TX HD 43: Ybarra Will Have Opponnent In Democratic Primary.
Vince Leibowitz | Aug 12, 2009 | Comments 1
Kingsville businessman J. M. Lozano has announced that he’ll challenge freshman State Rep. Tara Rios Ybarra (D-South Padre Island) in the Democratic Primary next March.
Lozano is the owner of a restaurant franchise. He has a Bachelors degree in Government from the University of Texas at Austin and a Masters degree in Administration from the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio. He has previously served in Congressman Rubén Hinojosa’s office in the Rio Grande Valley.
“I am proud to have been born and raised in rural South Texas. South Texas gave me a good education, strong family values, honesty, and integrity. It showed me to cherish the simple things in life and to remain grounded in reality. South Texas gave me my voice but my voice will always belong to South Texas,” Lozano said, in his commentary on You Tube.
Rios Ybarra defeated State Rep. Juan Escobar (D-Kingswood) in the Democratic primary last March; she was financed heavily by lobby money. Rios Ybarra was regarded at the time as an ally of former House Speaker Tom Craddick.
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