Pedro Ignacio “Pete” Saenz Jr. (born October 29, 1951) is an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of Laredo, Texas, a position which he assumed on November 12, 2014.

[1] Saenz was educated at the Roman Catholic St. Joseph's Academy in Laredo.

For twelve years, Saenz was a member of the Laredo Community College board of trustees.

He is a former president of the South Texas Food Bank and the Laredo Affordable Housing Corporation.

A third mayoral candidate was current city councilman Carlos Alberto "Charlie" San Miguel (born February 29, 1968).