A campaign day in the life of Barbie Scharf-Zeldes

Top Row: Barbie Scharf-Zeldes, Constable's deputy for security at the picnic for the deaf, of the estimated crowd of well over 200
2nd Row: Adam Zeldes & DeafLink coordinator Kay Chiado, deaf citizens listening to translator
3rd Row: Deaf translator Mike Houston with Barbie, Barbie poses with Miss Deaf Teen
4th Row: Translator Mike Houston & Barbie, Kay Chiado translating
5th Row: Barbie in crowd of Deaf people
6th Row: Dan Chiado from DeafLink & Adam Zeldes, LULAC crowd
7th Row: Barbie & Justin talk to woman from LULAC, Barbie's campaign vehicle
8th Row: Barbie, Justin, David with Constable Ruben Tejeda
9th Row: Member of LULAC reads Barbie flyer, Barbie answers question
10th Row: Justin & David cut up at Presbyterian Church

To give you an idea how grueling politicking on a Saturday one week before early voting can be, I followed judicial candidate for Probate Court#2 Barbie Scharf-Zeldes and husband Adam and their two sons Justin and David on the campaign trail.

Barbie attended seven different events, Saturday, October 14th. From Fredericksburg Road, West Woodlawn, N. Main, S. Alamo, and Willowwood on the East Side and Comanche Park on Rigsby, it proved to be an exceptionally long day.

It included Adam putting up signs along the way, Barbie shaking hands, passing out flyers and tee-shirts and answering hundreds of questions about her campaign and particulars about what Probate Court deals with daily.

Here is a photo snapshot of her day, not necessarily in order of events.

BCDPNews Editor Steve Walker