Carlos Leon to Enter Precinct 1 County Commish Race
One drops out, another wants in.
A day after one candidate dropped out of the race for County Commissioner in Precinct 1, another candidate is likely to throw his hat in the ring.
That is, if he can.
That all depends on the courts in San Antonio.
But Carlos Leon, former Chief of Police for El Paso is likely to file for candidacy when and if the courts open the filing window again.
Leon, who has recovered from a very bad accident not too long ago, has already filed a treasurer and will have Mayela Mejia as his campaign manager.
Mejia's name has come up several times in this race as a potential candidate and in connection as a potential supporter to Liza Montelongo and Ray Graham. Montelongo is a candidate for the seat and Graham was rumored to be a candidate as well, but may be more interested in running for city council for Ortega's seat when it becomes open again.
Leon's entrance in to the race is interesting because he is a wild card. He's a name people have heard before, but as a candidate he is undefined. He has experience with budgets, but there is really no record of position stances on issues or policy. It just not something that would've come up in his previous races. So the name ID is a good thing, but being undefined could be problematic.
I'm betting he'll do okay with fundraising, but I think he and fellow candidate Danny Anchondo will likely battle it out over support.
Montelongo is the only Latina in the race and Leon and Jaime Romo are the only two candidates in the race that haven't won an election yet.
Anchondo and Montelongo have the advantage of having been on a ballot before, and Montelongo is the only candidate that has a base of support that have elected her to office, within the actual precinct.
But Leon is the one who has been in the highest profile race of all the candidates in the field.
A day after one candidate dropped out of the race for County Commissioner in Precinct 1, another candidate is likely to throw his hat in the ring.
That is, if he can.
That all depends on the courts in San Antonio.
But Carlos Leon, former Chief of Police for El Paso is likely to file for candidacy when and if the courts open the filing window again.
Leon, who has recovered from a very bad accident not too long ago, has already filed a treasurer and will have Mayela Mejia as his campaign manager.
Mejia's name has come up several times in this race as a potential candidate and in connection as a potential supporter to Liza Montelongo and Ray Graham. Montelongo is a candidate for the seat and Graham was rumored to be a candidate as well, but may be more interested in running for city council for Ortega's seat when it becomes open again.
Leon's entrance in to the race is interesting because he is a wild card. He's a name people have heard before, but as a candidate he is undefined. He has experience with budgets, but there is really no record of position stances on issues or policy. It just not something that would've come up in his previous races. So the name ID is a good thing, but being undefined could be problematic.
I'm betting he'll do okay with fundraising, but I think he and fellow candidate Danny Anchondo will likely battle it out over support.
Montelongo is the only Latina in the race and Leon and Jaime Romo are the only two candidates in the race that haven't won an election yet.
Anchondo and Montelongo have the advantage of having been on a ballot before, and Montelongo is the only candidate that has a base of support that have elected her to office, within the actual precinct.
But Leon is the one who has been in the highest profile race of all the candidates in the field.
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