State Representative District 75
Charlie Garza (R)
Michael Williams (Texas Railroad Commissioner)
Editors note: an endorsement incorrectly placed in Garza's column was correctly placed in Quintanilla's column at 12 p.m. Nov. 3, 2008
Chente Quintanilla (D) (incumbent)
Texas State Teachers Association and the Texas Parent PAC
El Paso Federation of Teachers and Support Personnel
Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas Political Action Committee
HOSPAC on behalf of the Texas Hospital Association
Build PAC on behalf of the El Paso Association of Builders
Texas Association of Realtors
Texas Association of Manufacturers
Honored by the Texas Realtor Magazine as a 2007 Legislative Hall of Fame Member
State Representative District 78
Dee Margo (R)
El Paso Times
Texas Medical Association
El Paso County Medical Society
Greater El Paso Association of Realtors
Texas Association of Manufacturers
Texans for Lawsuit Reform
National Federation of Independent Businesses
Texas State Rifle Association PAC
Texas Association of Realtors
Mayor of Vinton Madeleine Praino
Texas Home School Coalition PAC
Joe Moody (D)
The Bolanos brothers
Texas Parent PAC
Texas State Teachers Assoc.
Texas AFT
Texas ParentPAC
El Paso Municipal Police Officers Assoc.
El Paso County Sheriffs Assoc.
El Paso Assoc. Of Firefighters
CLEAT
Texas Assoc. Of Firefighters
Texas League of Conservation Voters
Women's PAC of El Paso
AFL-CIO
AFSCME
Mayor John Cook
Mayor Art Franco
Congressman Reyes
State Sen. Shapleigh
State Sen. Uresti
Rep. Pickett HD 79
Rep. Chavez HD 76
Rep. Quintanilla HD 75
8th Court of Appeals
Judge Kenneth R. Carr (R)
El Paso Times
The American Observer
Guadalupe Rivera (D)
The Colaition of Law Enforcement- El Paso Police
El Paso County Sheriff
El Paso Firefighters
Cental Labor Union
Camino Real Mexican American Decmocrats
El Paso Bar Association
El Paso County Medical Society
Editor's note: this list was corrected at 2:40 p.m. Nov. 3, 2008, to remove the El Paso Times, which endorsed Carr
448th District Court
Judge Chris Antcliff (R)
The American Observer
El Paso Times
El Paso Sheriff's Association PAC
Municipal Police Officers Association PAC.
Paul Strelzin
Greg Freyermuth.
Regina Arditti (D)
Paso Del Norte Tejano Democrats
Camino Real Mexican American Democrats
Northeast Democrats
Black El Paso Democrats
El Paso Central Labor Unions (17 Unions)
West El Paso Tejano Democrats
CLEAT (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
Congressman Silvestre Reyes, United States Representative
Chente Quintana, Texas State Representative
Gracie Quintana, El Paso Community College, Board of Trustee
Chief Justice Richard Barajas (Retired), Eighth Court of Appeals, State of Texas
Alicia Chacon, Former El Paso County Judge
Clara Hernandez, El Paso County Public Defender
Enriqueta “Queta” Fierro, Former El Paso County Democratic Chairwoman
Eduardo Holguin, El Paso City Council, District 6
Melina Castro, El Paso City Council, District
Elvia Hernandez, Former City Council Representative, LULAC District IV Director
Late Sheriff Samaniego (Letter of Endorsement for Judge of the 448th District Court)
El Paso County Criminal District Court #1
Manuel Barraza (D)
Coalition of Public Safety
El Paso Municipal Officers Association
El Paso Sheriff's Officers Association
El Paso Firefighters Local Number 51
Mexican American Bar Association
Camino Real Mexican American Democrats
Editor's note: this list was corrected at 2:40 p.m. Nov. 3, 2008, to remove the El Paso Times, which endorsed Minton
District Attorney Jaime Esparza, Eastside Representative Steve Ortega, Commisioner Elect Anna Perez, Commissioner Elect Willie Gandara, City Representative Eddie Holguin, Community Activists Rosa Guerrero, Pete Duarte, Luis Mata, Tejano Democrats, Black El Paso Democrats.
Judge Don Minton (R)
El Paso Times
The American Observer
El Paso County Sheriff
George Rodriquez Stolz (R)
No information available
Richard D. Wiles (D)
Jorge Almada, President, Central Neighborhood Association
Ken Sutherland, Past Chair, El Paso County Democratic Party
Tejano Democratics Paso Del Norte
Mexican-American Bar Association
El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputies F.O.P. Lodge #97
El Paso Black Democrats
El Paso Federal Regional Lodge #82
El Paso Times
El Paso Association of Realtors
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Click here for Early Voting locations. Early voting ends 10.31.2008.
The races listed are included our online Voter Guide 11.2008
State Representative District 75; Charlie Garza, Chente Quintanilla
State Representative District 78; Dee Margo, Joe Moody
8th Court of Appeals, Judge Place 3; Kenn Carr, Guadalupe “Lupe” Rivera
448th District Court; Christopher Antcliff, Regina Arditti
County Criminal District Court #1; Manuel Barraza, Don Minton
County Sheriff; George Stoltz, Richard Wiles
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El Paso Cititzen
November 2, 2008
SUBCHAPTER D. FILLING OF VACANCIES
§ 87.041. VACANCIES FILLED BY APPOINTMENT OF
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
(a) The commissioners court of a county may
fill a vacancy in the office of:
(1) county judge;
(3) district and county clerk;
...
(b) The commissioners court shall fill a vacancy by a
majority vote of the members of the court who are present and
voting.
(c) The person appointed by the commissioners court to fill the vacancy shall hold office until the next general election.
Bruce Gulbas
November 3, 2008
You neglected to publish the El Paso Times endorsement of Dee Margo. Please correct before election.
Cynthia
November 3, 2008
These too are endorsements for Manuel Barraza: District Attorney Jaime Esparza, Eastside Representative Steve Ortega, Commissioner Elect Anna Perez, Commissioner Elect Willie Gandara, City Representative Eddie Holguin, Community Activists Rosa Guerrero, Pete Duarte, Luis Mata, Tejano Democrats, Black El Paso Democrats.