Republicans declared the Laredo Democrat a target this year after his indictment, but haven’t spent serious money to unseat him.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar , R- Laredo , at a Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 10, 2024.WASHINGTON — Republicans were handed a gift earlier this year, when U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar — a beloved son of Laredo — wasThe South Texas congressman was one of the GOP’s biggest targets last election cycle, and a few weeks after his indictment, the National Republican Congressional Committee, the party’s U.S. House campaign arm,.
Federal prosecutors accuse Cuellar of abusing his office to advance favorable policies for the Azerbaijani government and the Mexico-based Banco Azteca. In exchange, Cuellar received over $600,000 in bribes, according to the indictment. Cuellar is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and chaired its subcommittee on Homeland Security. He stepped down from the chairmanship after the indictment.
Republicans are still bullish in the region. They have been focusing predominantly in Flores’ Rio Grande Valley-based 34th Congressional District, which they see as their biggest offensive opportunity. Republicans have reserved $800,000 in NRCC ad buys targeting the district. The Congressional Leadership Fund also reserved $1.9 million in ad reservations in the district.
Before Cuellar’s indictment, the district was hardly on Republicans’ radar this cycle. Cuellar defeated Republican candidate Cassy Garcia in 2022 by a 13-point margin in a closely watched race where Republicans and Democrats collectively spent over $20 million. The expensive and deep defeat warded Republicans off of launching another serious challenge this cycle.
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