Republican Alexandra de Moral Mealer is a political novice challenging Harris County Judge Linda Hidalgo in November.
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Phillip del Moral, brother of Harris County Judge candidate Alexandra del Moral Mealer, holds up her cheering daughter, Emory, 3, during a meet and greet for the candidate in the Heights on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022."It was so difficult to get information, it got me just digging in, and I did become obsessed with it," she said.
The 27-year-old Colombian immigrant shocked those who had dismissed her by defeating Emmett, while Democrat Adrian Garcia beat Republican Precinct 2 Commissioner Jack Morman, flipping the Republican majority of the court.Former Harris County commissioner Jack Morman is trying to win his job back, challenging Adrian Garcia
Mealer said her grandfather fought in the Spanish civil war:"He led the opposition against Franco, a dictator and a fascist." The clerk and the tax office no longer administer elections in Harris County. Commissioners court last year transferred that responsibility to the newly formed office of the Harris County Elections Administrator.Mealer has made it clear that she would support major changes to county elections if she is elected and Republicans regain a majority.
Commissioners Court currently is locked in a month-long budget impasse as the two GOP commissioners have skipped meetings to block the Democratic majority from passing their proposed tax rate.and employees will forgo planned raises and cost of living adjustments, County Administrator David Berry has said.