The mayor who owns 90 pairs of Lucchese boots
The former mayor of El Paso, Texas, Oscar Leeser, has spoken of his devotion to one of the city’s most prominent companies, the Lucchese boot company.
In a feature in the Wall Street Journal, Mr Leeser, who was mayor of El Paso from 2013-2017 and again from 2021-2025, admitted to owning 90 pair of Lucchese boots and to wearing one of the pairs to every public function he attended in his two terms.
The Lucchese Boot Company was founded in San Antonio, Texas, in 1883, but moved to El Paso in 1986. Now, around 240 footwear artisans work at its factory there, making around 400 pairs per day.
Mr Leeser said that he still wears the western-style boots every day, adding that if he were to attend an event or meeting wearing any other kind of footwear, everyone would think there was something wrong with him.
He said: “Without my boots, I wouldn’t feel like me any more.”
