The three Democratic primary races for Travis County offices featured impressive candidates and emotional narratives.
Travis County Commissioner candidate Brigid Shea greets Council Member Leslie Pool outside her election party at Violet Crown Clubhouse during 2022 primary election night on March 1
As soon as early vote totals finally appeared, it was clear that Dyana Limon-Mercado would follow DeBeauvoir's 35 years of service as county clerk. In 2020, Limon-Mercado, former chair of the Travis County Democratic Party and executive director of Planned Parenthood Texas Votes, lost to now-County Judge Andy Brown in an internal vote among 136 county precinct chairs to fill the seat vacated by state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, which some found undemocratic.
However, Shea's 30-year track record as an enviro leader, city council member, and commissioner since 2015 won her the support of almost every Democratic club, a nigh-insurmountable challenge for Libal's grassroots campaign. Yet Libal is confident he moved the needle:"We are at a place, in part because of our campaign, but also because of the advocacy over the years, where I don't think we are going to embark on a plan to build hundreds of millions of dollars in new jails.
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