmeralda does as part of her recent jobs is very much like city budget approval/planning.  

Esmeralda enjoys time at home with her two children and her husband. Her passions outside of work include volunteering, sewing/crocheting, and traveling. Esmeralda has spent much of her free time as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and other volunteering initiatives.