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<\/a><\/p>\nIn a letter to be delivered to Najera today, the Paso del Norte Tejano Democrats Chair, Raul H. Lerma demanded that Najera \u201ccease and desist using our [Tejanos] logo on all your campaign materials.\u201d Lerma adds that it came to the attention of the Tejanos that their logo \u201cwas inappropriately used\u201d in her recent mailer.<\/p>\n
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Copy of the front part of the mailer sent by the Najera Campaign this week with the Paso del Norte Tejano Democrats logo, Special to El Paso Herald Post.<\/p>\n
Lerma goes on to add in the letter to Najera that the use of the group\u2019s logo \u201cis very misleading since, we [Tejanos] DID NOT endorse\u201d her. The letter adds that they \u201cexpect an apology\u201d from her,\u201d and asks her to \u201ctake immediate action to correct this serious matter.\u201d (emphasis in original)<\/p>\n
The Tejanos endorsed her opponent, Jesus Olivas.<\/p>\n
We reached out to Olivas for comment.<\/p>\n
In a text message, Olivas said that \u201cunfortunately Najera falsely claimed that she was endorsed by the PDN Tejano democrats.\u201d He added that \u201ctruth be told, it was me, Jesus Olivas, who in fact proudly received the Tejanos endorsement.\u201d Najera added that Najera\u2019s mailer \u201cbrings to question what else has she been misleading or worse yet, intentionally lying about?\u201d Olivas closed with \u201cNajera lacks integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lerma added in his letter that the Tejanos is \u201cconsidering sending out\u201d their \u201cown mailer condemning this misleading information.\u201d A member of the board who asked not to be quoted so that they could talk about internal deliberations said that a meeting is being held later today to \u201cdiscuss sending a mailer to all registered Democrats in JP5 notifying them of Najera\u2019s false deceitful mailer.\u201d<\/p>\n
We reached out to Najera\u2019s campaign for comment. In an email Najera wrote \u201cI did in fact receive the endorsement of the Tejano Democrats of El Paso, and I am grateful for their support.\u201d<\/p>\n
There are two Tejano groups in El Paso, the Paso del Norte Tejanos and the Tejano Democrats of El Paso. Najera\u2019s mailer used the PDN Tejano\u2019s logo.<\/p>\n
Najera added in her response that \u201cunfortunately, a mail piece included the logo of a different organization with a similar name,\u201d adding that it \u201cwas an unintentional error in production, not a misrepresentation of support.\u201d Najera wrote that \u201cas soon as the mistake was brought to our attention, we took steps to correct it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Najera concluded with \u201cI have always conducted my campaign with honesty, transparency, and respect for the organizations and voters in our community,\u201d adding that \u201cmy focus remains on serving the people of Precinct 5 with fairness and integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chris Acosta, a member of PDN Tejanos, in a telephone interview told us that it \u201cis disingenuous to say that it was a mistake when her mailer includes the phrase \u2018proudly endorsed by Paso del Norte Tejano Democrats\u2019 in addition to the logo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Anna L. Perez, another member of the PDN Tejanos told us in an email that \u201cit\u2019s extremely disappointing that a person in office (Najera) would actually flat out lie about an endorsement, showing she is not ethical.\u201d She added that \u201chow can anyone vote for such a deceitful person.\u201d<\/p>\n
There are five candidates in the race for Justice of the Peace Precinct 5, including incumbent Najera. The other challengers are Eileen Marlin Castro, Jesus Olivas, Monica Teran and Dora Oaxaca Rivera.<\/p>\n
Early voting begins tomorrow and ends on February 27. Election Day is March 3.<\/p>\n
Cover photograph: Lucilla \u201cLucy\u201d Najera Campaign website.<\/p>\n
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