Monday, April 20th, 2009...8:44 pm
Republican Challenger on the South Side?
It appears that Richard Fimbres has drawn a Republican challenger: Judith Gomez.
There is one very important thing to remember when considering her chances of winning: she doesn’t have to win on in Ward Five. Remember that general elections are fought city wide, with only primaries determined by ward. Gomez could spend the entire campaign drumming up Republican turnout on the East Side and get only negligible votes in the ward she is supposed to represent and still pull it off. Call this the Roy Laos rule.
Gomez has been registered to vote since 2003, but hasn’t voted in either a city or state election since 2006. I know that many of my more cynical Democratic friends will jump on this as a disqualification. But come on, that last presidential election was dull and lacked compelling candidates. I can totally see how someone would forget to vote.
8 Comments
April 20th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
…shades of Tom Saggau…
April 20th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
how soon you forget…shades of Charlene Pesquiera….not really much of a disqualification factor for you guys.
Saggau, now that’s a blast from the past. Mr “Secretly Leave Town Midterm” ah, the good old days.
April 20th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Not quite when the person running was Al Melvin Flipper. She didn’t win, Al lost and she didn’t run again.
Voting in one election for a governmental body for which you want to serve does not bode well for a potential candidate and wannabee officeholder.
April 20th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
And only one election in a possible of six.
April 21st, 2009 at 8:52 am
T.O.D.-
To be fair, she voted in several elections, including city elections, before 2006.
April 21st, 2009 at 10:51 am
Meh. I had an abysmal voting record before the horrors of the Bush admin spurred my interest in politics. Then I took to it like a meth habit. So I wouldn’t hold it against her.
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:50 am
Could you at least tell us a little about her educational and political background? Otherwise she’s still an unknown Republican.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:28 am
I don’t know anything about her. I guess I am lucky to have her last name.