Those that have followed El Paso elections for any amount of time knows that the results for Saturday’s election has already been determined. No, it is not because someone manipulated the election results but rather because El Paso elections are generally determined during the early voting period. At about 7:00 pm on Saturday, when the […]
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Did Peter Svarzbein Buy a Gun with Campaign Funds?
As many of you know, I am currently analyzing the 8-Day campaign finance reports for Saturday’s election. As I plug in the numbers into my database, I come across some interesting items that I like to share with you. Yesterday, I came across one for Peter Svarzbein’s campaign. As you know, Svarzbein is using a […]
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A Criminal Gets More Money Than I Do
You would think that in a city like El Paso where the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently put almost 30 public officials in jail for public corruption, that politicians would not pay criminals for advertising their campaigns. The message clearly being sent by Cortney Niland, Michiel Noe and Peter Svarzbein is that you need […]
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Thank Corona Beer for Misguided Festivities
No! Today is not Mexican Independence Day! It is not the day all Mexicans go out and party. Moreover, it is not an excuse to walk around in sombreros thinking you are being cute. Contrary to the marketing of the Corona beer marketing team, Cinco de Mayo is the recognition of how the Mexican people came […]
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Albert Weisenberger: At What Point Does It Become Incompetence
As many of you know, the 8-Day Campaign Finance reports were finally published by the city yesterday. I am now updating my database to give you an analysis of the latest campaign contributions. The most recent public corruption cases were sometimes described as “campaign contributions disguised as bribes.” For that reason, I started building a […]
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Margarita Cabrera and News Media Incompetence
Author’s note: I had intended to analyze the 8-Day Financial Disclosure Reports this weekend but because of the incompetence of the City of El Paso I was not able to do so. In light of the recent public corruption scandal tied to campaign contributions “tied to bribes” it would seem that analyzing campaign contributions would […]
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What Will the New Campaign Finance Reports Reveal
The 8-Day Campaign Finance Reports were due last night. Today, I will be analyzing them and updating you on the latest information. Besides the standard analysis of where the money comes from and where it is going, I am also looking to answer a few pending questions about expenditures made by a few candidates, especially […]
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May 2015 30-day Report Analysis All Districts
Total contributions: $167,087.88 Top five contributors contributing to all districts: 1. Stanley P. Jobe $8,000 2. Dan Longoria $5,150 3. Woody L. Gale Hunt $5,000 4. Jack Winton $5,000 5. Harold W. Hahn $3,970.70 Top ten zip codes contributing to all districts: 1. 79912 $50,355.56 2. 79902 $25,391.60 3. 79922 $17,639.25 4. 79901 $12,196.80 5. […]
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May 2015 30-day Report Analysis District 8
Total campaign contributions raised in this district: $68,300.62 This district’s percentage of all monies raised in this reporting period: 40.88% Ranking of candidates by contributions: 1. Cortney Niland $61,093.00 [incumbent] 2. Joshua Dagda $7,207.62 The five highest contributors: 1. Dan Longoria $5,150 (Billboard donation to Cortney Niland) 2. Stanley P. Jobe $2,000 (Cortney Niland) 3. […]
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Candidate Profile Cortney Carlisle Niland
Cortney Carlisle Niland (incumbent) Campaign Treasurer: Luis Gasca Website: http://www.cortneyniland.com Email: none Telephone: +1 915 588 1289 Age: 41 Occupation: Incumbent Candidate Informational Narrative: Cortney Niland was elected in 2011. She is the incumbent for District 8. In 2011, there was a controversy about Niland’s use of an office as her campaign headquarters. Adam Frank, […]