AND IN LOS FRESNOS, MENDOZA QUESTIONS OPPONENT'S CLAIM OF JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE

FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH

AND THE DECEPTIVE CLAIM

ATTORNEY ANSELMO NARANJO, ODD MAN OUT OF JP RUNOFF, ENDORSES MENDOZA

Special to El Rrun-Rrun

Some say that elections in small towns are a dog-eat-dog affair between neighbors that take on a nasty personal tone.

Others would say that it points to a healthy and vigorous democratic process.

Whatever way you may think, the truth of the matter is that folks in these burgs take to politics with a passion.

While many voters are arguing about presidential politics, to folks in those necks of the woods, all politics are local.

Such is the runoff race for Justice of the Peace 4-1 in Los Fresnos, a bustling metropolis of some 8,760 hardy souls, the last time we counted. The contenders are incumbent Juan Mendoza and challenger Gabriela "Gaby" Fernandez.

The contest, as these type of races usually do, has split the community and supporters of both sides have been very vocal about backing their horse in the race.

And while many consider these races a tempest in a teapot, to others it means that people here care deeply about the people they elect to office. The margin in the March 3 election between the two candidates was  razor-thin, 43 votes. Now with Ancelmo Naranjo, the number three finisher, endorsing the incumbent Mendoza every vote counts. 

In Los Fresnos, LAguna Vista, etc., elections have always been a free for all, and this race is no exception. Sometimes, like in the graphics above, any claim at judicial or law enforcement "experience" is minutely scrutinized, as it should be.