Jessica Cisneros (JCisnerosTX) is a new type of candidate for South Texas: someone who can bring much-needed change.
. Since nobody managed to hit the 50%-plus-one threshold required to declare outright victory, voters in Texas’s 28th District will choose between Cuellar and Cisneros one more time, in a runoff election on May 24.
Her campaign has an army of volunteers who already knew how to canvas and phone bank; Cisneros has name recognition. She also hasfrom some of the most prominent progressive politicians in the country, including Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Elizabeth Warren, as well as from organizations such as EMILY’s List, the United Farm Workers, and the Sunrise Movement.
But Cisneros suggests it is Cuellar who’s out of touch with the people of the district. “The values of my campaign and the values of this district are hard work and familia,” she says. “We’re not just supporting progressive policy because it’s progressive. We’re supporting it because we truly believe that’s what speaks to the issues that hardworking South Texas families are facing.”
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