Pete Gallego Campaign Comes to El Paso County
Pete Gallego, who is running for the 23rd Congressional District on the Democratic side made a stop in El Paso today. Gallego is facing former Congressman Ciro Rodriguez in a run-off election that is set to be settled on July 31st.
Gallego visited a food bank pantry in San Elizario this morning. Earlier this evening Gallego hosted a platica with local Latino farmers in Fabens and water rights was the big part of the conversation along with USDA socio-economic programs.
His El Paso County swing will continue on Friday with a breakfast fundraiser at Cotton-Eyed Joe's in Clint, Texas starting at 8:00am. Gallego is scheduled to speak at 8:30am and breakfast will be served at 9:00am. Sources in the campaign indicate that its a pretty informal event and voters will be able to speak with Gallego individually.
Gallego wraps up the El Paso County visit with a Vietnam Veteran's Appreciation Dinner event at Mamacita's in Clint. If you haven't ever been to Mamacita's, its directly across the street from the Cotton-Eyed Joe's. Its Clint, you can't miss it.
That event is from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Apparently Gallego is buying dinner for all the vets that attend.
Speaking of farmers in the Valley, I'm a little surprised at the fact that most of the big farmers in the valley haven't dumped Canseco yet. Farmers are smart people and can do the math. The district is going to turn Democratic. You'd figure they'd hedge their bets and start looking to make some contributions to the Democratic candidates. The logical choice for them would probably be Gallego because of the fact that he's from west Texas and has appeal to Conservatives.
More on the visit later...
Gallego visited a food bank pantry in San Elizario this morning. Earlier this evening Gallego hosted a platica with local Latino farmers in Fabens and water rights was the big part of the conversation along with USDA socio-economic programs.
His El Paso County swing will continue on Friday with a breakfast fundraiser at Cotton-Eyed Joe's in Clint, Texas starting at 8:00am. Gallego is scheduled to speak at 8:30am and breakfast will be served at 9:00am. Sources in the campaign indicate that its a pretty informal event and voters will be able to speak with Gallego individually.
Gallego wraps up the El Paso County visit with a Vietnam Veteran's Appreciation Dinner event at Mamacita's in Clint. If you haven't ever been to Mamacita's, its directly across the street from the Cotton-Eyed Joe's. Its Clint, you can't miss it.
That event is from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. Apparently Gallego is buying dinner for all the vets that attend.
Speaking of farmers in the Valley, I'm a little surprised at the fact that most of the big farmers in the valley haven't dumped Canseco yet. Farmers are smart people and can do the math. The district is going to turn Democratic. You'd figure they'd hedge their bets and start looking to make some contributions to the Democratic candidates. The logical choice for them would probably be Gallego because of the fact that he's from west Texas and has appeal to Conservatives.
More on the visit later...
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