Congressional Candidate Democrat Pete P. Gallego hosts Town Hall

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016

Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representative, District 23 in Texas, Pete P. Gallego hosted an open and free Town Hall Meeting for Maverick Countians on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at a local restaurant in Eagle Pass, Texas, filled to the brim with over 75 attendees.

Gallego is seeking to retake his previous U.S. House of Representative, District 23, seat from rookie Republican Congressman Will Hurd who edged him out in a close race in 2014.

Gallego is from Alpine, Texas in West Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border, while Hurd is from Helotes, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio, Texas.

Gallego spoke against Republican Presidential Candidate Donald J. Trump’s border wall proposal, criticism of Veterans with PTSD, and Congressman Hurd’s silence on not denouncing Trump’s divisive rhetoric and insulting comments against minorities and women.

Gallego also addressed Hurd’s use of two City of San Antonio employees in a TV commercial without their consent and his refusal to take down the commercial from airing after being requested by the City of San Antonio to take down the TV ad or edit out the City employees from the ad.

Unlike Gallego, Congressman Will Hurd held a private town hall meeting for members of the local financial and business community last week which participants had to pay to enter to listen to him at a local hotel conference room.

Gallego encouraged all Maverick Countians to register to vote and come and vote during the Early Voting Period from October 24, 2016 through November 4, 2016, as well as on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8th.