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'''Guadalupe Valdez''', known as '''Lupe Valdez''' (born October 11, 1947), is a [[Mexico|Mexican]]-[[United States|American]] law enforcement official who served from 2005 to 2017 as the [[sheriff]] of [[Dallas|Dallas County]], [[Texas]].

'''Guadalupe Valdez''', known as '''Lupe Valdez''' (born October 11, 1947), is a [[Mexico|Mexican]]-[[United States|American]] law enforcement official who served from 2005 to 2017 as the [[sheriff]] of [[Dallas|Dallas County]], [[Texas]].

On December 6, 2017, she resigned her position as sheriff to run for the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nomination for [[governor]] of Texas. If she defeats intra-party rival, Andrew  of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], the son of the late Governor [[Mark White]], she will compete in the general election on November 6 against the incumbent[[Republican Party|Republican]] Governor [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|aouthor=Gromer Jeffers, Jr.|title=Lupe Valdez resigns as Dallas County sheriff, announces her run for Texas governor|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-politics/2017/12/06/dallas-county-sheriff-lupe-valdez-resign-wednesday-run-governor|accessdate=March 17, 2018 |publisher=''Dallas News''|date=December 6, 2017}}</ref>

On December 6, 2017, she resigned her position as sheriff to run for the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nomination for [[governor]] of Texas. If she defeats intra-party rival, Andrew  of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], the son of the late Governor [[Mark White]], she will compete in the general election on November 6 against the incumbent [[Republican Party|Republican]] Governor [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|aouthor=Gromer Jeffers, Jr.|title=Lupe Valdez resigns as Dallas County sheriff, announces her run for Texas governor|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-politics/2017/12/06/dallas-county-sheriff-lupe-valdez-resign-wednesday-run-governor|accessdate=March 17, 2018 |publisher=''Dallas News''|date=December 6, 2017}}</ref>

In the [[primary election]] held on March 6, 2018, Valdez led a six-candidate field with 43 percent of the ballots cast. White trailed with 27 percent and will compete with Valez in a May 22 runoff contest.

In the [[primary election]] held on March 6, 2018, Valdez led a six-candidate field with 43 percent of the ballots cast. White trailed with 27 percent and will compete with Valez in a May 22 runoff contest.

White has presented himself as a "moderate" in the race in contrast to the outspoken [[liberal]] Valdez, who led in ten of the fifteen largest counties in the state in the primary. Two former [[African-American]] candidates have endorsed White, Cedric Davis, Sr., a former mayor of Balch Springs who ran for governor and Michael Cooper, an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, a post held by the Republican [[Dan Patrick]]. Cooper said that he believes White is "the only candidate with a viable strategy" to unseat Abbott in November.<ref name=fikac/>

White has presented himself as a "moderate" in the race in contrast to the outspoken [[liberal]] Valdez, who led in ten of the fifteen largest counties in the state in the primary. Two former [[African-American]] candidates have endorsed White, Cedric Davis, Sr., a former mayor of Balch Springs who ran for governor and Michael Cooper, an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, a post held by the Republican [[Dan Patrick]]. Cooper said that he believes White is "the only candidate with a viable strategy" to unseat Abbott in November.<ref name=fikac/>

Political prognosticators, however, believe that Valdez's base is more likely to turn out for the runoff than are the White supporters.<ref name=fikac/>

Political prognosticators, however, believe that Valdez's base is more likely to turn out for the runoff than are White's supporters.<ref name=fikac/>

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