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An El Paso News survey of over a thousand El Paso active primary voters shows that in a head-to-head race for county judge in 2026, the incumbent, Ricardo Samaniego is likely to lose to Oscar Leeser.

El Paso News Voter Survey Shows Ricardo Samaniego In Reelection Trouble

by Martin ParedesFebruary 27, 2025February 27, 2025

Woody Hunt leads the pack of the top 20 campaign contributors to the candidates running for city council in 2024. Here is the list of the largest contributors and who they contributed to.

The Top 20 Campaign Contributors In 2024

by Martin ParedesFebruary 3, 2025February 3, 2025

More than $2 million was spent by the city council candidates running for office last year, with Renard Johnson spending $841,137.90 to win the mayoral election.

What To Know About The Money Spent In The Last El Paso City Council Elections

by Martin ParedesFebruary 1, 2025February 1, 2025

The most amount per vote spent in 2024 was $9.15 while the least amount spent was zero dollars in the most recent city council election.

The Cost Per Vote In The El Paso 2024 City Council Elections

by Martin ParedesJanuary 23, 2025January 24, 2025

According to the latest campaign reports, Lauren Zimmerman worked as the campaign manager for both Veronica Escobar and Renard Johnson in 2024.

Renard Johnson Campaign Manager Paid $89K By Two Campaigns In 2024

by Martin ParedesJanuary 15, 2025January 15, 2025

Draw a salary while running for congress under updated rule from the FEC.

Updated Rules Allow El Paso Candidates To Get Paid To Run For Congress

by Martin ParedesJanuary 14, 2025January 14, 2025

Want to win in an El Paso election? This analysis of the 2024 city council races is everything you need to win your next election.

An El Paso Election Treatise: A Handbook For Political Candidates

by Martin ParedesJanuary 10, 2025January 11, 2025

Public corruption is well understood by most, but few in El Paso know about political corruption. This is the case study of what the November municipal elections may mean for the next four years.

Political Corruption: The El Paso Experience

by Martin ParedesJanuary 3, 2025January 3, 2025

In the current city council election, 17 individuals accounted for 27% of the $1.4 million in campaign contributions made to the candidates running for office.

Seventeen Individuals Account For 27% Of All The Campaign Contributions Made In The El Paso City Council Races

by Martin ParedesDecember 12, 2024December 12, 2024

Rosa, an undocumented immigrant, does not fear deportation because she believes Trump wants to deport only criminals. She is glad her children voted for Trump. That is what the Democrats got wrong.

What The Democrats Got Wrong About Latino Voters Especially In El Paso

by Martin ParedesNovember 27, 2024November 27, 2024

Jorge Mota on It Is Time for “La Causa” To Reckon with the Immigrants They AbusedMarch 31, 2026
As someone who, since my childhood in the sixties , felt a part of El Movimiento, in my upbringing, education…
Pedro Sandoval on El Paso City Council To Revisit Donald Trump Half-A-Million Debt To TaxpayersFebruary 23, 2026
Thank you, El Paso News Inc., for bringing this piece to the forefront. For years, I have been trying to…
Jerry Kurtyka on Political Operative: Case Study of How El Paso Matters Criminalizes People for Political GainFebruary 7, 2026
Martin, while there are some very talented journalists at El Paso Matters, the fact remains that it is the voice…
Jerry K on No More Global Rules: What Would A US-México Armed Conflict Look Like in 2026?January 24, 2026
Narco traffic continues because the cartels seem to have leverage at every level of Mexican society and government and Mexico…
timholt2007 on From Scandal to Nothing: A Reminder of How a Pledge To El Pasoans After a Corruption Scandal Meant NothingDecember 1, 2025
Not quite sure you can lump the Lorenzo Garcia mail fraud/cheating scandal at EPISD to the "Poisoned Pawns." That seemed…

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