Even as the pre-trial stages of the trial of Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector Tony Yzaguirre moves forward, at least on county resident says he will be running for the position as a write-in candidate come November.
Leonel "Leo" Lopez, syas he has begun the process to place his name on the ballot as a write-in candidate against Yzaguirre.
Yzaguirre – despite facing four counts of bribery, a second-degree felony; engaging in organized criminal activity, a first-degree felony; and official oppression, a Class A misdemeanor, still drew 11,528 votes in the Democratic Party primary election held March 1.
Lopez said he has begun to ready his write-in campaign, a campaign he said, that will seek nto regain the confidence of the public in the tax-assessor collector's office.
"I want to bring back integrity to the office," he said recently. "We're putting together a team to give this a go."
The last time Lopez ran for office in May 2014 he narrowly lost to Pct. 2 commissioner Alex Dominguez in the race to replace commissioner Ernie Hernandez who was force to resign his office after a grand jury issued seven indictments alleging official misconduct and coercion of a public servant.
In that race, Dominguez barely beat out Lopez 2,430 to 2,359.
"That office is governed by statute and those statutes were by-passed," Lopez said. "Instead of going by the law, they were circumventing the process. I want to make sure that the public can be confident that their office is being run as it should. I'm confident that we can make history."
Lopez has an extensive puiblic service background in public health and has been involved with the Boys Scouts for the bettwe part of 40 years.
47 comments:
He has no integrity or skills. No job he has held has lasted.
Well, Juan Montoya has to keep up the appearance of being a legitimate, objective news organization. Sort of. It’s like the campaign Super PACs, so full of bullshit corruption while pretending to be operating in good faith. It's a race to the bottom, and we’re almost there.
to @Anonymous....March 7, 2016 at 12:57 PM
Is someone FORCING you to peruse/read el RRun Rrun
If your wish is to read make-you-feel-good fluff stories, go read the local newspaper rag.
Leo Lopez won't win. I heard that Ruben Cortez, the thief son of the thief Justice of the Peace Linda Salazar is going to make a go at it also. Just another Rat. If Jessica Puente Bradshaw runs (as I have heard she might) she will probably do well.
Todas ratas de dos patas?
The caveman no mames
Didn't Leo's wife buy some of the "reduced price" real estate that the bunch of crooks at the tax office sold? Fuck you Leo, get an honest job!
Will Conejo-Lopez never give up on trying to get her husband a job.
This guy is a loser....
Felix munoz should be the person to run, he has plenty of tax experience
, by the way if you all think jessie garcia is the best thing since sliced bread for tax assessor think again he is the same as his crooked boss tony yzaguirre. Why do you think he is the number two guy there?
The government needs to cap these positions no more than 2 terms !! People start to feel invincible!!
Other than signing his name with the title "Tax collector" what exactly does the tax collector do? When I go pay my property taxes or get new plates there is always a clerk that picks up my money, the computer prints receipts and keeps records so other than a name with a title and a BIG salary, what exactly does this person do? Why doesnt the county get a CPA and hires him/her based on qualifications and leaves such a position out of the political spectrum? We, the tax payers would save A LOT of money and with that in mind, even the politicians (WHO ALSO PAY PROPERTY TAXES) would save money.
You have my vote Leo. Yzaguirre will continue to steal from the city if he is appointed. Once a cheat always a cheat. Once a fag always a fag. Once a liar always a liar. Once a chapete always a chapete. Suck a cock Yzaguirre, you will no longer benefit yourself and close friends. You have repeatedly fucked over many people and the tables have turned. Karma is a big black cock thats gonna fuck you good.
Yzaguirre is a cooked goose... start talking to the Feds !! lower you stay in JAIL
We need someone that is honest and qualified for this position. Good luck Dr.Leo Lopez!
Ella is still trying to get a J.O.B. FOR HER HUSBAND, I HEAR THEY ARE HAVING MARRIAGE PROBLEMS, SINCE THE LAST TIME HE WAS A CANDIDATE
Lito Lopez is a man with integrity
My vote is for Leo Lopez
Yzaguirre is not liked
Leo is a great candidate...he will restore integrity on the tax collector office
Lito is qualified and honest
my vote is for him
Leo is many things , but qualified and honest are not good descriptions .How many properties did his wife purchase ? And Leo is honest? Ha!Ha!Ha! How many teachers have the Lopez family terrorized ? And Leo has integrity ? Ughhh !
We need a change at the tax collector office leo lopez will do it. Go for mr.lopez ///
Leo Lopez, we don't need another puppet or ball-less man in office. We the voters of Cameron County know that your fat ass wife will pull your strings. That fat excuse of a woman should have been investigated for taking land from the poor when they needed help before the idiots who voted for her put her fat ass in the judge's chair.
This is about Leo Lopez not his wife...be fair
Once again Leo Lopez is running no his wife . Takes courage to do so and that's the point
Leo benefited from his wife's shady real estate buys....that's not someone with integrity . Leo is the father of the spoiled brats that caused some problems for teachers.......fair?
Really???
Seems Cata thath you have a personal issue with Leo
Get over
Leo is a douche but at this point anyone is better than yzaguirre. Yzaguirre has got to go. He is a piece of shit, diarrhea face looking ass.
Leo lopez has my support
Lito Lopez has been a community leader for long time, he has my family support
Hillary Clinton had marriage problems so what, everyone has a certain point. And now she is running for president
Are you jealous ?
What about you ?
Do you have any integrity or are you just another looser..
Well in that case why you didn't run yourself ///
So what are the qualifications to run for tax office? Can just anyone go and say I wanna run for that position?
Cata no te quiere Lito, pero nosotros si. Cuentas con mi voto y el de toda la raza
He ain't no.Dr. he can barely hold a job, for Christ sakes
Cata give it a rest
Surprise HE IS ///
In the Herald it states that he is a doctor.
Go Leo!
From Matamoros, shit I can buy one for 100.00.
Lopez will be a great public official
Jessica shame on you. Stop promoting yourself. You have no record at all
My too
You must be a loser to accuse another of being one
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