Alvarado hits the road in effort to pay legal bills
The Chronicle's Kristen Mack reported Friday that Councilmember Carol Alvarado is busy trying to raise cash for her legal fund:
HOUSTON City Councilwoman Carol Alvarado is taking her fundraising show on the road.
She's collecting checks for her legal defense fund at an event in Dallas today — headlined by a group of former and present officials from San Antonio, Los Angeles and San Jose, Calif., who are in town for the annual conference of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.
The hosts include former San Antonio Mayor Ed Garza, Los Angeles City Councilmen Alex Padilla and Tony Cardenas, and Mickey Ibarra, who was President Clinton's director of intergovernmental affairs.
Hispanic political figures were less in evidence earlier this month at a Houston fundraiser for Alvarado, whose political upward mobility has stalled because of a payroll scandal that occurred on her watch as mayor pro tem.
"I'm not sure what kind of invitations were extended to (Houston) Hispanic elected officials," said former state Rep. Al Luna, who is administering Alvarado's legal fund. "They may not have felt comfortable being there."
That seems like a reasonable guess.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 06/24/06 11:37 PM | Houston People | Technorati | Sphere | Comments (5)
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