Uvalde County
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Beco DiazRepublican
Simon E. OrtizDemocratic
On ballot as
BECO DIAZ
SIMON E. ORTIZ
Current role
Instructor (per Secretary of State filing)
Retired businessman (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
Not found
- Uvalde native; 1976 Uvalde High School graduate (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Bachelor's degree in accounting and business administration, Angelo State University (1979) (per Leader-News)
- CPA certificate (per Leader-News)
- More than 30 years managing adult services health businesses and working with government contracts (per Leader-News)
- Returned to Uvalde in 2022 (per Leader-News)
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- Founder, Southwest Neighborhood Association (per Leader-News)
- Applied for a $3.4 million grant for neighborhood infrastructure (per Leader-News)
Experience
Not found
- Has lobbied in Washington, D.C., for adult day health services (per Uvalde Leader-News)
Top priorities
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- "It's time for a fresh vision and innovative ideas to improve the quality of life in the precinct and Uvalde County as a whole"
- "As a fiscal conservative, I believe raising the county tax rate is an action of last resort"
- Would support restoring budget workshops for public transparency (he told the Uvalde Leader-News)
- Would scrutinize spending for inefficiencies (he told the Leader-News)
- Would advocate for fair allocation of funds across precincts (he told the Leader-News)
- "Precinct 2 deserves experienced leadership that will not only identify problems, but will proactively look for solutions"
Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Property taxes and budget: "As a fiscal conservative, I believe raising the county tax rate is an action of last resort"
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Not found
Beco Diaz
Republican- On ballot as
- BECO DIAZ
- Current role
- Instructor (per Secretary of State filing)
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Simon E. Ortiz
Democratic- On ballot as
- SIMON E. ORTIZ
- Current role
- Retired businessman (per Secretary of State filing)
- Background
- Uvalde native; 1976 Uvalde High School graduate (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Bachelor's degree in accounting and business administration, Angelo State University (1979) (per Leader-News)
- CPA certificate (per Leader-News)
- More than 30 years managing adult services health businesses and working with government contracts (per Leader-News)
- Returned to Uvalde in 2022 (per Leader-News)
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- Founder, Southwest Neighborhood Association (per Leader-News)
- Applied for a $3.4 million grant for neighborhood infrastructure (per Leader-News)
- Experience
- Has lobbied in Washington, D.C., for adult day health services (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Top priorities
- "It's time for a fresh vision and innovative ideas to improve the quality of life in the precinct and Uvalde County as a whole"
- "As a fiscal conservative, I believe raising the county tax rate is an action of last resort"
- Would support restoring budget workshops for public transparency (he told the Uvalde Leader-News)
- Would scrutinize spending for inefficiencies (he told the Leader-News)
- Would advocate for fair allocation of funds across precincts (he told the Leader-News)
- "Precinct 2 deserves experienced leadership that will not only identify problems, but will proactively look for solutions"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: "As a fiscal conservative, I believe raising the county tax rate is an action of last resort"
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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