Texas Tribune
The filing deadline was 5 p.m. Wednesday, and the candidates are Democrat Dan Sanchez, a Harlingen attorney; Republican Mayra Flores, the current GOP nominee for the seat in the November general election; Republican Juana "Janie" Cantu-Cabrera, one of Flores' competitors from the March primary; and Democrat Rene Coronado of Harlingen, who listed his occupation as "city civil service director."
The special election was triggered by Vela's resignation last month to take a job with Akin Gump, a prominent law and lobbying firm. He had already announced he was not seeking reelection.
(At right, new labor liaison for the Cameron County Democratic Party John Shergold, announces he is endorsing Sanchez for Vela's position under the banner of party unity and to counter Republican advances in South Texas.)
The winner of the special election will only get to finish Vela's term, which extends until January. But Republicans are eager to capture the seat as they try to gain new ground in South Texas, and the special election is happening under the current, more competitive boundaries of the 34th District. The November election for a full term in Congress will be held under new district boundaries that were redrawn during last year's redistricting process.
Top Republicans have already consolidated behind Flores. She has been endorsed for the special election by Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas GOP chair Matt Rinaldi, Texas GOP vice chair Cat Parks and the Congressional Leadership Fund, the leading super PAC aligned with House GOP leadership.
Sanchez, a former Cameron County commissioner, has the support of Vela, as well as U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, who is currently the Democratic nominee for the full term in the 34th District. He declined to run in the special election.
The other Republican, Cantu-Cabrera, previously faced Flores in the March 1 primary for the full term in the 34th District. Cantu-Cabrera came in last in the four-way primary, getting 7 percent of the vote to 61 percent for Flores.
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15 comments:
Fat Dan and Johnny Boy...when the Red Tidal Wave strikes, there won’t be enough room in the life raft for Johnny Boy and Fat Dan. So who gets the life raft?! I’m thinking Johnny Boy will sacrifice Fat Dan to the sharks!
La coco no gana lambiscona
Waste of taxpayer money, but Abbott does not give a fuck.
Better candidate: Graham "Fuck you, Abbott!" Sevier
A que Mayrita, she just cannot wait to become a MAMA TROMPETA. She is taking that red dress to Washington, so that we can see her scaling the walls of the Capitol as an insurrectionists, a destroyer of
democracy or maybe the Republican viejitos want somebody who knows how to make corn tortillas or maybe quieren los viejitos que les des una boliada sus zapatos y a sus trompeta. Oh Mayrita you are being used, abre los ojos y no las piernitas. A que Muchachita.
El Valle es de nosotros los DEMOCRATAS
A VOTAR MI RAZITA PARA QUE SE QUEDE EN EL VALLE MAYRITA
Any endorcement coming from the three corrupt amigos, (Cuellar, Vela and Vicente), is a setup to continue their corrupt plans to defraud and mislead the legal citizens of their districts. This pre-planning, of setting up their own represenitive by quitting their post and allowing for Sanchez to be appointed instead of elected official by the people, is an old trick that even the laid person can figure it out. Even they themselves know that Sanchez would not be elected by the people, so this is their way of controlling who they want and the hell with elections. Greed is what leads these three amigos.
@11:57 AM
The "laid" person?
What an insipid imbecile!
Where was this?? looks familiar to me
Juan! Who ever begins the chicken plate drive thru meet the candidate operation first will win! La Mayra solo promociona en Facebook pero no sabe como ganar a la gente por las calles. Los Republicanos de Washington se ve que no la apoyan! Mucho ruido y pocas nueces! El que regale pollo primero va a ganar!
April 14, 2022 at 11:57 AM
Complain about the vieja dressed as a democrat but a racist republican "corrupt plans to defraud and mislead the legal citizens of their district", sounds familiar ESTUPICO. VERDAD myra!!!
PINCHE PANZON TORTILLERO DE HARINA
La caballada esta flaca.
OINK OINK OINK
DAN SANCHEZ SE LA COME. LITERALLY. TODO.
JOHN SHERGOLD ES UP BABOZO. GO AWAY.
SOMEONE CHECK MYRA'S CITIZENSHIP.
Myra la gringa mojada what a name. Los gringos no te quieren porque eres una mojada. Even if you change your name again and again it won't help. Once a meskin always a meskin, even after you pass on. Be careful GOD might be a DEMOCRAT...
Ese panzon nesita mas vegetales y el governador no le quiere dar.
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