The three school board elections in
Elections staffers, poll workers and candidates I’ve been able to reach have reported few problems and, at least in the
That isn’t surprising: The south-county community has been very active in its school district since recalling four of five board members a few years ago after they fired popular Superintendent Ron Haugen.
The state appointed new board members, who reinstated Haugen. Those new board members are up for re-election today.
In
In that race, District 1 Board Member Manuela Huerta is challenged by Luz Vargas-Troncoso, the recalled former board member Huerta replaced. Huerta is the sister of Doña Ana County Commissioner Dolores Saldaña Caviness, a close ally of Sunland Park Mayor Jesus “Ruben” Segura, who is Vargas’ political enemy.
That means
I’ll be heading out to polling places in
District 4 candidate Larry Garcia said the same, but cautioned that he has been in meetings this morning and not paying much attention to the election. He said he’ll be checking on the situation after lunch.