Cascos and Hinojosa first squared off in the County Judge race as Democrats in 2002 with Hinojosa squeaking out a victory in the primary. It was Cascos vs. Hinojosa again in 2006. This time, as a Republican, Cascos won with 55% of the vote in a fairly ugly race. Some in the Hinojosa camp raised fears that Cascos would do away with food stamps, while Cascos bought cartoon ads in the Brownsville Herald reminding voters of Hinojosa's close association with convicted former County Sheriff Conrado Cantu.
In 2010 it was the reticent John Wood, propped up by the Gilberto Hinojosa machine, who got into the ring
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If Sylvia Garza-Perez(some say Cascos' preferred opponent) wins the Democratic Primary, Hinojosa may not be as involved. Gilberto was reportedly not at all pleased that Sylvia won the chairmanship over his assistant, Jared Hockema(Jared donated $80,000 of his own money to his campaign for the non-paying position). After the election, Gilberto's wife, Cynthia, formed her own group, the Cameron County Democratic Women, rather than fall in under the leadership of Sylvia Garza-Perez.
now with sylvia's exit from county chair after being pecked to death by the Gilberto machine, and the only thing that stood between the people and Gilberto controlling the party again. the interim chair will be selected by the elected precinct chairs --------their choices are clear masso or zarate, or a Gilberto puppet ( masso or zarate don't look so bad when faced with the alternative do they???)
ReplyDeleteIn under 20 days the precinct chairs of the Cameron County Democratic party will have to choose --Masso, or ?, or one of Gilberto's puppets which puts us back under the Hidalgo County machines heel.
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