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Page 3/ The Prospector/ January 25,1980
ampaign ‘80
Montes, candidates, aim for sheriff post
Standing on a platform of jail improvements, El Paso Another obstacle Montes faces in this regard is the
Democrat Ray Montes announced his bid last week for suggestion by the county comissioner that the sheriffs
re-election as Sheriff.
department fire 94 employees in order to balance the
The 52-year-old sheriff lists numerous improvements he budget.
has made in the county jail during his term of office, which Montes counters this idea noting that he has “. . .seen
began in August of 1978. this problem for 20 years. . .” adding, “ . . .what usually
The improvements Montes cited are: implementing a happens is the county commissioner, in this case Willis
written standard operating procedure, increasing the Samples, always manages to find more money in the
number of detention officers and reducing the number of budget.”
Ray Montes
inmates in compliance with the order set down by the U. S.
District Judge William Sessions.
The sheriff claims “We’re in trouble if we cut back.”
Security guard Nathaniel Ray Carter will challenge for
Montes also notes about $60,000 worth of the job after announcing his candidacy Monday,
improvements made in the electrical and plumbing systems Carter, who will be the only Republican in the running,
of the jail in addition to improved quality of the food has worked as a special police officer, prison guard and as
served to the inmates. an undercover agent.
In addition to his platform of continuous jail Carter, who wants to petition to become eligible for the
improvements, Montes states that if reelected, he will ballot, will join Montes in the race for sheriff.
implement and publish the first El Paso Operating Other candidates include boxer Leno Puentes, Juan
Procedure Employee Conduct Manual. Bog on, policeman and former jail captain Everette Riley.
Polk after medical, educational reforms
State Rep. Mary Polk
recently announced her
candidacy for re-election to
the District 71 post.
Polk, a Democrat, cited
health, energy and ′
education as her leading
campaign concerns.
On health. Polk says she
feels intelligent cost cutting
could bring down the
average medical bill.
Patients are paying for the
unnecessary equipment used .
in hospitals, she adds.
Speaking briefly on
energy, Polk mentions that
alternative fuel sources must
be explored for future use.
These include solar heating
and gasohol.
Polk, who is unopposed
in her re-election bid, says Polk says more parental explains this is important so
that higher pay for teachers participation is needed for juvenile offenders don’t
is a must. She states that an solving juvenile crimes. She become career criminals.
extra S10 million was put
into the local public school
system during her first term
in the Legislature and said
more is needed.
time is running out....
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