Candidates seeking federal, state and county offices in Cameron County

With the March 1 primary election more than a couple of months away, candidates seeking a place on both the Democratic and Republican ballots have filed their intentions.

The candidates had until 6 p.m. Monday to file the necessary paperwork to have their names placed on the ticket.

The following is a list of Republicans running for federal, state and county elections provided by Republican Party Chairman Morgan Graham:

  • Senate District 27: Adan Hinojosa, Israel Salinas and Raul Torres
  • House District 35: Oscar Rosa
  • House District 37: Janie Lopez and George Rivera
  • Cameron County Judge: Carlos Cascos
  • Cameron County Clerk: Veronica Deaton
  • Cameron County Commissioner Pct. 2: Erasmo Castro
  • Cameron County Commissioner Pct. 4: Oscar Guerra and Charles “Chuck” Vieh
  • Cameron County JP Pct 5-2: Alejandro “Alex” Torres
  • Cameron County JP Pct 1: Andrew Infante
  • Cameron County Chairman: Morgan Graham

The Brownsville Herald has reached out to Democratic Party Chairman Jared Hockema for a list of Democratic candidates running for office and is waiting for his response.