Minister Mai also doubles as the area rep for Orange Walk South, a constituency with about 7,000 voters - the second smallest constituency in that district. But that will change after the redistricting process, And Mai says he's prepared for whatever may come, and he believes he's still got a fighting chance at the polls.
Jose Mai, Minister of Agriculture
"Whatever will happen will happen, I'm prepared, if they take away Guinea Grass from me and give me something else, I have to work. I believe that redistricting a very important activity, to have everybody get an equal opportunity. I have close to 7,000 voters, I've worked since 2006 in my constituency, so I know every family, if I don't know them by name, I know the father or the brother or the sister name. So it's a little difficult to let go of some of your people right. But it is what it is, in politics, that's the way it goes. I have to be prepared for it, that's all."
Courtney Menzies
"And you're confident that at the polls again you'll be able to keep Orange Walk South?"
Jose Mai, Minister of Agriculture
"I think I've put in my work for my constituency and for my country as the Minister of Agriculture but the people are the better judges of that, I can't pat myself on the shoulder, the people will do that for me. So I have to depend on them now for that."
Later on, we'll have an interview with the Chairman of the Election and Boundaries Commission about the shape of the re-districting process.
