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Jose Plasencia was a candidate for District 4 representative on the El Paso City Council in Texas. He was defeated in the general election on May 6, 2017.

Although city council elections in El Paso are officially nonpartisan, Plasencia identified as a member of the Green Party at the time of his 2017 candidacy.[1]

Biography

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At the time of his 2017 run for office, Plasencia was a student and worked at Fannin Elementary School, La Fe Prep School, and YMCA Bowling. He has served as president of the El Paso Institute of Chess and vice president of the El Paso Chess Academy.[1]

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in El Paso, Texas (2017)

Sam Morgan and Shane Haggerty defeated Diana Ramos and Jose Plasencia in the general election for the District 4 seat on the El Paso City Council.[2]

El Paso City Council, District 4 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sam Morgan 41.57% 1,969
Green check mark transparent.png Shane Haggerty 36.12% 1,711
Diana Ramos 20.27% 960
Jose Plasencia 2.05% 97
Total Votes 4,737
Source: El Paso County Elections, "Official Final Election Results," accessed May 23, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

Plasencia's El Paso Green Party candidate profile listed the following priorities:

“
  • Implementing a dedicated city Veteran Affairs office, surveying homeless veteran numbers for housing assistance, pushing for free Sun Metro to all veterans.
  • Raising wages for city employees and contract workers, requiring businesses who receive tax incentives pay a minimum of $10 an hour.
  • Creating an El Paso economy that gives incentives to employee owned companies, we believe that employees should have democratic control over their workplace rather than a handful of wall street stockholders.
  • Protecting electric consumers from rate hikes, ending EP Electrics monopoly, and creating a solar incentive program for businesses.
  • Preserving our mountains from development and creating a mountain bike share program to allow residents to enjoy mountain trails at a low cost.
  • Freeing up law enforcement by implementing a cite & release program for low level marijuana offenses. Program passed by Texas legislature in 2007.[3]
 ”
—Jose Plasencia[1]

Endorsements

2017

Plasencia received endorsements from the following in 2017:

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 El Paso Green Party, "Candidates," accessed April 20, 2017
  2. ↑ City of El Paso Municipal Clerk, "May 6, 2017 General Election," accessed February 18, 2017
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Facebook, "El Paso Green Party on April 12, 2017," accessed April 20, 2017
  5. ↑ Facebook, "Jose Plasencia for City Council District 4 on April 22, 2017," accessed April 28, 2017
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