Sylvia Garcia & Carol Alvarado both had their Headquarter's Grand Opening this past Saturday.

The headquarters for former Harris County Precinct 2 County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia and State Representative Carol Alvarado was opened for the purpose to elect them to the Texas Senate District 6 seat vacated by the passing of the late Senator Mario Gallegos. As of this writing there hasn't yet been a Special Election date set by the Governor but that's not slowing down the candidates or their supporters from hitting the campaign trail. Saturday morning at Sylvia's grand opening ceremony she informed me she already had this same morning about 30 volunteers hit the streets going door to door. And while I was there I noticed her campaign staff was preparing maps and literature to send out another wave of volunteers to go door to door. Earlier that same morning in Jacinto City before my arrival to Sylvia's event I had already met Carol's door to door workers passing out her literature. Later in the afternoon while visiting Carol's headquarters her campaign staff was busy with the grand opening crowd of volunteers and supporters signing them up for door to door campaigning, phone call committees and office assignment duties for the up coming election. Carol was introduced by Houston City Councilman James Rodriguez where she then gave the crowded headquarters a presentation on her ability to be able to quickly hit the Senate floor to take care of their business. Mr. Dario Arellano from Denver Harbor led the Alvarado gathering in a word of prayer. Door to door campaigning is "old school" but its always proven to be the best and most effective way to win over voters. Phone calling voters and mailing them campaign literature is effective but not near as good as the face to face personal visit from the candidate or a well informed experienced supporter. I fully expect any serious candidate for this position to use the door to door grassroots method of trying to win over the voters. And with this being a Special Election with only the one contest on the ballot there's a good chance they'll be a

lower than normal voter turnout so the winning candidate may very well be decided by who has the best ground game. And another important factor will be whichever campaign can win over the majority of the voters who use the mail in ballot or absentee ballot for seniors or those with disabilities will be crucial to winning the election. Campaign funds is a must and is a key factor to winning. Endorsements play a roll in deciding elections too but there's nothing better than having an abundance of volunteers willing to work in contacting the voters by door to door. Campaigns that can afford paid door to door workers can be successful but only if these workers are properly trained and supervised. If the hired workers aren't well trained and supervised this can lose the candidate votes... I've seen it happen. them. My personal observation while visiting the two events is that both Carol and Sylvia seem to have sincere passionate supporters who can give accurate reasons why they think their candidate would be the best one to represent them. I can honestly say there are many who feel it's going to be a difficult decision making process since they feel both Sylvia and Carol each would make a good Senator. I ran into several folks at Carol's event who I had just seen earlier at Sylvia's and they told me they were friends with both candidates and they didn't want to be placed in a situation where they had to make a choice publicly which could harm their friendship with either candidate. It's my hope too the two candidates realize this and respect the fact there are going to be many others feeling this same way and they shouldn't force the issue.

Three State Representatives supporting Sylvia. Left to right: Jessica Farrar, (Sylvia Garcia) Ana Hernandez Luna and Armando Walle at the Grand Opening supporting Sylvia. Each gave their own reasons as to why they believed Sylvia would be best for the Senate District 6 seat.

Photo of Sylvia Garica making a statement to her volunteers prior to their leaving the headquarters for door to door voter contact.

Photo of Sylvia with another group of door to door volunteers leaving out at midday on Saturday. Garcia Campaign Headquarters 12753 East Freeway Houston, TX. 77015 PHONE: 832.885.6667 WEBSITE: www.SylviaForSenate.com EMAIL: sylvia@sylviaforsenate.com FOR A MAP LINK TO THE GARCIA HEADQUARTERS CLICK ( HERE )

Carol Alvarado explains why she's seeking the Senate seat and what constituents can expect of her as their Senator.

Volunteers listening to speakers give their reason in supporting Carol.

Houston Firefighters Union representative Johnny Villarreal presented Carol with a $10,000 campaign contribution. Johnny is also the late Senator Mario Gallegos' brother-in-law. Carol Alvarado Campaign Headquarters 7007 Gulf Freeway, Suite 248 Houston, TX 77087 PHONE: 281.222.2447 WEBSITE: www.carolalvarado.com EMAIL: info@carolalvarado.com FOR A MAP LINK TO THE ALVARADO HEADQUARTERS CLICK ( HERE )

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