I didn't see that coming - D76 Notes

One of the most non-controversial members of council will be leaving to run for the seat being vacated by San Antonio resident, Cesar Blanco.  Councilwoman Ordaz is looking to be called Representative Ordaz... Which is great, I guess.

Here's my only problem with this - who is going to fill her spot on council when she leaves?  With your luck lately it's not going to be a productive person without an ego. It's going to be a bomb thrower from Byrd's posse who mistakes the dais for a stage.  

Ordaz should be a formidable candidate in that district.  She has run several times and won each time.  She is well liked by everyone that I've talked to down there.  The key is that I have never got a report of diva-like behavior on her.  Pretty much every other council person from there in the past has been a pure diva prancing around the district like snooty monarchs stepping on the serfs.  

The fact that Ordaz is from the district and has lived in El Paso for quite some time and been elected by the folks in the area is bad news for the lovely Ms. Tamayo.  Locals are not happy that Tamayo was mailed to the district, opened up and presented to them as a gift from their absent current representatives and the other state delegation members they couldn't pick out of a lineup.  

Tamayo wasted no time calling Ordaz a liar through an email to her supporters...  an email which I'm on and so are a lot of other people who didn't sign up for it.... and their a little pissed about that.  Tamayo makes the mistake of confronting the fact she hasn't lived in El Paso for a while and nobody thinks she's from the district with a list of accomplishments from almost a decade ago (I went to UTEP! and EPCC!).  She claims " I even bought my first home in 2017 at the age of 25" - Uggghhh....

You're losing badly if you have to tell people you live in the district.   It should be apparent that you live in the district because people have seen you and know you.  You're really losing when you brag that you were only 25 when you started snapping up property around town.  Nothing like making everyone else  feel like losers because they couldn't get three college degrees, work for a state senator and state house member and buy a house all by the time they were 25.  It's a symptom of trying too hard.  

Ordaz gets to go around reminding people she's a good listener and not a controversial member of council.  Tamayo is going to spend the next few months trying to convince people she lives there.  One candidate is introducing themself to voters for the first time and the other is talking to people she already knows. 

This is going to get ugly. Tamayo's backers are going to get negative very quickly.  In return people are going to start "leaking" info about Tamayo and exactly where she's lived the past few years - among other things.   Right now it's pretty bad that she's working for two people who endorsed her and are elected officials - she's on the public dole running for office, which is never good.  In a world where the "good 'ol boy" network in Austin tends to screw El Paso over, it's ridiculous the local  politicos would engage in such behavior further disfranchising voters.  

If I was Ordaz, I would be telling D76 voters that Tamayo's beholden to Blanco and reps outside the district first and to the voters second.  Running Tamayo was a message to D76 voters - "Shut up and mind your own business."  

Comments

[Max Powers]

You’re right.

It’s gonna get ugly.

Which is why Eddie just go ahead and jump-in.

And if there is a God, Cassandra will jump-in too.

Love,

Max

[It's getting better]

Speaking of elections getting ugly, who is the new opponent of Vincent Perez. I heard that she's young and also an attorney?

[Anonymous]

If you are a so called writer... learn to spell first... or at least use a spell checker.
Also, why compare two people with such an opinionated bias when you don’t even know the people or what they have experienced and the reasons behind their decisions. Like how you seem to think that Elisa is not fit to represent the community of El Paso only because she has decided to seek opportunities to be a better state representative for the city. If you could see things with other perspectives, you would realize that Elisa loves El Paso so much and wants to have the experience and skills necessary to be a representative El Paso would be proud to have that she only moved to Austin with the intent of gaining the wisdom from witnessing how things run in the Capitol, especially during this past legislative session.
In regards to Claudia, you probably should not place her so high up on a pedestal like you do in your articles. You are ignoring her flaws like her diva-like behavior. Like the fact that she has disrespected and questioned police authority while making herself feel superior to others just for her government title.
Overall, you could probably do a better job as a writer if you keep it fair for all the parties involved including your readers by basing your articles on more truthful and accurate facts.

[Pro Ordaz]

Sounds like Anonymous is a lackey for Elisa. I think Ordaz loves El Paso. I think Ordaz has a deeper level of experience when it comes to government. DavidK lives in Austin - how do you know whether or not he has any info on this Elisa person. She hasn't lived in El Paso so guess what - no one here has any earthly idea who she is. BTW - all women in elective office act live Divas. The biggest diva is Escobar followed by Mary Gonzalez.