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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council District 4 represents the northeast section of the city, where incumbent Sam Morgan is seeking re-election to a second term. He faces multiple challengers, including Shawnason “Shawn” Nixon, Dorothy “Sissy” Byrd, Joe Molinar and Wesley Lawrence. A potential issue in the race that may weigh on voters

NAME: Cassandra HernandezOFFICE YOU SEEK: City Council Representative for District 3AGE: 33OCCUPATION: City RepresentativeEDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, UTEP 2010 Master’s of Public Administration, UTEP 2013. FAMILY: Second generation El Pasoan and mother of two children, 4 yr old daughter and 6 yr old son. Number-one campaign focus: My current focus in my campaign

NAME: Alexsandra AnnelloOFFICE YOU SEEK: City Representative, District 2AGE: 36OCCUPATION: City Representative, District 2EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design, CommunicationFAMILY: Alberto Halpern, husbandNumber-one campaign focus: My number one campaign focus is on improving and moving District 2 forward. What that means now during this pandemic is ensuring that we have proper safety measures for

Name: James A. Campos Office you are seeking: District 2 Representative Age:   65 Education:   80-100 hours at SAC, St. Phillips, Valle Verde and UTEP. Political experience: Ran for precinct (mid 80’s won); ran for City Council EP (early 2000); and ran twice for mayor of Socorro.  Number-one campaign focus?    Financial Ability.  The City of El Paso

NAME: MIRIAM JUDY GUTIERREZOFFICE YOU SEEK: DISTRICT 2 CITY REPRESENTATIVEAGE:  56OCCUPATION:  RETIREDEDUCATION:  ASSOCIATES/EPCC in BUSINESS/ACCOUNTING/ECONOMICSFAMILY: NO CHILDREN, 9 SIBLINGS, STILL HAVE MY 96YR OLD MOM Number-one campaign focus: To return the priorities of District 2 back to the District office. Thismeans making the needs and issues about street light repairs and expansion, speed bumps and

NAME: Joe MolinarOFFICE YOU SEEK: City Representative District 4 AGE: 60OCCUPATION: Retired EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice AdministrationGraduate of Andress High School. Number-one campaign focus: Public Safety.The voters recently approved a $413 million bond in November of 2019 and City Council voted no to having a bond oversight committee.We need to continue El

NAME: Aaron J. MontesOFFICE YOU SEEK: City Council District 7AGE: 28OCCUPATION: Freelance writerEDUCATION: University of Texas at El Paso: Major: Multimedia Journalism and Minor: History. KNIGHT-CUNYJ Summer Diversity Initiative at the CityUniversity of New York Graduate School of Journalism Number-one campaign focus: We may need to address the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic for

NAME: Dorothy “Sissy” M. ByrdOFFICE YOU SEEK: City Council District 4 RepresentativeAGE: 63OCCUPATION: Insurance Specialist for a Home Health AgencyEDUCATION: I graduated from East Orange High School in East Orange, New Jersey and the last school that I attended was International BusinessCollege for Computer Accounting. I attended the City of El PasoNeighborhood Leadership Academy in

EL PASO, Texas – In El Paso City Council District 7, incumbent Henry Rivera is being challenged by political newcomer and former El Paso Times journalist Aaron Montes. Rivera declined an ABC-7 invitation to debate, saying his son is a nurse “serving on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.” His son recently tested positive

(Editor’s note: You can watch the entire debate in the video player above.) EL PASO, Texas – There is much more at stake than just the presidency during this election cycle. In El Paso, four City Council seats, as well as the mayor’s office, are up for grabs on Nov. 3. The three candidates for Council

(Editor’s note: You can watch the entire debate in the video player above. The debate is in two segments, which is how it aired on TV.) EL PASO, Texas – One of the key races in the Nov. 3 election is El Paso City Council District 2. Incumbent Alexsandra Annello faces off against challengers James Arthur