U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s too-close-to-call runoff got most of the attention, but three other primary runoffs Tuesday carried big stakes for Democrats as they try to defend South Texas from a new GOP offensive.
The victories by LaMantia and Villarreal are a win for a more pragmatic Democratic brand in the mold of Lucio, who had endorsed both of them. Both of their opponents — Stapleton-Barrera and Cortez — had challenged Lucio in the 2020 primary.
In the 15th Congressional District, Ramirez ran openly as a moderate, while Vallejo proudly campaigned as a progressive. They split on issues like the single-payer health care system known as Medicare for All, with Vallejo supporting it and Ramirez opposing it. And in Texas House District 37, Villarreal, a former Lucio aide, was unapologetic as he evoked the politics of his old boss, promising to work with both parties in Austin to get things done for the Rio Grande Valley. Cortez, a member of the State Board of Education, campaigned as a stronger advocate for Democratic values, vowing to fight for teachers and women targeted by the state’s rightward lurch last year.
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