The El Paso Youth Movement
I was thinking about this last night - El Paso's youth movement is now almost a sprint. Its been going on for quite some time now.
Many of El Paso's elected leaders are 45 and under - some of them significantly under. Consider the list, County Judge Veronica Escobar, County Commissioner Anna Perez, City Reps Cortney Niland, Susie Byrd, Steve Ortega, and Eddie Holguin.
Now consider the state delegation, which is probably the youngest class of leaders of them all. State Rep Naomi Gonzalez, State Rep Marisa Marquez, former State Rep Joe Moody, and now State Rep-Elect Mary Gonzalez.
O'Rourke's win over Reyes is just the latest in the youth movement.
The face of El Paso politics is changing. Even in the valley. The question is, will the youth movement continue in the Precinct 3 race for County Commissioner? If Vince Perez is able to defeat Chente Quintanilla, it will mean that for the first time the valley will be represented by young leadership at basically every level from City Reps Eddie Holguin and Ortega, to State Rep Naomi Gonzalez and State Rep Mary Gonzalez, and Perez.
That would totally shake up the idea that the valley represents the old and backward way of things.
Many of El Paso's elected leaders are 45 and under - some of them significantly under. Consider the list, County Judge Veronica Escobar, County Commissioner Anna Perez, City Reps Cortney Niland, Susie Byrd, Steve Ortega, and Eddie Holguin.
Now consider the state delegation, which is probably the youngest class of leaders of them all. State Rep Naomi Gonzalez, State Rep Marisa Marquez, former State Rep Joe Moody, and now State Rep-Elect Mary Gonzalez.
O'Rourke's win over Reyes is just the latest in the youth movement.
The face of El Paso politics is changing. Even in the valley. The question is, will the youth movement continue in the Precinct 3 race for County Commissioner? If Vince Perez is able to defeat Chente Quintanilla, it will mean that for the first time the valley will be represented by young leadership at basically every level from City Reps Eddie Holguin and Ortega, to State Rep Naomi Gonzalez and State Rep Mary Gonzalez, and Perez.
That would totally shake up the idea that the valley represents the old and backward way of things.
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