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|  will be the best qualified candidate on the ballot in the Democratic Primary. Please remember that early voting begins on February 16, 2010 and ends on February 26, 2010. Election day in this very important election is Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
I was seventeen (17) years old when I left Cuba, alone, for the United States. With no money, with only three (3) outfits, including what I was wearing, and no knowledge of the English language, I started my life in Miami, Florida. My jobs, among others, were selling coffee for 5 cents a cup, sorting tomatoes in a farm-camp and making and pressing uniform name labels in a hot laundromat twelve (12) hours a day. My cousin urged me to come to Houston for a better job. I started as a file clerk with the Hartford Insurance Company and worked my way up, going to the University of Houston at night, to become the first woman in Houston, and the second in Texas to hold an underwriting position with the Travelers Insurance Company. While working for Exxon Risk Management as an Insurance Analyst, I went to school at night to earn my law degree. I worked for the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office before opening my own practice twenty two (22) years ago. I am proud to be part of our criminal justice system, which is the finest in the world. My brother was a political prisoner in Cuba and he never had the opportunity to defend himself. Fortunately, I was able to bring my entire family to the United States via Spain, after seventeen (17) years of trying. I look forward to serving as Judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at law #9. I will be fair and just. I will treat everyone with dignity and respect, regardless of their place of orgin, religion, gender, and gender preference. Serving the community is my way of paying back for the opportunity to live in the greatest country in the world. I am a former Assistant District Attorney, for Fort Bend County. I was appointed by the late Governor Ann Richards to a committee to establish prosecutor standards and guidelines. I also have over 23 years experience as an Attorney in private practice exclusively handling criminal cases in bot federal and state courts. Vote for me on Tuesday, March 2nd! | | | | PRIMARY ELECTION - MARCH 2, 2010 | PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION - APRIL 13, 2010 | GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 2, 2010 | | December 3, 2009 | First Day to File for a Place on Ballot | | January 1, 2010 | First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail | | January 4, 2010 | Last Day to File for Place on Ballot | | February 1, 2010 | Last Day to Register to Vote in Primary | | February 5, 2010 | First Day to File for Place on Ballot (Local Elections) | | February 12, 2010 | First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail for Primary Run-off | | February 16, 2010 | First Day of Early Voting in Primary | | February 23, 2010 | Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail in Primary | (Received, not Postmarked) | | February 26, 2010 | Last Day of Early Voting in Primary | | March 2, 2010 |  PRIMARY ELECTION
| | March 8, 2010 | Last Day to Order General Election (Local Elections) | | March 8, 2010 | Last Day to File for Place on Ballot (Local Elections) | | March 9, 2010 | First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Local Elections) | | March 15, 2010 | Last Day to Register to Vote for Primary Run-off | | April 5, 2010 | First Day of Early Voting in Primary Run-off | | April 6, 2010 | Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail for Primary Run-off | | April 8, 2010 | Last Day of Early Voting in Primary Run-off | | April 9, 2010 | Last Day of Early Voting in Primary Run-off | | April 13, 2010 | PRIMARY ELECTION | | April 26, 2010 | First Day of Early Voting (Local Elections) | | April 30, 2010 | Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Local Elections) | (Received, not Postmarked) | | May 4, 2010 | Last Day of Early Voting (Local Elections) | | May 8, 2010 | Uniform Election Date for Local Elections | | July 25, 2010 | First Day to File for Place on General Election Ballot | (for cities and schools ONLY) | | August 24, 2010 | Last Day to Order General Election | | August 24, 2010 | Last Day to File for Place on General Election Ballot | (for local political subdivisions ONLY) | | September 3, 2010 | First Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail | | October 4, 2010 | Last Day to Register to Vote | | October 18, 2010 | First Day of Early Voting | | October 26, 2010 | Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail | (Received, not Postmarked) | | October 29, 2010 | Last Day of Early Voting | | November 2, 2010 | GENERAL ELECTION | |
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