Maverick County Democratic Party Primary Run-Off Election Starts May 14th-18th at Multi-Purpose Center

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018

Maverick County voters will head to the polls for the Democratic Party Primary Run-Off Election starting on Monday, May 14, 2018 and running until Friday, May 18th, at the City of Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center before the Tuesday, May 22nd, Primary Run-Off Election Day at designated County Polls, announced Luis Alfonso “Poncho” Ruiz, Maverick County Democratic Party Chairman.

The Multi-Purpose Center will be open from 8 A.M. through 5 P.M. during the May 14-18th Democratic Party Primary Run-Off Election.

The key race facing Maverick County voters is the Democratic Party County Judge position between incumbent County Judge David R. Saucedo and challenger and former County Judge Rudy Bowles as there is no Republican Party candidate for the November 8, 2018 General Election.  The winner of the May 22nd Democratic Party Primary Run-Off Election will more than likely win the County Judge position unless there is a write-in candidate for the November 8th General Election.

Both candidates David R. Saucedo and Rudy Bowles have been very busy block walking the many subdivisions and Colonias in Maverick County seeking the vote and support of County voters.

Another political race in Maverick County is the one for County Commissioner Precinct 2 between incumbent Rosy Cantu and challenger Arianna Perez.  Cantu is a bail bonds woman while Perez is an administrative executive with a local tribe in Maverick County.  Each candidate have been seen within Precinct 2 doing block walking with campaign supporters seeking the vote of Precinct 2 voters. There is no Republican Party candidate in the November 8, 2018 General Election. So the winner of the May 22nd Primary Run-Off Election will become the County Commissioner for Precinct 2 effective January 1, 2018 unless there is a write-in candidate in the November 8th General Election.

Another Maverick County political race on the May 22nd Democratic Party Primary Election is the one for Maverick County Justice of the Peace Precinct No. 2 between incumbent Judge Dora Madera and challenger Roxanna “Roxi” Rios. There is no Republican Party candidate in the November 8th General Election. This means that the Democratic Party Primary Run-Off Election winner will become the Justice of the Peace for Precinct 2 on January 1, 2019, except if there is a write-in candidate in the November 8th General Election.

Madera is a full-time Justice of the Peace while Rios is a school teacher with a local public school district. Both candidates have been observed working diligently and block walking the Precinct 2 subdivisions and Colonias soliciting the votes of local voters.

The fourth Maverick County political race on the May 22nd Democratic Party Primary Election is for Maverick County Justice of the Peace Precinct No. 3A-B between incumbent Judge David A. Castaneda and challenger Domingo “Mingo” Garcia.

Judge Castaneda is a retired U.S. Border Patrol Supervisor and a full-time judge while Garcia is an employee of a local public school district. Both candidates have been observed block walking Precinct 3A-B seeking the votes and support of the precinct.  There is no Republican Party candidate in the November 8th General Election. Whoever wins the May 22nd Primary Run-Off Election will serve four years as Justice of the Peace commencing January 1, 2018, unless there is a write-in candidate in the November 8th General Election.

Another important political race on the May 22nd Democratic Party Primary Run-Off Election is for the United States House of Representative (Congress), District 23 of Texas, between Rick Trevino and Gina Ortiz-Jones. The winner will challenge Republican incumbent Congressman Will Hurd in the November 8th General Election.

Rick Trevino is originally from Laredo, Texas and now resides in San Antonio, Texas and is a public school teacher while Gina Ortiz-Jones is a former U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer.  Trevino is of Mexican-American descent while Ortiz-Jones is of Philippine-American descent. Both candidates have visited Eagle Pass and Maverick County to discuss their political campaign platforms and seek the votes of local voters.

Another very important political race on the May 22nd Democratic Party Primary Run-Off Election is for Governor of Texas between former Dallas County Sheriff Guadalupe “Lupe” Hernandez and Houston businessman Andrew White.

Lupe Hernandez is the first Mexican-American woman to be elected Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas, the second largest county in the State. Andrew White is a businessman residing in Houston, Texas.

Ruiz encourages all Maverick County registered voters to come out and vote in the Democratic Party Primary Run-Off Election during the May 14-18th Early Voting Period or the May 22nd Primary Run-Off Election Day and exercise your right to vote for the candidates of your choice.