Texas Border Business
Javier Villalobos, one of the candidates for City Commissioner for District 1, is confident that he has done the work in his district, so he told Texas Border Business. “I walked the streets of District 1, I’ve heard your concerns, and I will represent you properly as your city commissioner,” Villalobos said.
The City of McAllen is holding a special run-off election for registered voters and residents of District 1. The election will take place on Saturday, March 3, 2018. The special election is to fill the unexpired term of District 1 Commissioner Richard Cortez who resigned to run for Hidalgo County judge.
Villalobos is one of two candidates remaining in the race. Initially, there were three and during the general election, Dr. Joseph M. Caporusso lost, even though he ran an aggressive and respectable campaign. That left Tim Wilkins, who garnered 472 votes against Villalobos with 505 votes.
“I know the concerns of a lot of the constituents throughout District 1, and even though the district is gerrymandered, we understand there are separate issues.” Villalobos continued, “People are concerned about their taxation and their property values and future growth.” Villalobos said that he had dealt with those issues before and wants to help.
During the campaign trail, Villalobos said that residents had good things to say about McAllen and didn’t see the city as a black hole. “I think McAllen is a vibrant city with great people. It is the gem of the Valley.”
However, Villalobos plans to help make the city better. “I think that with leadership and working together we can make McAllen even better.” He pointed out that District 1 residents still are concerned about Proposition One which was defeated twice.
“By working together, we can allay some of their concerns, and the message that I am conveying is that if it is not a good government, I’m not going to do it, and will always be against it,” he stated.
He feels he is the right person for the job. “I’ve been representing governmental entities for the last 19 years. I can hit the ground running. I know exactly what some of the issues are and I know how we can address some of the concerns. I’ve done it before in other areas and we can do it here in McAllen.”
Villalobos wants to work thoroughly, effectively, and efficiently with the rest of the commissioners. “Together we will fulfill our obligations and our responsibilities to the constituents in a fiscally conservative manner,” he said. Villalobos says that McAllen is a “good place to live, but it can be better.”
Concerning his low budget campaign, he said, “I run things actively and efficiently. I want to run McAllen like we ran our campaign. We were the top vote getters with a fraction of the expenses of our opponents,” he finalized.
Early Voting for this office begins Wednesday, February 14, 2018, through Tuesday, February 27, 2018.
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“I’ll Be a Puppet for Nobody, I Have Financed More Than 90% of My Campaign” – Javier Villalobos
