'Republicans need to be very concerned,' says a GOP member of Texas' congressional delegation of next year's elections
Democrat Sri Preston Kulkarni, who is running to replace retiring Rep. Pete Olson in Texas’ 22nd Congressional District, is focusing on expanding the electorate by engaging with minority communities he said are often overlooked.
Texas Republicans are feeling the pressure but vowing to not be caught off guard. Big GOP donors have launched a new group, Engage Texas, which is planning to spend $25 million on registering new Republican voters in the state. Republican Reps. John Carter and Chip Roy are also on Democrats' target list. The GOP will also try to claw back the seats held by former Reps. Pete Sessions and John Culberson, two longtime Republicans who were wiped out in 2018.
“Texans aren’t buying what they’re selling,” said Roy, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, who is being challenged by former Democratic state senator and failed gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis. But "we’re taking nothing for granted," he added.
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