House Majority PAC, aligned with House Democratic leadership, has invested a smaller sum of $115,000 towards independent expenditures opposing Flores, with national Democrats opting to focus their resources elsewhere in the lead-up to the November midterms given the Democratic lean of the new 34th District. The biggest chunk of outside money, over $200,000, has come from the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, in addition to investments by FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity Action. National Republican groups also poured over $350,000 of independent expenditure spending into the district towards electing Flores. Trump, you’re a racist and you can take your border wall and shove it up your ass,' the Brownsville Democrat wrote in a lengthy missive to the real estate magnate. Flores was heavily favored to win the special election, having raised nearly $1.1 million and spent $977,000 compared to only $146,000 raised and $42,000 spent by Sanchez. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) has officially stepped down from his seat in the House of Representatives in order to pursue a job in lobbying, further narrowing Democrats’ thin control over the. Share via Text Message AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A recount in Texas has affirmed Democrat Michelle Vallejo as her partys nominee for a new congressional district that Republicans are aggressively targeting this November as they demonstrate new strength with Hispanic voters along the U.S.-Mexico border. Filemon Vela took a poison pen to the Republican presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, in an open letter Monday morning.
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Vincente Gonzalez, who currently represents Texas' 15th District, announced, with Vela's full backing, that he would move districts and run to represent the 34th District for a full term after the new congressional lines made the 15th District more competitive but the 34th safer.įlores, a healthcare worker and local Republican activist, defeated Sanchez, a lawyer. It often indicates a user profile.ĭemocratic Rep.
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