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'''Danny Valdez''' (born August 8, 1953) is the former county judge for Webb County in [[Laredo]], [[Texas]]. He is the 22nd person to have held the elected office since Webb County was established in the southern part of the state in 1848. He served four years with the [[United States Navy]] and twenty-four years as a justice of the peace before becoming county judge in 2007.[1]

'''Danny Valdez''' (born August 8, 1953) is the former county judge for Webb County in [[Laredo]], [[Texas]]. He is the 22nd person to have held the elected office since Webb County was established in the southern part of the state in 1848. He served four years with the [[United States Navy]] and twenty-four years as a justice of the peace before becoming county judge in 2007.[1]

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 County Judges [[Andres Ramos|Andres "Andy" Ramos, Jr.]], and [[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 County Judges [[Andres Ramos|Andres "Andy" Ramos Jr.]], and [[Louis H. Bruni]], Valdez's predecessor in the office.

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