Fenenbock Gave $12k to Consultant Tied to EPISD Contract

According to campaign finance reports Dori Fenenbock, who is currently trying to call into question Susie Byrd's activities as a trustee working for her opponent, has paid $12,000 to a firm involving Scott Himelstein. Himelstein was the consultant who was paid $1,500 per day (of tax payer money) by EPISD to set up meetings between Cabrera and and Gafcon, who ultimately won the bid to oversee the bond that was pushed through by Fenenbock.

That was the largest bond ever attempted in El Paso County, to the sum of $669 million.

The reason that the contract came to light was because Trustee Susie Byrd raise concerns about the details of the contract and the circumstances around it according to an article in the El Paso Times.

This is a big development because Dori Fenenbock's campaign has been throwing out allegations of corruption against Susie Byrd, but contributed $12,000 to the firm involved in that questionable deal that has been characterized by many as a bid-rigging scheme.

That is a negative ad waiting to happen, except Escobar isn't punching back. I'm not sure who in her campaign thought it was a good idea to bring them in, but it completely undermines the attack on Susie Byrd and opened Fenenbock up to an even bigger critique on her campaign activities.

The point is, its a very real concern and will be troublesome for voters, especially for voters in the EPISD area, which makes up most of the high traffic westside precincts.

Especially because Fenenbock even further solidifies her ties to that dirty deal. If you recall, she advocated for the contract strongly. Here's video of that in case you forgot:



So if I understand the timing correctly it makes sense now why there is an attack on Susie Byrd, because she's now paying the guy that was getting paid fat money for that dirty deal with Cabrera and the contract.

Do the math on that one.