EL PASO, Tx., January 21, 2026: On Monday we published our first report in our campaign funding series for the candidates running for offices in the March primaries. We reported that Minerva Torres Shelton had not filed her report on the due date. We reached out to the Torres-Shelton campaign about the report on Monday and we have not heard back from her.
The incumbent, Ricardo Samaniego, is running unopposed in the Democratic primary. Two candidates are running to challenge Samaniego in November on the Republican ticket. They are Guadalupe Giner and Torres-Shelton.
Torres-Shelton ran in 2024 for sheriff and lost to Oscar Ugarte. Giner was defeated by Samaniego in 2022…