Really, truly, hopefully the last special legislative election this year. This session, anyway.
Sen. Jose Menendez
Four Democrats officially are in the running for Texas House District 124, the Bexar County seat that opened up with José Menéndez’s promotion last month to the upper chamber.
Candidates for the March 31 special election to replace the San Antonio Democrat include firefighter Nathan Alonzo, former San Antonio City Councilmember Delicia Herrera and attorney Ina Minjarez. Rounding out the ballot is David Rosa, an independent insurance agent who unsuccessfully ran in 2012 as a Republican against U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio.
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Early voting in HD 124 runs from March 23 through March 27.
In other words, the same four candidates that had emerged last week, when Sen. Menendez was sworn in, though with David Rosa apparently switching teams. This Gilbert Garcia column has the most information about the candidates so far. A little Googling around gives me the following:
– Delicia Herrera’s personal Facebook page shows that VoteDelicia.com will be her campaign website, but it doesn’t appear to be up right now. She has a campaign Facebook page and Twitter feed from her aborted 2012 run for HD125. I presume either that they will be updated or a new ones will be created.
– Nathan Alonzo has his webpage up. His campaign Facebook page is here
– Ina Minjaerz does not have a campaign webpage yet, but she does have a campaign Facebook page and a Twitter feed.
– David Rosa also has a campaign Facebook page from 2012, when he ran for Congress against Rep. Joaquin Castro. Here’s a story from that in case you’re interested.
We’re already less than two weeks away from the start of early voting, so to say the least this campaign will be a mad sprint, likely followed by an intense runoff. Don’t be surprised if the turnout in the runoff is higher, either. In the meantime, if anyone has any insights on these four, please leave a comment. Thanks.
UPDATE: Gilbert Garcia’s column on David Rosa and his cynical part-switching gambit is worth a read.
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