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The mayor who owns 90 pairs of Lucchese boots

18/02/2026

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. 

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