ELECTION DAY is JULY 14
https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do
Find your voting location!
BROWNSVILLE EARLY VOTING
July 6 – 10, 8am – 8pm
Vote at any of the locations below!
Cameron County Courthouse Judicial Complex
954 E. Harrison St
Brownsville Central Library
2600 Central Blvd
Southmost Public Library
4320 Southmost Road
Cameron Park Community Center (El Centro Cultural)
2100 Gregory Ave
Texas Southmost College
Mary Rose Cardenas South R 115 80
Fort Brown New Horizon Medical Center
191 E Price Rd
Bob Clark Social Services Center
9901 California Rd
For more information on why I have used that term for our current senator and why I feel he is not my choice in the upcoming election, I present this statement, signed by a number of community members from Senate District 27.
"To the Members of the Mexican-American Legislative Caucus,
As Mexican-Americans and Rio Grande Valley residents, we are disappointed that you have blatantly ignored the calls against state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr.'s record that has harmed our Valley community for over 30 years.
Recently, there have been disparaging attacks vilifying and questioning our decision as Valley residents to continue using the nickname “Sucio Lucio,” a moniker that previous community members have used to describe the dirty political tactics Senator Lucio has employed for decades. Sen. Lucio has earned the title of “Sucio Lucio” because of his anti-worker, anti-LGBTQIA+, anti-immigrant, anti-choice, anti-environment, and anti-public education voting record.
Sen. Lucio’s campaign claims we are using this term to be racist despite knowing that we are using it to call out his dirty dealings and politics. El es un político sucio. If he is concerned about racism, why did he fail to speak up when it mattered the most? There was no statement issued by his campaign in response to the various Black Lives Matter protests that were held in his district at a time when race relations were resonating nationally and shared locally. He prefers to represent and maintain relationships with far-right activists, anti-LGBT groups, extreme anti-abortion groups, and more. We are Sen. Lucio’s constituents and are calling him out for failing us.
Sen. Lucio and his colleagues in the Rio Grande Valley have enjoyed years in office without listening to constituents’ concerns. They have used the Democratic Party label to get elected without question. Most of us have organized and lobbied with the support and training from organizations like Planned Parenthood Texas Votes and Texas Freedom Network, and have experienced first-hand our legislators’ refusal to talk with their constituents. The new generation of Valley voters will not stand behind representatives that vote for anti-LGBT, anti-choice, anti-worker, anti-environment, and anti-immigrant legislation.
This runoff election between Sen. Lucio and Sara Stapleton Barrera is an opportunity for SD 27 to lead the conversation and uplift the voices who have been calling Sen. Lucio out on his dirty politics. It is time to elect someone who will listen and fight for us. We will continue to organize and call him out the way we see fit, as it is our community and our lives on the line."
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