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Teran and Sarinana say goodbye
December 16, 2008
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| Longtime County Commissioner Miguel Terán started saying his goodbye to county politics after the Dec. 8 Commissioners Court meeting when a retirement party was held in his honor. |
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Sariñana moves past Medina
April 12, 2006
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Former El Paso City Council member Luis Sariñana, who lost his last race for county commissioner two years ago, defeated County Commissioner Larry Medina on Tuesday in the Democratic Party primary runoff. "The voters spoke, and they made the right choice" Sariñana said. "This is a new beginning for El Paso County."
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Escobar unseats Flores
April 12, 2006
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| Veronica Escobar defeated incumbent Betti Flores on Tuesday to become county commissioner of Precinct 2. "I'm very excited," Escobar said just after the final results were in for the primary runoff. "I'm looking forward to working for this community and bringing some honesty and ethics to Precinct 2." |
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Gamboa wins Probate Court seat
April 12, 2006
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Voters on Tuesday made longtime lawyer Eduardo Gamboa the first judge to hold the new Probate Court No. 2 seat. "I feel very humbled by the amount of votes and the margin," said Gamboa, a 26-year lawyer and a part-time associate judge in Probate Court No. 1.
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Olivo wins, will face Haggerty
April 12, 2006
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Attorney Rick Olivo pulled away from Laure Searls in Tuesday's runoff election to win the Democratic Party's nomination and face three-term Republican incumbent Dan Haggerty this fall for the Precinct 4 seat on the County Commissioners Court. "Ultimately, what made the difference was getting out and talking to people one on one" in a door-to-door campaign, Olivo said. "I plan to keep working hard discussing the issues I think are important to all of El Paso."
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Sanchez clinches new term as district clerk
April 12, 2006
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Gilbert Sanchez won a second term as El Paso County district clerk. Sanchez, 38, handily defeated Irma Jaloma-Keith, 53, a former deputy chief of the district clerk's office and a retired sheriff's deputy, in the Democratic primary runoff on Tuesday. There is no Republican opponent for this race in the November general election.
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Cobos beats Perez, hails his 'rebirth'
April 12, 2006
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Propelled by the endorsement of three of his previous opponents, Anthony Cobos defeated Barbara Perez in Tuesday's Democratic runoff and will become the El Paso County judge. "This is a political rebirth for me," said Cobos, who last year lost in his bid for re-election to the City Council. "There is a big difference between where I am now and where I was three years ago. I will no longer be manipulated, blinded and influenced by special interest."
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Race for 120th seat 'tight'
April 10, 2006
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The runoff for the 120th District Court judgeship is shaping up with challenger Maria Salas-Mendoza urging supporters to turn out to the polls Tuesday. Meanwhile, incumbent Judge Luis Aguilar is laying low.
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Medina outspends ex-council member
April 06, 2006
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| Appointed County Commissioner Larry Medina threw $16,000 of his own money into his runoff campaign to outspend his opponent Luis Sariñana, according to the candidates' latest campaign reports. |
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Perez adds to money lead in runoff
April 06, 2006
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El Paso county judge candidate Barbara Perez expanded her lead in the money race as her campaign received a $23,000 boost in March, raising her total for the year to more than $113,000, according to campaign finance reports. Her success has her opponent, Anthony Cobos, accusing her of relying too much on one person -- El Paso businessman Woody Hunt -- for contributions.
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Sariñana backs Ortega to head Democrats
April 06, 2006
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Now that former El Paso County Democratic Party chair candidate Rita Sariñana has endorsed Evelina Ortega rather than Daniel Anchondo, both candidates are trying to set themselves apart in what could be a tight primary runoff election. Sariñana claimed 22 percent of the votes cast in March, and Ortega received 30 percent. Anchondo received 48 percent.
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Perez, Cobos promote visions for county growth, development
March 31, 2006
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The two candidates in the April 11 Democratic primary runoff for county judge debated for the first and last time Thursday, and each continued to push the same platform -- experience for Barbara Perez, and no new taxes for Anthony Cobos.
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Briones, Samaniego endorse clerk candidate
March 31, 2006
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| County Judge Dolores Briones and Sheriff Leo Samaniego have endorsed candidate Irma Jaloma-Keith for district clerk. Jaloma-Keith has worked as chief deputy for the district clerk for two years, and she worked for the Sheriff's Office before that for 26 years. While there, she was supervisor for the Crime Records, Evidence and Forensic Section for 13 years. |
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Kurita keeps judge seat; appointee has runoff
March 08, 2006
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El Pasoans voting in the Democratic primary favored a judge with nearly a decade of experience and sent another judge, who was recently appointed to the bench, to a runoff. Judge M. Sue Kurita, incumbent of County Court-at-Law No. 6, beat her challenger, Yvonne Acosta, a lawyer and a former nurse, according to election results released Tuesday.
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Flores, Escobar in runoff
March 08, 2006
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Incumbent Betti Flores and challenger Veronica Escobar were neck and neck throughout Tuesday evening in the race for county commissioner of Precinct 2, and both will now continue running for the seat in the coming weeks.
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Medina, Sariñana in April 11 runoff
March 08, 2006
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| Appointed County Commissioner Larry Medina, a former three-term city representative, will meet former four-term city Rep. Luis Sariñana in the April 11 Democratic primary runoff. |
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Sanchez, Jaloma-Keith in runoff
March 08, 2006
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| The race for El Paso County district clerk will go to a runoff according to election results Tuesday. Gilbert Jesus Sanchez, 38, the incumbent, is headed to a runoff against Irma Jaloma-Keith, 52. Gilbert Juarez, 47, also sought the office. All are Democrats. There is no Republican candidate. |
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Perez, Cobos in runoff
March 08, 2006
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| The race for El Paso County judge landed in a Democratic primary runoff between the two candidates with the most experience in public office and the most campaign money, the latest election results available showed |
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Aguilar faces runoff for 120th judge
March 08, 2006
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| After a contentious primary campaign, Judge Luis Aguilar will face challenger Maria Salas-Mendoza in the April 11 Democratic runoff for the 120th District Court. |
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Democrats in runoff as Haggerty cruises in
March 08, 2006
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| Democrats Rick Olivo and Laure Searls will have a few more weeks to snare their party's nomination as they head into the April 11 runoff to settle who will oppose Republican Dan Haggerty for the Precinct 4 seat on the County Commissioners Court. |
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Judge hopefuls discuss future Army influx
March 04, 2006
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| Five of the six primary candidates for El Paso County judge got together one last time Friday to pitch their platforms and to talk about how the county would help this region prepare for more Fort Bliss troops. |
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Website Looks at Judge History
February 27, 2006
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| As early voting begins, you may not think much about the judges' elections in El Paso County.But do you know that judges have been called the most powerful of elected officials? |
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Precinct 4 candidates to focus on spending
February 26, 2006
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| Defining the county's role in the community and how it should spend its tax dollars is shaping the crowded race for the Precinct 4 seat on County Commissioners Court, which has drawn five candidates for the March 7 primary election. |
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Precinct 2 incumbent has two challengers
February 20, 2006
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| The candidates for county commissioner of Precinct 2 have been canvassing the Central area to let the voters know who they are and their positions on issues such as nonmandated services and healthcare. |
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Poll finds undecided voters in the county judge's race
February 20, 2006
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| Though the appears to be headed for a runoff, who El Paso actually prefers between Barbara Perez and Anthony Cobos will not be known until March 7, when the undecided voters finally make a choice, a statistical expert said. |
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Demo chair hopefuls share goals
February 20, 2006
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Though all three candidates for El Paso County Democratic party chair share priorities -- uniting El Paso Democrats, finding a permanent party headquarters and increasing voter turnout -- each would bring unique ideas to the volunteer position.
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120th District Court Judge candidates
February 18, 2006
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Primary challengers for the judgeship are hammering at the character of incumbent Luis Aguilar, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who while judge was sued for sexual discrimination and reprimanded by the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
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Probate Court 2 Judge candidates
February 17, 2006
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| Probate Court Judge candidate Ray Gutierrez took a beating Thursday for missing a political forum for the five Democratic candidates seeking election to two probate judge positions. |
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County clerk has opponent in primary
February 13, 2006
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| County Clerk Waldo Alarcon is being challenged for his position in the March 7 primary election by Delia Briones, a deputy clerk with the District Clerk's Office. |
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Cobos, Perez have biggest campaign war chests
February 06, 2006
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Former county commissioner Barbara Perez raised almost $15,000 in January, just about tripling the amount of money raised by any of the other county judge candidates, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday.
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Diverse six candidates seek county judge post
January 26, 2006
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One is a lawyer pushing for more education. One is banker wanting more fiscal control. Two others say they have the experience needed to run the county, while two others say experience is overrated and taints your vision.
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