Weeks after the FBI raided his home and office, one of Texas’ most powerful Democrats in Congress was unable to secure his party’s nomination. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar will face progressive attorney Jessica Cisneros in a May 24 runoff election. TX2022
Embattled U.S. Rep., one of Texas’ most powerful Democrats in Congress was unable to secure his party’s nomination Tuesday and will face progressive attorney Jessica Cisneros in what is expected to be a bitter May 24 runoff.
Incumbents forced into primary runoffs rarely fare well. But a prolonged campaign could bring Cuellar mixed fortunes as he attempts to win a 10th term representing the 28th Congressional District that stretches from the San Antonio area to the Rio Grande. Prior to the FBI developments, this primary was an intraparty battle that has defined American politics over the last decade. Through Cisneros, national progressives have targeted Cuellar for two cycles. After a narrow, 4-percentage point primary win in 2020, he assembled a much stronger campaign this cycle, only to face national scrutiny after the raids.
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