He won [[Democratic Party]] re-nomination in the runoff [[primary]] held on April 13, 2010, by defeating his eventual successor in the office, Laredo businessman and former professional [[baseball]] player Tano Tijerina. In the primary election held on March 2, Valdez led Tijerina by a narrow margin. Two other candidates trailed, former District Court Judge Andres Ramos and former Webb County Judge Louis H. Bruni, Valdez's predecessor in the office. | He won [[Democratic Party]] re-nomination in the runoff [[primary]] held on April 13, 2010, by defeating his eventual successor in the office, Laredo businessman and former professional [[baseball]] player Tano Tijerina. In the primary election held on March 2, Valdez led Tijerina by a narrow margin. Two other candidates trailed, former District Court Judge Andres Ramos and former Webb County Judge Louis H. Bruni, Valdez's predecessor in the office. |