JOP Resigns from GOP
Congressional candidate Jaime O. Perez resigned from the El Paso Republican Party on a posting in his blog yesterday.
Perez said he will continue to run for Congress, but will do so as a Libertarian.
This opens the door for another Republican to step up and be the Republican Party's nominee to face the Democratic Party's nominee in the next general election. If Congressman Reyes is able to beat his likely primary opponent Beto O'rourke, the Congressman will likely have to debate two conservatives at the same time during the general election season.
Perez sited the fact that he is fiscally conservative but not as socially conservative as most of the Republican Party as the reason he has chosen to resign from the GOP. Perez also stated that he was treated respectfully by leadership of the GOP while he was a member of the Party.
Perez said he will continue to run for Congress, but will do so as a Libertarian.
This opens the door for another Republican to step up and be the Republican Party's nominee to face the Democratic Party's nominee in the next general election. If Congressman Reyes is able to beat his likely primary opponent Beto O'rourke, the Congressman will likely have to debate two conservatives at the same time during the general election season.
Perez sited the fact that he is fiscally conservative but not as socially conservative as most of the Republican Party as the reason he has chosen to resign from the GOP. Perez also stated that he was treated respectfully by leadership of the GOP while he was a member of the Party.
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