Profile of Cameron County Tax-Assessor Collector candidates

Here is some background information on the candidates running for Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector:

TONY YZAGUIRE JR., 55, (D)

Family: Married with six children and one grandchild

Occupation: Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector

Political History: 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004: Elected Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector

Affiliations: City of Brownsville, Planning and Zoning Commissioner from 1980-1982; Texas Association of Municipal Tax Administrations, vice president from 1986-1988; member of the Texas Association of Assessing Officers; member of the Texas School Assessors Association; Tax Assessor-Collector Association of Texas, member; Brownsville Leadership Class II Graduate in 1988; Valley Leadership Class I Graduate in 1988; Cameron County Appraisal District Director from 1986-present; director at Large of the Brownsville Board of Realtors Educational Foundation from 1984; Texas Association of Counties Leadership Foundation Class II from 2005.

Education: Brownsville High School, Class of 1971; Associate Degree in Tax Administration at Texas Southmost College, Class of 1980; Pan American University - agriculture land use, Class of 1977; University of Texas, Institute on Property Taxation Program; Texas A&M University, tax assessor-collector education program; University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, Law enforcement academy graduate.

ROBERT E. BOLKCOM, 82, (L)

Family: Widower with five children.

Occupation: Retired Criminal Court Administrator for the state of Florida.

Political History: None.

Affiliations: International Kiwanis; active member of Presbyterian Church

Education: Bloomington High School in Minnesota, Class of 1943; University of Minnesota at Bemidji, Bachelor of Arts, Class of 1949; Rollins College, Master of Arts in Criminal Justice, Class of 1976.