Holguin Draws Challenge from Perez

In what is now shaping up to be an interesting race, former city council rep Eddie Holguin will be squaring off against former city rep/former county commissioner/former JP Barbara Perez for the chair of the Paso Del Norte Tejano Democrats.

Sources within the PDN Tejanos indicate that EPCC Trustee Belen Robles will be the one who nominates Holguin at the behest of City Rep Lily Limon.

Perez has been a member of the organization for several years. Holguin became a member last year.

Holguin has been on the phone calling members asking for their support. That drew a response from some of the membership that are concerned about Holguin being the head of the Tejanos. They quickly recruited a formibdible opponent for Holguin in their person of Barbara Perez.

The issue for the faction opposed to Holguin is his support and endorsement for Pickett even after recordings of ethnically charged statements have surfaced.

"We are trying to be a voice for the Hispanic community. I don't know how Eddie could've supported someone who puts immigrants in the same level as terrorists, but we can't advocate for our community with Eddie as our chair. We would be a joke and no one would take us seriously," stated one member who asked to remain anonymous.

The member is referring to the fact that Holguin endorsed district 6 challenger Mike Pickett for city council on campaign literature over City Rep Claudia Ordaz.

Pickett is a self-professed libertarian like Holguin's political mentor Jaime O. Perez. Ordaz is a Democrat that worked for both former Congressman Reyes and former Senator Elliot Shapeligh.

The election for the Paso Del Norte Tejano Democrats is next Tuesday.