Letter to Tejano Democrats

Theresa Caballero
300 E. Main St., Suite 1136
El Paso, TX 79901
915.565.3550
Fax 915.562.5250

December 28, 2007

Dear Tejano Democrats,

My name is Theresa Caballero. I am excited to announce to you that I am running for the office of District Attorney of the 34th Judicial District of Texas as a Democrat. I am humbly seeking your endorsement of my candidacy.

I write to you because we share the same mission: to promote the most qualified candidates for positions of leadership in our community. You have taken the time and the energy to devote yourself to this most worthy of causes in our democracy. I know that you want your personal vote in the upcoming primary on March 4, 2008, and the endorsement of your organization, to be based on the best information possible.

The office of District Attorney is a powerful one. The 34th Judicial District covers three counties—El Paso, Culberson, and Hudspeth—and amazingly enough, spans two time zones. Many, many lives are affected by who occupies this critical office. The District Attorney is responsible for INVESTIGATING and PROSECTUING misdemeanors as well as felonies including petty theft, all the way up to capital murder. The District Attorney is also responsible for prosecuting public corruption. Our future depends on electing a DA who is honest, afraid of no one, who owes no favors, and who loves the people of this community. I am that person.

As we see from the current federal investigation and intervention in our local sphere on the issue of public corruption, which we all know has been allowed to openly flourish for years, we need change in the DA’s office, and we need it now. I represent that change. I am seeking to be your next DA to end the corrosive atmosphere that has plagued us for too long, and I am well qualified for that task for many reasons.

First and foremost, I have for years fought publicly against corruption. I have used my resources as an attorney in solo practice and all my energies to bring an end to the malfeasance we see in our courts, in our district attorney’s office, in the arrest process, in the misappropriation of public funds, in rapacious taxes, and in dishonest public officials.

In 2004, I initiated a Court of Inquiry to draw attention to the errors wrought in our local courts, and the current regime occupying the DA’s office. I am a licensed attorney in good standing with extensive trial experience in justice of the peace courts, municipal courts, military courts, federal courts, and state and county courts. I have tried many jury trials as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney. As a defense attorney since 1998, with the exception of one jury trial, I have prevailed against my opponent’s office in all other jury trials. I have taken on many cases championing those in our community who have been wronged by the corruption that surrounds us and I have stood steadfastly by them, and therefore by us, as a community, even in the face of unrelenting opposition. I will do the same as District Attorney.

My experience and education have prepared me for this moment. I have had the great privilege of enjoying the finest education. I attended one year at Burges High School and graduated from Loretto Academy High School. I received my Bachelor’s in Latin American Studies from Barnard Women’s College, part of Columbia University in New York City. I was also fortunate to have studied Mexican history at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. I received my law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin. I went on to work in Democratic Congressman Ron Coleman’s office in Washington, DC. From there I taught English and travelled in Asia, specifically Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. This wealth of cultural, educational, and professional experience I now offer to the voters of El Paso who have not had an alternative choice for District Attorney for sixteen long years.

Please endorse me and help me carry my message of good government and strong democratic values, where justice and fair treatment for all prevails under the watchful eye of an honest District Attorney.

Sincerely,


Theresa Caballero