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Justice of the peace candidates plentiful
January 06, 2010 |
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Justice of the peace candidates plentiful
By Ramon Bracamontes / El Paso Times
Posted: 01/06/2010 12:00:00 AM MST
EL PASO -- The eight justice of the peace positions in the county, which pay $63,500 a year, are a hot commodity in this year's election.
On the Republican side, three people are running for justice of the peace positions. On the Democratic side, 23 candidates are seeking the positions. Only one of the justice of the peace candidates, Ruben Lujan, is unopposed. Lujan, a Lower Valley businessman and community leader, will inherit the Justice of Peace, Precinct 6-1, next January.
Also, only two of the justice positions, Precincts 4 and 7, have both Republican and Democratic candidates. Those party primary winners will face off in November.
In the other justice of the peace offices, whoever wins the Democratic Party nomination, wins the seat. The party's primary is March 2.
Here is a complete list of who is running for justice of the peace. Some of the names were omitted from Tuesday's El Paso Times because they filed just before the deadline or because they filed by submitting a petition with the names of voters instead of paying the $1,000 filing fee.
El Paso County Republican Party candidates
# Gracie Valenzuela, justice of the peace, Precinct 4.
# Kelly Dickson, justice of the peace, Precinct 7.
# Bruce King, justice of the peace, Precinct 7.
El Paso County Democratic Party candidates
# Robert Turner Pearson, justice of the peace, Precinct 1.
# Victor Salas, justice of the peace, Precinct 1.
# Joe Gandara, justice of the peace, Precinct 2.
# Alex Melendez, justice of the peace, Precinct 2.
# Brian Haggerty, justice of the peace, Precinct 2.
# Sissy Hernandez, justice of the peace, Precinct 2.
# Charles N. Taylor Jr., justice of the peace, Precinct 2.
# Guadalupe Aponte, justice of the peace, Precinct 3.
# King Merritt, justice of the peace, Precinct 3.
# Sergio H. Enriquez, justice of the peace, Precinct 4.
# Sergio Gonzalez, justice of the peace, Precinct 4.
# Ray Gutierrez, justice of the peace, Precinct 4.
# Pete Melendez, justice of the peace, Precinct 4.
# Barbara Perez, justice of the peace, Precinct 4.
# Yvonne Roberta Caldera, justice of the peace, Precinct 5.
# John C. Chatman, justice of the peace, Precinct 5.
# Marissa Yvonne Gonzalez, justice of the peace, Precinct 5.
# Monica Teran, justice of the peace, Precinct 5.
# Ruben Lujan, justice of the peace, Precinct 6-1.
# Rosalie Dominguez, justice of the peace, Precinct 6-2.
# Blanca Loya, justice of the peace, Precinct 6-2.
# Dion "El" Dorado, justice of the peace, Precinct 7.
# Harold Shumate, justice of the peace, Precinct 7. |
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