Retirement Rumors

There are two seats that rarely open up that are going to open up pretty soon - the Senate seat currently held by Jose Rodriguez and the District Attorney's seat held by Jaime Esparza.

Both have birthed a series of rumors about who is going to run for the seats.

Lets start with the DA seat. State Rep Joe Moody being interested in that seat is probably the least well-kept secret in town since Commissioner Escobar was considering a run to be County Judge.

That seat is Moody's if he wants it and he will likely sit in it for a long time. He has name ID, he's working on Beto's campaign, and he's genuinely liked. There's only one guy that has a shot at beating him and he's not someone who has run for office before. Moody's race to lose.

Now the Senate seat. There are all kinds of names flying around for this seat. Almost every state rep's name has come up including Lina Ortega and Cesar Blanco to former State Rep Marisa Marquez and even Dori Fenenbock.

I'm actually surprised that we haven't heard Norma Chavez throw her name in the hat. Although it wouldn't surprise me one bit if she did decide to run, that is the selfish Norma move we have all grown to expect. But she's clearly not viable.

For anything.

Ever.

First lets throw out Fenenbock. She's not ever going to run for anything again. She's not viable. Plus she was in Austin again this last weekend and was seen hanging out with EPISD Superintendent Juan Cabrera.

Its really hard to see how anyone can beat Cesar Blanco for this seat. He's bright, he's punched his ticket, paid his dues, etc.

Blanco will be our next Senator barring any major development.

Hands down.