Fundraising Season is Upon Us

The filing deadline for next March's primary isn't until December, but many incumbents are taking advantage of the fact that they are incumbents and are holding fundraisers.

There will be several judicial races, along with two members of Commissioner's Court, all of the state rep seats, the congressional seat, and the presidential.

The last couple of election cycles have been pretty tight in terms of fundraising. Maybe that's why one incumbent and a few potential candidates have been asking around about one fundraiser in particular. Seems that they are all pretty pissed at District Clerk Norma Favela.

Favela is having a fundraiser at the downtown Leo's at 530 on Wednesday, July 27^th. “My God, she's not up for another couple of years. Why does she have to have a fundraiser now? Some of us are trying to raise money for this election. There's no rule against it, but it comes off as rude and inconsiderate”, said one potential candidate for an unrelated office.

So far, District Attorney Jaime Esparza, Commissioner Anna Perez, and Judge Sam Medrano have had fundraisers this season and there is sure to be a flood of them soon as people gear up for their runs. Many of the offices are county-wide races and are therefore much more expensive of a venture.