In a text message a few minutes ago, former state representative and city council representative, Joe Pickett told us today that he will not be running for the open mayoral seat. There had been speculation that Pickett would run. In a prepared statement, Pickett wrote that the “City of El Paso leadership has become a […]
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El Paso City Manager Appointment, Controversy Over Nicole Ferrini Credentials And Filings For Open Municipal Seats Makes For A Busy Media Day
There are several issues today that will likely make for a busy day for the news media as the city council votes on a new city manager. Additionally, a controversy erupted over the weekend over one of the finalists up for consideration today to be the city’s new city manager. And today is also the […]
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Breaking News: Chris Hernandez Will File On Monday To Run For District 7
Another candidate will be filing to run for the city council District 7 seat on Monday. Ysleta Independent School District Trustee Chris Hernandez will file on Monday. In a telephone interview today, Hernandez confirmed to us that he is running. In the telephone interview a few minutes ago, Hernandez said that he feels that he […]
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Isabel Salcido Files To Run for Mayor
Earlier today, the third sitting city representative filed to run for mayor. Isabel Salcido, who is in her second term as the city representative, just filed to run for mayor. Salcido joins Cassandra Hernandez and Brian Kennedy in an already crowded filed of candidate for mayor in the upcoming November elections. The three city representatives […]
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Renard Johnson Runs Campaign Video Without Required Notice Until We Reach Out To The Campaign
In Texas, political candidates running advertisements are required to post who paid for the advertisement with a notice on the advertisement. The required notice is usually something along the lines of “political advertisement paid for by,” followed by the candidate’s name and sometimes the name of the treasurer. For nonprinted materials, the paid for statement […]
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Twenty El Pasoans Owe Almost Thirty-Two Thousand Dollars In Ethics Fines
The Texas Ethics Commission is required to post the lists of individuals with outstanding fines issued by the Texas Ethics Commission on its website. When a candidate or office holder fails to file timely reports or file incomplete reports, the Ethics Commission assesses civil penalties. When the individual pays the fine, their name is removed […]
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A History Of El Paso Political (Dirty Politics) Whisper Campaigns
During the political season, whisper campaigns are used to frame narratives about political opponents. They are often as rumors to discourage voters from supporting a candidate. Whisper campaigns are not usually traced to a campaign, although the campaigns benefiting from a whisper campaign are either tacitly – if indirectly – supporting it or are directly […]
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Analysis: Can A Republican Win November? We Analyze The History Of El Paso Sheriffs To Understand The Possibilities
In the history of El Paso’s 30 sheriffs only one person has won an election as a Republican. In the November 5, 2024 election Minerva Torres Shelton, a former El Paso police officer and a retired FBI agent is challenging Oscar Ugarte for the sheriff’s seat being vacated Richard Wiles. Ugarte won the Democratic primary […]
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Two Candidates File To Run For The Brian Kennedy Vacated Seat
El Paso City Council District 1 seat opened on July 11, 2024 when Brian Kennedy filed to run for the mayor’s seat in the upcoming November 5 election. That same day the first candidate to run for the open seat filed their campaign treasurer appointment. On Monday, a second candidate filed to run for the […]
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Cassandra Hernandez Campaign Finance Report And Top Three El Paso Mayoral Candidates Financial Comparison
As we reported on Tuesday, campaign finance reports were due on Monday for candidates running for office who have announced. We reported that Cassandra Hernandez had not filed her report. On Wednesday, Hernandez’ report was published on the city website. In an explanation for why her report was filed late, Hernandez wrote that the system […]