The indictment has put Cuellar in the hot seat among Republicans, who now consider him a prime target to flip his seat and expand their slim majority next year.
expanded its list of targets a month after Cuellar was indicted on federal bribery charges.
The update comes after Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, were indicted on 14 charges each by the federal government for allegedly accepting approximately $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijan government-controlled oil and gas company, as well as a bank in Mexico. Nevertheless, Henry Cuellar has maintained he would not drop his reelection bid and has expressed confidence in his victory.
Henry Cuellar is set to face Republican candidate Jay Furman, who won a runoff election last week to secure the GOP nomination. The race is rated “Lean Democrat” by the nonpartisanThe NRCC also added two other House districts to its list of targets, including the seats held by Rep. Annie Kuster and Rep. Kathy Manning . Both are not running for reelection next year.
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