U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar secured an eleventh term in South Texas despite facing federal bribery charges.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar won reelection Tuesday night, according to The Associated Press , a sign voters still support the Democrat despite a looming federal trial on bribery charges. The South Texas Democrat defeated Republican Jay Furman , a former Naval officer, to win an eleventh term representing House District 28, which stretches from Laredo to San Antonio .
Cuellar, the 69-year-old son of migrant workers, faced little opposition this election even after he was arrested and accused of accepting bribes from Azerbaijan’s state-owned oil company and a Mexican bank. He was unopposed in the Democratic Primary in March and House Republicans elected not to put money into Furman’s campaign, focusing instead on more competitive races in South Texas and out of state.
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