Danny Zamora

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Danny Zamora

Democratic Party

El Paso County Constable Precinct 2

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Jeremiah Haggerty

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1979 - 1999

Personal

Birthplace

Long Branch, N.J.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Law enforcement

Contact

Personal LinkedIn

Danny Zamora (Democratic Party) is a member of the El Paso County Constables in Texas, representing Precinct 2. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Zamora (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the El Paso County Constables to represent Precinct 2 in Texas. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Zamora completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Danny Zamora was born in Long Branch, New Jersey. He served in the United States Army from 1979 to 1999. Zamora attended school at El Paso Community College. His career experience includes working as a police officer.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2024)

General election

General election for El Paso County Constable Precinct 2

Incumbent Danny Zamora won election in the general election for El Paso County Constable Precinct 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danny Zamora (D)	100.0	17,497

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,497
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Constable Precinct 2

Incumbent Danny Zamora defeated Jeremiah Haggerty in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Constable Precinct 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danny Zamora	57.2	1,944
	Submit photo	Jeremiah Haggerty	42.8	1,453

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,397
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Zamora in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for El Paso County Constable Precinct 2

Danny Zamora defeated Edward Sena in the general election for El Paso County Constable Precinct 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danny Zamora (D)	64.4	21,907
	Submit photo	Edward Sena (R)	35.6	12,134

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,041
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Constable Precinct 2

Danny Zamora defeated incumbent Jeremiah Haggerty in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Constable Precinct 2 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danny Zamora	50.2	3,652
	Submit photo	Jeremiah Haggerty	49.8	3,620

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,272
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Constable Precinct 2

Edward Sena advanced from the Republican primary for El Paso County Constable Precinct 2 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Edward Sena	100.0	2,568

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,568
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Danny Zamora completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Zamora's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Danny Zamora was born in Long Branch, New Jersey. He is currently the Constable of Pct.2 serving the citizens of northeast El Paso, Texas. Danny was raised in Gooding, Idaho and is a graduate of Highland High school which is located in Pocatello, Idaho. Upon graduation from high school in 1979 and at the age of 18 years old, he joined the United States Army. Danny served in the Army from 1979 until his honorable retirement in 1999 and is a proud 20-year veteran. While on active duty in the Army, Danny attended El Paso Community College, where he studied Criminal Justice. After his retirement from active duty in 1999, Danny joined the El Paso County Sheriff's Department as a detention officer. After a short stint as a detention officer, Danny joined the El Paso Police department on September 1st, 2000. Danny served the El Paso Police Department for 20 years as a patrol officer, hostage negotiator and was a Field training officer, training new recruits as they graduated the police academy. After serving 20 years to the El Paso community, he retired on September 30th, 2020, to continue serving his community after being elected as the Constable of Precinct 2. He has been married to his beautiful wife Martha, for 34 years. They have four children, five grandkids, and three great grandchildren.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Since taking the office of Constable, I have cut wasteful spending, on the operations side of the office. I have brought much needed leadership to the office and its deputy's..
• My staff and I have come together as one, to have an office that is more efficiently ran and have put the citizens who live in our community a top priority. I have established a great relatiionship with the administration from the Northeast Regional Command Station of the El Paso Police Department. I have been able to take civil dispatch calls away from the El Paso police departments northeast officers, and refer them to our office, freeing up the police officers for criminal matters.
• This office is not about me, the title of the office or the prestige, this is about the community I serve. The needs of the community will always be placed first, above my own personal needs.

Community Question Featured local question

How would you address crime and public safety? Do you have a different stance than current city council policy?

The way to address crime in the neighborhoods is to be proactive in the areas where crime is more prevalent and team up with other agencies. But the most important thing is to get the community involved to be the eyes and ears for the departments.

Community Question Featured local question

What plans do you have regarding the police department? Would you make any changes from current policy?

The constable's office has nothing to do with the El Paso Police department. The Constable's office is a county position.

Community Question Featured local question

What policies would you have implemented in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic? Why did you select those policies?

I was not in office in 2020 when COVID-19 hit our country.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The areas of public policy that I very much passionate about are:

1. Our veterans in the community. I feel a lot has been done to help them in their needs and feel that we can still do better on helping our veterans and homeless veterans that suffer from mental illnesses to include PTSD.

2.Protection of our children in the schools.

3.Mental illness in our community. I personally, lost a nephew, who was 30 years old and a great educator to suicide.

4.The Opioids that affect our youth of today is also passionate to me, because of the overdoses that it causes..

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I am proven leader with outstanding customer service skills, morals, ethical values, and honesty.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

The core responsibilities of this office are to serve the constituents. It is not about the power, the entitlement, or the prestige. This office is about the citizens and not about the elected person. The elected person works for the citizens, the people do not work for the elected person.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Knowing the individuals, I have come in contact with remember me as a person who cared for them and did everything I could to help them.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Courtesy clerk, bagger, for Albertsons. I held it for two years, then joined the Army where I done 20 years.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

Holders of this office should have experience in law enforcement..

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2020

Danny Zamora completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Zamora's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Retired from the US Army in 1999 after 20 years of honorable service with several awards including the Southwest Asia Medal with Bronze star. Worked at Immigration and Naturalization until joining the El Paso County Sheriff's Department as a detention officer. I joined the El Paso Police Department in 2000 and served 20 years to the northeast community until my retirement on September 30th 2020. Studied Criminal Justice at El Paso Community College. I have experience as a Hostage Negotiator, Field Training Officer, Mental Health officer and intermediate traffic collision investigator. I have training in police association and community conflict and sat on the El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association board as a class II director for four terms. I have received the following awards as a police officer: Field Training officer of the year; Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT) officer of the year; Officer of the quarter twice at the regional command center; Leadership Award (El Paso County Sheriff's Academy); Leadership Award (Police Academy) and the lifesaving award with the El Paso Police Department.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Transparency
• Leadership
• Honesty

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I believe that law enforcement officers and leaders of their agencies should be transparent to the citizens they serve. Leaders need to work side-by-side with the citizens in helping suppress crime in the community and sharing information as much as they can without hindering an investigation. Law enforcement officers should be held accountable for their actions and treat all citizens in the community, no matter their race, gender or sexual orientation with the upmost respect.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

This office is unique because you deal with not only assisting with serving papers for defaults, but dealing with evicting individuals or families from their homes. When dealing with issues like this (civil) you must be up on laws that give you the authority to remove person(s) from their homes.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I have always looked up to my father Jake Zamora and follow his example on work ethics. He was always working hard and many hours without complaining to make sure our family had food on the table and needed just the necessities to live.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

An elected official should always remember who they work for and always make themselves available to those who got them elected.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

My ability in not only speaking with people, but listening to what they have to say. I believe in less talking and more listening and taking care of the community that takes care of you.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The 911 event in New York where the twin towers were brought down terrorists.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Bagging groceries at a locally owned grocery store. I had this job for four years as an 8th grader up until my junior year in high school.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

James Bond

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

You got a friend in me.

Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?

People need to be aware that a Constable is in fact a law enforcement officer and has the same powers as a police officer. Also, constables can make arrests and traffic stops just like police officers can.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

I believe they should have some kind of experience at the law enforcement level of government.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

For a person to hold this office the person must possess people skills. The person should have compassion for people and not judge a person on how they live and show empathy to someone that is in need by helping them when they fall on hard times.

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