Alvarado, Garcia Face Off in Bid to Replace Gallegos
The recent death of a veteran state legislator from Houston has set the stage for an unexpected election that includes two members of a burgeoning demographic in Texas, the progressive Latina female.
State Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and Sylvia Garcia, a Democrat and former Harris County commissioner, are vying to replace state Sen. Mario Gallegos, D-Houston. Gallegos, the first Hispanic senator to represent Harris County, died Oct. 16 of complications associated with a 2007 liver transplant. Also in the race is R.W. Bray, a Republican who was defeated by Gallegos during the general election.
Gov. Rick Perry scheduled the ...
Comments (4)
Fulano De Tal
Regrettably, there I no real difference between these two. Nor is there any difference between either one and the departed Gallegoes. They will simply inherit the mantle of "Worst Legislator." Carol has issues with anger and Sylvia has issues with being in control - which is a variant of anger. Like Gallegoes, the two women are shameless self-promoters (much Sheila Jackson Lee). All three (the departed included) never sought to mentor young Hispanic politicians or leadership. They merely sought and now seek to be the "Patron" in the Hispanic community.
Matt Taylor
This article has been linked on thejavelina.com
My Two Cents
Two observations for Julián Aguilar and your editor:
1. Latina=female. So "the progressive Latina female" is redundant. Drop the female.
2. There is no "comptroller" position in the City of Houston. It's the City Controller. Unfortunately, since this is a quote, we can't tell if Ms. Garcia misspoke or if you mistyped.
Jim Baxa
"Progressive" why cant you just be honest and call them socialists?