テキサス州下院議員のジェームズ・タラリコ氏が、米上院選において共和党のケン・パクストン氏に対抗する民主党候補として出馬した。
タラリコ氏は、共和党の予備選で現職のジョン・コーニン上院議員を破ったパクストン氏に対し、アメリカで最も腐敗した政治家であると批判した。パクストン氏は収賄や職権乱用の疑いをかけられているが、自身は政治的攻撃の被害者であると主張している。タラリコ氏は、これらのスキャンダルは伝統的に共和党の地盤であるテキサス州において、民主党に好機をもたらすと述べている。
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Recent public polling shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in a highly competitive U.S. Senate race, with several surveys indicating Talarico holding an advantage among Hispanic voters. The contest is unfolding as business and community leaders warn that stepped-up immigration enforcement is disrupting Texas industries that rely heavily on immigrant labor.
Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff this week. He quickly turned to attacking Democratic nominee James Talarico with a series of insults centered on masculinity.
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Republican Ken Paxton won the Texas Senate primary runoff against incumbent Senator John Cornyn. The victory sets up a November general election matchup against Democrat James Talarico. Democrats view the race as an opportunity in a traditionally Republican state.
National and Texas Democrats, along with Jewish community leaders in the San Antonio area, have condemned Democratic congressional candidate Maureen Galindo over comments about “Zionists” and Jews as voters head into the May 26 primary runoff in Texas’ 35th Congressional District.
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Three candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats on Tuesday. The victories unseated two incumbents in heavily Democratic districts.