Fence Riders & Prominent Republicans make up Vince Perez Biggest Contributors in Recent Report

Fencers & Prominent Republicans make up Vince Perez Biggest Contributors in Recent Report
 Woody Hunt continues hands in pockets

Vince Perez recent political contribution has some juicy stuff.

Filed on the 15^th of January here are some highlights:

$800 contribution from the Claudia Ordaz Campaign.

Question: do Ordaz’ Supporters, when giving to Ordaz really want to be supporting Vince Perez. Should there be some discloser that when you give to the Claudia Ordaz Campaign, your contribution may be forwarded to Vince Perez?

Most of Perez contributions some in the amount of $100:

$50 or less

Gaspar Enriquez

$51-100

Charles Ambler

Gisela Ainsworth

$100 plus

Steve Degroat

Elliot Shapleigh

Dean R. Joseph Vanderpool

Thelma Weakley

Delia and Juan Parra

$200 plus

Juan and Blanca Garcia

Eileen Karlsruher

Kastrin  W.C. J. & Deborah

$300 plus

Dr. Robert Woody

$500 plus

D. Margo

Jorge Perez

Richard Teshner

$1000 plus

Stanley Jobe

Texas Democratic Party

$2000 plus

Woody Hunt

Maria Teran

Zip Code Spread (El Paso Zip Codes Only):

79901: One Contribution (business address)

79902: Four contributions (near UTEP along Mesa)

79907: One Contribution (Mission Valley)

79912: Three Contributions (Westside)

79913: One Contribution

79915: Two Contribution (Valley)

 79922: Two Contributions (Upper Valley)

79928: One Contribution (Far Eastside, North of I-10)

79927: One Contribution (Socorro)

79936: One Contribution (Near Eastside)

 
Source: January 15, 2015 Candidate/Office Holder Campaign Finance Report

Kids First Reform EPISD Now PAC: What’s Wrong and What’s White

 

Kids First Reform EPISD Now PAC: What’s Wrong and What’s White

Where Are All the Brown People: PAC has trouble even attracting Steve Ortega types

by Ben

The recent low-attendance of forums hosted by Kids First Reform EPISD PAC may be a clue how out of touch they are with people of color. Of course you remember, this is Susie Byrd and Elliot Shapleight's PAC trying to put Byrd on the EPISD school board among others.

 

However, a much better clue is their financial report filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

 

Out of the 52 people listed as donors, only 6 appear to be Latino. Now we are basing this on the number of Hispanic surnames found in their financial report: five (5) which we counted (we counted 47 White surnames), and one surname whom we know the person is Latino despite the last name. So let’s do the math, that’s only 11.32 % of Kids First donors are Latino (out of the more than 80% Latino make up of El Paso).

 

Wow!

 

Kids First huh?

 

Who’s kids?

 

Definitely not 87% of the population of El Paso who are Latino -- not their kids.

 

What is 11.32% closer to? Who? We get it, the 14.2% make up. Which group is that: yes, Whites.

 

What Side of Town do Kid’s First Donors Come from

 

Certainly, Kids First has walked the barrios to make sure their organization is diverse.

 

70.5 % of Kids first donors live on the Westside

 

·         One donor lives south of I-10

·         One donor lives in Memorial Park

·         Eleven donors live in the North East (21.5%)

·         Four live in the Burges area

 

So much for diversity!

 

Gandalf the White

Paso del Norte Group/Borderblex Alliance Membership Cross-References

 

However, if you are trying to get a bigger percentage, look no further than whom the PAC donors are and how many of them are members of the PDNG.

 

Now, we may be using an old membership list. Some we could not find on the roles. But for people like former Assistant City Manager Debbie Hamlyn (known to be a terrific friend of people of color), we know she worked for PDNG or one of its affiliated entities during the stadium debacle (just a few day after her retirement we’ll add). There is also Tracy Yellen of MyrnaDeckert & Associates,* but not found the PDNG lists. We did not find her on the membership list, but she might as well be.

 

Edward Escudero

Perry Fienbert (Stephen)

Carol Glicrease (Paul)

Leanard "Tripper" Goodman (yep, the stadium guy)

Frank Gorman (Patrick)

Jimmy Janack

Frank Gormans

Robert O’Rourke (Beto O'Roarke)

Melissa O’Rourke (daughter of Bill Sanders)

Eric Peirson if he’s the same guy in Peirson and Peirson

Deberah Kastrin

Pearson and Pearson (Eric)

Tracy Yellen

JoAnn Casey

Michael Wenolt

 

That’s 29.4% of Kids First donors are PDNG members.

 

 

* Deckart is a co-founder of the PDNG and former executive director