Campaign Updates

I have been out in the community campaigning hard.

Here is a report:

I was at the Senior community center, Hilos de Plata, this week speaking and passing out Alberto Ocgueda's arrest warrant as an example of Esparza's two El Pasos. Esparza, according to reports, went to that same location on another day to say that it was not true. What is not true I am not sure. He is spending his time now refuting that his overpaid secretary's brother was never prosecuted on child molestation of a six-year old girl charges.

I was at the Transmountain Apartments northeast El Paso group on Thursday night , Valentine's day. I spoke there and passed out more of the official records regarding Ocegueda's case. Esparza lost his temper in front of the whole room and actually stood up and called the arrest warrant on Ocegueda "trash." FYI: Esparza prosecutes people every day life on just such documents. They are El Paso County Sheriff's Department and El Paso Police Department official documents that a judge reviewed and approved. When it concerns his overpaid (with taxpayer money) secretary, Amy Ocegueda Lujan's brother, Alberto Ocegueda these same documents are now "trash." A member of the audience called my campaign and said that "if Esparza thinks anyone in the room that night believed him, he is crazy. He's a liar."

My phone rings off the hook every time Esparza runs one of his very strange TV ads, (he features people who appear to be on the verge of tears saying to vote for him because it is "the right thing to do"). The callers want signs for their front yards after seeing his commercials. It appears that the more ads he runs the more calls of support I get.

I was on the Barbara Perez show on Monday and then on the Bishop Washington show on Thursday. During the Bishop show Esparza had some of his people call in and try and attack me on non DA race issues. I handled all calls. He has nothing. I got several e-mails afterwards from people I have never met saying they heard the show and want to support me. They loved my message and did not like Esparza's tactics or what he has done during his long tenure. A lady in Fabens today said she heard the show and also wants to help me.

I sent another mailout this week that I will post when I have a minute. This one further exposes the Ocegueda scandal, and bullet points my education and experience.

Just in the past few days I have been in Fabens, Socorro, East El Paso, and Central knocking on doors.

I spoke at the El Paso Bar Association luncheon this week reminding lawyers why they became lawyers and asking them to stand up and fight.

I have also had to appear in court in between all these campaign appearances to earn a living. Esparza has been out campaigning during work hours.

The biggest case of Esparza's career, the David Renteria case, which Esparza personally tried himself was showcased on KVIA-7 News Friday and Saturday. Bob Harp did a great job. This case already has to be re-tried because Esparza simply cannot try a clean case and lied to the jury and left them with a false impression. Now there are further allegations of Esparza's misconduct in that case concerning him not disclosing certain fact witnesses that would have helped the Defendant at trial. One of these witnesses, Alicia Garay, actually used to work for Esparza. These witnesses were not disclosed to the defense by Esparza as required by law and the lawyers ethics code and that further puts the whole case in severe jeopardy. That poor family of Alejandra Flores now has to go through the agony and anguish all over again with the same outcome (a death sentence for Renteria) now far from certain due to Esparza's playing fast and loose with the rules. And this after his so-called 16 years of experience which he also trots out at forums to show why he should be given four more years!

Vote for TC. If you want to help call 566-0229 or 241-8418. Early voting starts this Tuesday, February 19, 2008.