A new standard bearer has been chosen to represent the voters of Corozal Bay. In a hotly contested convention held by the People’s United Party on Sunday, Thea Garcia-Ramirez defeated incumbent area representative Elvia Vega-Samos to become the P.U.P.’s candidate of choice in that constituency.
Thea Garcia-Ramirez is also the chair of the National Women’s Commission. Her foray into electoral politics is attributed to a group of childhood friends that she went to school with and the community work they have been able to achieve together. [caption id="attachment_16434" align="alignright" width="300"]
In Corozal North, David Castillo was also chosen as the People’s United Party’s standard bearer who will be contesting the seat occupied by U.D.P. Deputy Leader Hugo Patt in the next general elections. Castillo ran against Doctor Einstein Bodden and Ivan Valencia in a convention
Following the results of Sunday’s convention, Castillo says he plans to reunite the party by working closely with his opponents who ran against him. [caption id="attachment_16423" align="alignright" width="300"] David Castillo[/caption] David Castillo, P.U.P.
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