Maestro, if You Please...
Perhaps the most surprising name in yersterday's group of candidates that filed to be on the ballot was Maestro Phillip Garcia.
Maestro Garcia who has run the El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra has no other political experience that I can find but said that he had the support of several high-profile members of council including Mayor John Cook, Representative Steve Ortega, Representative Beto O'rourke, and the incumbent, Representative Rachel Quintana.
A couple of those names are interesting because I've heard various people connected several of the candidates in the race proclaim that Mayor Cook is supportive of their candidate of choice. Representative Ortega was another candidate's, Mayela Mejia, boss up until she resigned to run for the open seat.
I don't know that Representative Quintana's endorsement actually helps anyone either.
But I did speak with Maestro Garcia over the phone and asked him a few questions about what his focus would be if he was elected the city representative and he said education, arts, and culture.
His entrance in to the race left a few politicos around town scratching their heads and wondering why, but he does have pretty decent name ID, which is always helpful in a crowded race. He has a few obstacles to over come including developing a volunteer base, a base of support, raising money, and a late entrance in to the race.
Fundraising shouldn't be a problem, I imagine he's done that pretty consistently over his career as the head of the El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Maestro Garcia who has run the El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra has no other political experience that I can find but said that he had the support of several high-profile members of council including Mayor John Cook, Representative Steve Ortega, Representative Beto O'rourke, and the incumbent, Representative Rachel Quintana.
A couple of those names are interesting because I've heard various people connected several of the candidates in the race proclaim that Mayor Cook is supportive of their candidate of choice. Representative Ortega was another candidate's, Mayela Mejia, boss up until she resigned to run for the open seat.
I don't know that Representative Quintana's endorsement actually helps anyone either.
But I did speak with Maestro Garcia over the phone and asked him a few questions about what his focus would be if he was elected the city representative and he said education, arts, and culture.
His entrance in to the race left a few politicos around town scratching their heads and wondering why, but he does have pretty decent name ID, which is always helpful in a crowded race. He has a few obstacles to over come including developing a volunteer base, a base of support, raising money, and a late entrance in to the race.
Fundraising shouldn't be a problem, I imagine he's done that pretty consistently over his career as the head of the El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra.
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