Potential HD 75 Candidates Testing the Waters

Looks like a few potential candidates are testing the waters of a possible run for State Rep Chente Quintanilla's seat in the Texas House of Representatives.

At least one of the potential candidates (who doesn't want to be revealed until she's made up her mind) says that if she decides to run, she will run whether or not Quintanilla vacates his seat to run for County Commissioner. “Chente has a slogan, but not much a record to run on. Representing the valley has to be more than just catchy slogan. And I don't think too many people in the valley think he's actually lived up to the slogan to begin with.”

I'm assuming she means “Chente por la gente”. Honestly, I disagree with her. The slogan is pretty damn good if you ask me. Catchy, means something important, and people remember it. Political gold.

Representative Quintanilla has boldly claimed that he set up his district to be pretty safe for him should he decide to run for re-election.

Rep Quintanilla will likely be forced to make a decision sooner rather than later now that candidates are dipping their toes in the water.

Quintanilla doesn't want to become this election cycle's Eddie Holguin, who held a lot of people in suspense as to whether or not he was going to seek re-election, though he wasn't facing any real competition and could afford to sit on the political toilet til he was good and ready to get off.

To quote Beyonce, which ever office he's gonna run for, he better put a ring on it...