The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges, but your Precinct 2 team has been there every step of the way, leading the way. I pushed for equity in our community’s vaccination roll-out, for as much direct cash assistance, rental assistance and utility assistance as possible, as well as ensuring the creation of programs that support our small businesses. And, although we’ve had to deal with these challenges every day for two years, my office worked hard to be impactful in many other areas. We lead the 2020 Census Complete County Committee, paving the way for hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding to be infused into our community. We brought better access to voting in the 2020 elections and created the County’s first independent redistricting advisory committee. We also wrote policy to provide more access to healthy food for El Pasoans, ensured the expenditure of millions of dollars in park improvements at Ascarate Park, had the Segundo Barrio designated as a federally recognized historic district and created the County’s first immigrant services office. I am also proud of accomplishing the creation of Crisis Intervention Teams at the Police Department and Sheriff’s Office, as well as fighting for and achieving a living wage for the lowest paid employees at the County, University Medical Center and Emergence Health Network.

I would love to continue building upon all of this great work, and as the only TRUE Democrat in this Democratic Party Primary, I humbly ask for your support to be re-elected. We cannot afford to take steps in the wrong direction, only forward. Thank you.

David Stout

County Commissioner #2

About David

COUNTY COMMISSIONER #2

I was born in Worland Wyoming, spending half of my youth there, and most of the other half in southeastern New Mexico (Carlsbad and Roswell). I graduated from high school in Elko, Nevada and went to the University of New Mexico where I received a Bachelor’s Degree in Latin American Studies and Spanish and a Master’s Degree with major concentrations in International Business and Brazilian Culture and Literature. I spent time living in Mexico and Brazil and travelling extensively throughout Latin America during my college years, learning to speak Spanish and Portuguese.

Professionally I spent nearly a decade in broadcast journalism as an editor, producer, executive producer and reporter for NBC, Telemundo and Univision. I also worked as communications coordinator for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Justice for Immigrants Campaign in Washington, DC for a time. I moved to El Paso in June of 2010 to take a job as a reporter for Noticias 26 Univision, but my first experience working in public service came when I was hired by former State Senator Jose Rodriguez in 2011. I spent nearly four years working on issues such as healthcare, veterans, economic development, government organization, labor, transportation and more in his office as I also served as a Bilingual Media Relations Specialist and Binational Affairs Liaison. I think my work covering local and state government as a journalist and my experience in the Senator’s office greatly prepared me for my work as the County Commissioner for Precinct 2.

I am currently serving my second term as El Paso County Commissioner for Precinct 2, as I was elected in 2014 and then again in 2018. I have been a strong and effective voice for my constituents and would like to continue my work. Making sure the County is as efficient as possible when using taxpayer dollars, being fiscally responsible and staying away from unnecessarily burdening our community has been a top priority of mine.

I have prioritized access to healthcare and mental healthcare by working to help save the Children’s Hospital in my first term, by serving on the board of managers for Emergence Health Network and spearheading the creation of Crisis Intervention Teams at both the El Paso Police Department and the County Sheriff’s Office. I have worked tirelessly to keep El Pasoans safe and healthy through writing policies to bring more access to healthy food to the area, as well as leading the County’s response to the Pandemic by serving on the COVID-19 Taskforce. I pushed the University Medical Center to take a lead in equitably vaccinating our population through the mega site set up at the County Coliseum as well as mobile clinics that can go into underserved neighborhoods.

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Priorities

EFFECTIVE, STRONG AND FEARLESS LEADERSHIP

Not only do I believe in the Democratic Party’s platform, but over the past almost eleven years I have worked in public service and politics and have championed our party’s values. Whether it was serving as a Precinct Chair on our County Executive Committee, working as a consultant for the Texas Democratic Party, serving as an El Paso County delegate at numerous State Conventions, or as a Bernie Sanders delegate at our most recent National Convention, I have more experience than any other candidate in this race working on behalf of the Democratic Party. I spent nearly four years on the staff of former State Senator Jose Rodriguez, working every day to help move our state in the right direction, and of course, I am finishing my second term as a Democrat on the El Paso County Commissioners Court, representing Precinct 2. I have served as a strong, progressive voice during the past seven years, having effectively worked to create initiatives and policies that are in line with the Democratic Party’s Platform on a local level, as well as advocating for the same at the Texas State Legislature and at the US Congress, as well as with the Whitehouse.

Below are some examples of the work I have done that correlates with the Democratic Party Platform:

PROTECTING AMERICANS AND RECOVERING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
BUILDING A STRONGER, FAIRER ECONOMY
ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL, AFFORDABLE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE
PROTECTING COMMUNITIES AND BUILDING TRUST BY REFORMING OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
HEALING THE SOUL OF AMERICA
COMBATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND PURSUING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
RESTORING AND STRENGTHENING OUR DEMOCRACY
CREATING A 21ST CENTURY IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
PROVIDING A WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION IN EVERY ZIP CODE
RENEWING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP

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EFFECTIVE, STRONG AND FEARLESS LEADERSHIP
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Donations by check can be made out to:
David Stout Campaign
2808 Grant Avenue El Paso, TX 79930

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Send me an email: davidforelpaso@gmail.com