El Paso Politics

Stop what you're doing because you gotta hear this one. I just got a call from the campaign team of Carl Robinson. Apparently County Commissioner Andrew Haggerty called him and from their account sounded like he was yelling at Robinson. They were in the same room and could hear a voice on the phone, but apparently Robinson didn't have it on speaker, so it must've been pretty loud. They said Robinson was clearly trying to calm someone down and after the call Robinson told them it was Commissioner Andrew Haggerty that called. He was apparently pissed about an ad that was done on social media about him. I'm not sure if he's talking about the one that focuses on the fact that Haggerty says its not someone's business how he votes, or the one focusing on Haggerty supporting Trump's wall. But Haggerty was pretty pissed from what I'm told. I'm writing about this for a couple reasons. One, because it shows that Haggerty has thin skin and a temper problem and ...

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...

Under normal circumstances I would've roasted a candidate like Eric Stoltz over a slow burning fire a long time ago. Stoltz is all about Doo-ruhn-gui-toe, follows that Dandy Max Grossman, wants people in the valley to spend their tax dollars subsidizing wealthy white folks' infrastructure on the westside, and won't stop talking about "protecting" our mountains while never once mentioning anything to do with parts of the actual district he wants to represent. Policy wise, there is pretty much nothing on the municipal level we agree on. I must get three or four inquiries a week about why I haven't roasted the vato yet. The answer is simple. I really like his parents. His dad is George Stoltz, who ran for sheriff a while back when Sheriff Wiles ran for the office the first time. His dad is a Republican, and we probably don't agree on a single policy, or Trump, or anything else, but he is a great guy. I've block-walked their house several times and his mom...

El Paso County Commissioner Andrew Haggerty appears to alleged that there is STILL corruption happening at the County during a recent campaign stop. Specifically on the County Purchasing Board. Here's the thing about that purchasing board - its has five members, three of whom are sitting judges. So for those of you keeping score at home, Haggerty is stating that a department overseen by a board made up of three judges and two county commissioners, is allowing corruption to take place. Oh it gets better.... Guess who is a member of that purchasing board? Commissioner Andrew Haggerty. Pay close attention to the video. He's alleging that contracts are fixed. That is a pretty strong allegation to make. My question is if Commissioner Haggerty thinks there is corruption going on, why hasn't he reported it to law enforcement? I gave him an opportunity to answer what specific actions he's taken to alleviate the situation as well. Listen to his answer for yourself...

So there is some bonus audio from a sit-down interview done recently that featured two of the four candidates running for the 16th Congressional District seat. Basically this race is Congresswoman-Elect Veronica Escobar versus three guys she's going to trounce. But this is a dust-up between Rick Seeberger the Republican nominee for the position and Samuel Williams, a candidate running as an independent. I say running as an independent but honestly he sounds the more Republican of the two candidates. Had he run in the primary he likely would have been the Republican nominee. Rick Seeberger is REALLY sensitive about that dirt that is out there about him - from the PTA not getting money due to them, to the Dona Anna thing, to multiple bankruptcies, and even a mention of a settlement with KVIA. That is something Seeberger seems to pride himself in by the way. He loves to brag about making people settle and he apparently loves lawsuits. For his part, Williams wasn't backing down whe...

City elections are non-partisan but since the elections have been moved to a general election cycle, they will be on the ballot with partisan elections. Parties give you a sense of priorities and governing philosophy, so I decided to compile voting records of all the candidates on the ballot in November. I think you the voters have a right to know as much relevant information about the candidates as you possibly can. So we will go in numerical order by district, starting with the incumbents where applicable. NOTE: Which elections someone voted in is a matter of public record.