You heard that right, people. The popular perception of Dallas, Texas as deeply red is deeply wrong. Tonight, the Democratic domination of county politics has been firmly cemented. First, Democrat Clay Jenkins has defeated Republican Emmert Wade as County Judge (i.e., chairman of the county council). Solid, smart public servant Dr. Elba Garcia (pictured) has defeated incumbant Kenneth Mayfield for a slot on the County Commisioner's Court (the county council), giving Democrats a majority. Dr. Garcia, a dentist, distinguished herself on the Dallas City Council until she was term-limited. She voted yes on DP benefits for Dallas City Employees (a lifesaver when Wes was diagnosed with Huntington's Disease). She campaigned for Hillary and then threw her support to President Obama when he got the nomination. She sent out flyers with a picture of herself with the President in a year when the mainstream media has been saying Obama is toxic. She won. Big. In Texas.
Side note - my husband spent his career in AIDS prevention. He's been in the fight since the beginning and I am very proud of him. He has saved lives. He used to work for the Dallas County AIDS Prevention Project, a ground-breaking initiative in the early days of the plague. Then, Ken Mayfield got elected to the County Commissioner's Court and spearheaded an effort to get the AIDS Prevention Project completely defunded. The scrappy group of dedicated AIDS workers, including my husband, got UT Southwestern Medical Center (the University of Texas medical school) to take them in so that AIDS prevention could continue in Dallas County.
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