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El Paso mayoral candidates discuss police reform, government transparency
El Paso's mayoral candidates squared off over police accountability, coronavirus clusters and other issues Monday.
The Eastside Democrats of El Paso have held many candidate forums over the years, but Monday's was the first the group conducted virtually.
The six candidates running for mayor participated in the debate, held via Zoom. Each was asked the same six set of questions that touched on a range of topics, from hot button issues like police reform to government transparency.
Here's a look at where incumbent Mayor Dee Margo, former Mayor Oscar Leeser and political newcomers Verónica Carbajal, Carlos Gallinar, Dean Martinez and Calvin Zielsdorf stand:
https://www.elpasotimes.com/news/