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Emilio Flores
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On Tuesday, October 17, the Los Fresnos Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum for the upcoming election. This year there are two candidates running for the Mayoral position and two candidates running for council member place one.
The event was opened by Chamber Director Val Champion, briefed by Chamber member, David Armendariz, and moderated by Cynthia Benavides. The candidates running for the Mayoral position are the current Mayor, Alejandro Flores for reelection, and Rosa Munoz Vallejo a lifelong Los Fresnos native.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


David Armendariz explains, \u201cThe Chamber of Commerce is an Apolitical Entity,\u201d meaning they neither “support nor oppose any entity.” He continues by briefing the audience that the goal of this forum is to get to know the candidates. Throughout the night it was reiterated to the audience that this was not a debate but a Q&A.
The first and foremost question Cynthia Benavides, forum moderator asked was \u201cWhat motivated you to run for office?\u201d
Rosa V. shared that she is a Falcon herself, saying, \u201cI love helping people and getting involved in community events.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cJust Serve\u201d is a non-profit organization that Rosa Vallejo is a part of and has only motivated her to be more involved. \u201cI am here because I feel that it is time for a change in perspective and to give the community a choice.\u201d \u201cLos Fresnos has a lot of potential for growth,\u201d Vallejo adds, \u201cand I am confident that I can [bring] a few ideas that would benefit our community.\u201d
Alejandro F. shares that he grew up in Brownsville, but had cousins that he would visit in Los Fresnos. \u201cGrowing up in this community I always felt like [it] was a special place when I would come on the weekends\u201d \u201cI knew in my heart as I got old, that Los Fresnos would be the place that I would raise my family,\u201d Flores says that is exactly what he\u2019s done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


In regards to what motivates Flores, he says, \u201cI want us to be a city where we can do everything and have a great quality of life here in Los Fresnos.\u201d Flores finishes by saying he\u2019s \u201cvery motivated for a second term.\u201d
Question #2, The City of Los Fresnos provides many services to its citizens, what are the top three services that need improvement?
Flores shares his being in “Water, Sewage, and the Los Fresnos Police Department.” He also mentioned sidewalks being something underway and something they plan to continue to work on. Flores says he wants to improve the pay for Los Fresnos Officers. He ends his remarks by saying, \u201cI\u2019m here to bring a positive change and a positive impact as we continue to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Vallejo states, \u201cAs a member of the community outreach program, I strongly believe that the City should provide them with a center for classes to be held in.\u201d \u201cClasses are constantly getting canceled due to severe weather, extreme heat, or various events getting scheduled at the same time.\u201d
Vallejo\u2019s second improvement she sees as important is more Lighting at Los Fresnos Parks for the safety of the community and children, saying, \u201cIt speaks for itself.\u201d
Last but not least, Vallejo expresses her desire to have Los Fresnos Firemen paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Council Members running for place 1
Running for place 1 are Alberto Escobedo and Jose Macias. Both individuals had a chance to speak having an opening statement as well as Q&A\u2019s by Cynthia Benavides.
Here were some of the things mentioned during there opening statements.
Alberto Escobedo \u2014 Escobedo starts off by introducing himself and sharing his experience of 28 years as a business owner and lifetime resident of Los Fresnos. He shares his experience in marketing and mentions that he currently serves on the Los Fresnos CDC board. In that same remark, he shares that they have created many grants for businesses in Los Fresnos.
Jose Macias \u2014 Macias shares that he grew up right here in town, has a military background and joined the police force in \u201886, he shares that he has over 37 years in public service. Macias closes his opening statement by sharing, \u201c[my family] are all in public service.\u201d having one son a detective and the other a highway patrol agent Macias adds, \u201cI\u2019m able to retire at the age of 59\u2014 I still volunteer [as] a deputy constable\u201d
Many more questions were discussed and talked about, to hear the full forum check out the LFChamber YouTube channel they have posted both forums on there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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