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Wolff, Elizondo merit re-election

Express-News Editorial Board -
Web Posted: 02/02/2010 6:35 CST
 
Bexar County government has made a lot of progress in recent years.

County Judge Nelson Wolff, who is seeking his third full term as Bexar's chief elected official, has set the pace for modernizing the county approach to leadership.

Following a trail first blazed by his predecessor, Cyndi Taylor Krier, Wolff has expanded the job beyond the traditional limits. He put the county in the thick of economic development efforts, becoming a dependable partner for city leaders.

Wolff, a former mayor of San Antonio, orchestrated the extension of the county venue tax to provide needed funding for the San Antonio River Improvements Project, a new performing arts center as well as the development of athletic facilities across the county.

The county judge faces marginal opposition in the Democratic primary and none in the general election. That's no accident. Wolff's progressive leadership rises above partisan politics.

The judge's second full term hasn't been flawless. He and his colleagues created three new county courts-at-law at a time when budget woes should have persuaded them to wait.

But Wolff's overall performance has been commendable. His capable presence and partnership with city government has been a vital stabilizing factor for the community.

Two other Democratic members of the Bexar County Commissioners Court face primary opposition.

In Precinct 2, Paul Elizondo is seeking his seventh consecutive term. He served an earlier term before making a failed attempt to become county judge.

The 74-year-old Elizondo is more of an old-fashioned politician than Wolff, but he is a dependable supporter of economic development projects and progressive change.

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hardwater2:09 AM
Time for Nelson Wolff to go play in the vegetables. He should take his son with him especially.
m_mroz7:27 PM
peregrinaluna - The Bexar Democratic Party should be a resource to any democratic candidate after the primary. Volunteers, money, expertise, donor lists should be available through the party. If the BCDP was effective (or at this point even alive) it could be the best resource for candidates. It is not, instead of creating a pool of volunteers, talent, money it serves to enrich a cadre of incompetents and hangers on. You ask: since when do people work for free? Since the days of 1776...good Americans have supported, volunteered and help elect candidates. I do it all the time. If you are a volunteer supporting a candidate, organizing volunteers, I congratulate you. If you are doing this as a paid consultant - snake oil.
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