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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 2004
Page
10
Lea Taylor, longest-serving Ector County official, faces re election for a sixth term on November 2. She touts 22 years in office and near perfect audits of motor vehicle records while defending centralized cash handling to reduce delays. Opponents criticize wait times but she cites peak end of month crowds as the main cause.
Republican candidate Barbara Horn vows to overhaul the Ector County Tax Assessor-Collector office if she defeats incumbent Lea Taylor. Horn wants to shorten the wall, replace a single register system, and transfer tax collection duties to the Ector Appraisal District to unify payments for Odessa area entities, while refocusing on motor vehicles and licenses.
Early voting runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at four branches and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the main location on Oct 23. From Oct 24 to Oct 29 hours switch to 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Branches include Lowe's Supermarket, Music City Mall front, Odessa College Fine Arts Building, MCH Family Health Center, and Cogdell Learning Center with specific hours. Mission Dorado residents vote at Midland Main Location.
Texas State Senator Seliger, 51, seeks a full four year term to represent District 31 in the Texas Senate. He cites leadership in water issues public school financing and health care cost control as key experiences from Amarillo tenure including mayoral service and other city roles.
Elaine King Miller, 54, announces her bid for Texas Senate District 31 to challenge incumbent Kel Seliger in the November election. She highlights health care costs, insurance gaps, and expanding CHIP as key issues, backed by decades of education work and a personal stake as a person with a disability.
Ector County Attorney candidate Tracey Bright outlines a threefold focus in her bid. She aims to provide professional legal representation for victims and peace officers, concentrate on misdemeanor and protective service cases, and keep county costs low for taxpayers while personally handling many cases. Bright, 45, is the Democratic nominee for the four year term paying 97 240 plus 4500 auto. The county attorney represents the state in misdemeanor cases including appeals and provides counsel to department heads on personnel and animal issues.
Republican candidate Linch, 35, pledges to focus county attorney office on drunken driving and domestic violence prosecutions. She argues Ector County needs a prosecutor who actively goes to court and tries cases rather than a full-time administrator.
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