Rep. Flores to Newsmax: Dems Walked Away From Texas Hispanic Community
June 18, 2022 | Texas
Mayra Flores’ lightning-fast rise to political fame launched only three days ago, when she became the first Mexican-born woman to be voted into the House of Representatives.
Yet at the same time, Flores’ story might have been 150-plus years in the making.
On Tuesday night, Flores won the special congressional election for Texas’ 34th District, defeating
Flores’ victory apparently marked the first time since the 1860s that a Republican won that congressional district. (For context, Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson primarily served as U.S. presidents during that decade.)
And on Friday night, Flores briefly celebrated her victory on Newsmax, before focusing on the next major step of her career: The congressional general election for District 34 in November, covering the Rio Grande Valley.
her Democratic Party challenger, Dan Sanchez, to serve the remainder of the term of Democrat Filemon Vela, who resigned March 31. … (Excerpt from Newsmax)
