Letter to the Editorial Board from judicial candidate Kim Pettit

Letter to the Editorial Board Editor:

Thank you to the Express News for the valuable service it gives to the community by providing information about political candidates. Voters want and need to be informed about the people they are voting for. Many people rely heavily on the Express News' endorsement of candidates.

That is why it is so important that due diligence be used in getting information about the candidates. Sometimes it is easy to learn about political candidates because of the office they are seeking, such as state senators or representatives.

That information is readily available because those candidates are frequently the subject of widely-covered news events and receive coverage from all types of media.

 But getting information about other candidates, such as those seeking judicial office, is not as easy to obtain.

Judicial candidates rarely are the subject of news events. Many voters learn about a judicial candidate because they know an attorney. Voters can go to the Texas Bar website, www.texasbar.com, to view a basic profile of a particular Texas attorney. They can also view public records at the Bexar County District Clerk's or County's Clerk's offices to see what cases the attorneys have been involved with.

Certain facts were not discussed at the Editorial Board meeting, and I believe it is critically important that voters know all the facts before they vote. A summary of those facts is attached.

I encourage the Express News to continue its due diligence in vetting the candidates and to provide Bexar County voters with the factual information they need to vote for whom they think should be in office.

Kim Pettit, Candidate for Judge
166th District Court - Bexar County

Vote for Kim Pettit for 166th District Court

www.kimpettitforjudge.com

Primary Run-off Election: July 31st

Run-off Early Voting: July 23rd - 27th

General Election: Nov. 6th