Former Maverick County Sheriff Tomas S. Herrera withdraws from County Judge election

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.

Former Maverick County Sheriff Tomas S. Herrera in an exclusive interview with the Eagle Pass Business Journal announced that he is withdrawing his candidacy for the Maverick County Judge election as an Independent Candidate scheduled for November 4, 2014 due to personal reasons.

Herrera registered in November 2013 as an Independent Candidate for the Maverick County Judge position in the November 4, 2014 election instead of as a Democratic Party candidate.

With Herrera’s withdrawal from the Maverick County Judge’s race, there are currently two candidates registered for the top political post in Maverick County: incumbent County Judge David R. Saucedo as the Democratic Party candidate and local community activist Jose Reyna as the Republican Party candidate.  Unless other individuals register as write-in candidates before the August 2014 deadline, the Maverick County Judge’s election will be between incumbent County Judge David R. Saucedo and Republican Jose Reyna.

Herrera thanked all the Maverick County citizens who supported him to run for the County Judge post but stated he needed to take care of personal matters.  Herrera emphasized that his reasons for not running are not related to any personal health issues.

Herrera stated that he will continue to be involved in the community and the betterment of the community despite his withdrawal from the Maverick County Judge’s election in November 2014.