Introduction
Introduction Statistics Contact Development Disclaimer Help
.-') _ .-') _
( OO ) ) ( OO ) )
.-----. ,--./ ,--,' ,--./ ,--,'
' .--./ | \ | |\ | \ | |\
| |('-. | \| | )| \| | )
/_) |OO )| . |/ | . |/
|| |`-'| | |\ | | |\ |
(_' '--'\ | | \ | | | \ |
`-----' `--' `--' `--' `--'
lite.cnn.com - on gopher - inofficial
ARTICLE VIEW:
Texas Rep. James Talarico will launch a Democratic bid for US Senate,
sources tell CNN
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, Eric Bradner, CNN
Updated:
3:21 PM EDT, Fri September 5, 2025
Source: CNN
Texas state Rep. James Talarico is poised to launch his campaign for US
Senate in the coming days, joining the Democratic primary in a state
the party hopes will emerge as competitive in next year’s midterm
elections, two sources familiar with his plans told CNN.
Talarico will vie for the seat of Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who
faces his own pitched primary battle against state Attorney General Ken
Paxton.
The Democratic primary already includes former US Rep. Colin Allred,
the party’s 2024 Senate nominee. Former US Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who
broke fundraising records with his stronger than expected 2018 Senate
run, has also said he is considering another run.
A Talarico adviser declined to comment on his plans.
Talarico, the 36-year-old pastor who represents the northern Austin
suburbs in the Texas House, has rocketed into the public eye this year.
His videos opposing Republicans’ efforts to require schools to
display the Ten Commandments went viral and earned him an appearance on
Joe Rogan’s podcast.
“I think of politics now less as left versus right, and much more as
top versus bottom. I just see how we are all pitted against each
other,” he told Rogan. “If we recognize that we have far more in
common than the stuff that divides us, that’s a threat to their
power. It’s a threat to their wealth. That unity — loving your
enemy — is not just morally good, it’s not just idealistic, it’s
good strategic advice.”
Talarico impressed Rogan enough for the podcaster to tell him: “You
need to run for president.”
He became a public face of the 15-day boycott that Texas House
Democrats mounted to stall the GOP’s effort to redraw the state’s
congressional maps to add five more Republican-leaning districts. The
state Democrats caused one special legislative session to expire but
returned for a second session in which Republicans enacted the new
maps.
Texas has long been a reliably red state. No Democrat has won statewide
there since 1994, and Trump won there by more than 13 points in 2024.
However, Democrats are eyeing the GOP primary between Cornyn and Paxton
as a potential opportunity. Paxton, whose wife filed for divorce “on
biblical grounds” in July and alleged infidelity in court documents,
is viewed as a much weaker general election candidate by Democrats even
as he remains popular with much of Trump’s base.
Democrats need a net gain of four seats to win control of the Senate
next year. Their top target is North Carolina, where the Republican
incumbent is retiring. Party officials hope some combination of Maine,
Ohio, Iowa and Texas, all seats held by Republicans, will also emerge
as competitive races.
<- back to index
You are viewing proxied material from codevoid.de. The copyright of proxied material belongs to its original authors. Any comments or complaints in relation to proxied material should be directed to the original authors of the content concerned. Please see the disclaimer for more details.