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Pete Gallego on the Campaign Trail; Mission: To Oust Rep. Kiko Canseco Featured

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A.D. Ibarra

 -Eagle Pass

  

State Representative Pete Gallego made a campaign stop in Eagle Pass on Wedneday evening at The Charcoal Grill. The event was a gathering of local dignitaries, businesspeople, educators, community leaders, attorneys, financiers and members of the mass media. "The campaign is progressing well," stated Gallego who would be hitting San Antonio on Thursday, "There's a lot of energy and enthusiasm as you can see at this event this evening, we have representatives from all walks of life in this room. That's what I've always liked about Eagle Pass we all pull together for the common good." Gallego was able to garner the support he needed in Eagle Pass and throughout South Texas defeating a very strong Ciro Rodriguez in a disputed primary and an equally competitive run-off in July. The turnout, although low for the amount of registered voters in Maverick County, was very good in comparison to the rest of South Texas, according to Victor Perry, Democratic Chair in Maverick County.

 

"The primary went well, we were #1 in cities with 20,000 or more registered voters in South Texas despite the heat and the fact that migrants still haven't returned from seasonal work, among other factors, but it goes to show that people are generally frustrated with the pushing back of primary dates by the Republican party who in an attempt to divide the Latino vote, try to re-draw district boundaries."

 

 

The message is clear though, we need to wake the sleeping giant and as the largest demographic in this great nation, Hispanics need to make their voices heard by making an effort to go out and exercise that constitutional right to vote, whenever it may be, in order to thwart any and all efforts to diminish the true force we have become, and as the November general elections approach, it will be now more than ever that we must once and for all stand up as a people to have our voices heard across this great land. "We need to come out to vote in November," adds Perry, "There's not a single statewide led office that is held by a Democrat in this state where there are 4 million new Texans, 75% of which are Latinos. It's clearly not a true reflection of the demographics in the State of Texas, we must make our voices heard in November!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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