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==Candidacy for state representative==
==Candidacy for state representative==
In 2017, Valdez announced his candidacy for the District 80 seat in the Texas House of Representatives held since 1995 by his fellow Democrat, Tracy King, of Batesville in Zavala County. King is the only Anglo Democrat from a partly rural district in Texas; in 2015, he was one of only five Anglo Democrats in the entire House. Valez's filing papers were sent to the wrong address for the state Democratic Party in Austin. Valdez blamed the error on the search engine [[Bing]], which had not updated the party address since the headquarters moved to another location in Austin in 2015. By the time Valdez learned that his papers were invalid, the filing deadline for the position had lapsed by three days. Valdez lost his suit seeking placement on the ballot before the Texas Third District Court of Appeals and is appealing to the Texas Supreme Court. Further complicating the case is the January 20 deadline for printing the ballots, which on that date can be sent to military personnel and others requesting mail-in ballots. Even if the Supreme Court places Valdez on the ballot, the addition will have to be approved by the Democratic and Republican party chairs, sent to the vendor for printing, and returned to Webb County to be stamped with the official signature before the ballots can be shipped out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Former-Webb-judge-will-take-lawsuit-over-12470727.php|title=Former Webb judge will take lawsuit over candidacy application to Texas Supreme Court
In 2017, Valdez announced his candidacy for the District 80 seat in the Texas House of Representatives held since 1995 by his fellow Democrat, Tracy King, of Batesville in Zavala County. King is the only Anglo Democrat from a partly rural district in Texas; in 2015, he was one of only five Anglo Democrats in the entire House. Valez's filing papers were sent to the wrong address for the state Democratic Party in Austin. Valdez blamed the error on the search engine [[Bing]], which had not updated the party address since the headquarters moved to another location in [[Austin]] in 2015. By the time Valdez learned that his papers were invalid, the filing deadline for the position had lapsed by three days. Valdez lost his suit seeking placement on the ballot before the Texas Third District Court of Appeals and is appealing to the Texas Supreme Court. Further complicating the case is the January 20 deadline for printing the ballots, which on that date can be sent to military personnel and others requesting mail-in ballots. Even if the Supreme Court places Valdez on the ballot, the addition will have to be approved by the Democratic and Republican party chairs, sent to the vendor for printing, and returned to Webb County to be stamped with the official signature before the ballots can be shipped out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Former-Webb-judge-will-take-lawsuit-over-12470727.php|title=Former Webb judge will take lawsuit over candidacy application to Texas Supreme Court
Lawsuit: Application for candidacy not filed on time because search engine Bing has wrong address listed for Democratic party HQ|author=Julia Wallace|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=January 3, 2018|accessdate=January 6, 2018}}</ref>
Lawsuit: Application for candidacy not filed on time because search engine Bing has wrong address listed for Democratic party HQ|author=Julia Wallace|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=January 3, 2018|accessdate=January 6, 2018}}</ref>