Morgan Luttrell gets GOP nod for House seat

 Breitbart:

Retired Navy Seal Morgan Luttrell snagged the Republican nomination in the Lone Star State’s 8th Congressional District, according to a projection from the Associated Press on Thursday. 

Luttrell, who was one of 11 Republicans vying for retiring Rep. Kevin Brady’s (R-TX) seat, received 52.2 percent of the votes in his district (34,019 votes)....

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“Congratulations to Morgan Luttrell on his primary victory. Democrats have nothing to run on but soaring prices, rising crime, and an anti-energy agenda that is destroying Texas jobs. I know Texans will reject Democrats’ failed leadership and send Navy SEAL Morgan Luttrell to Congress,” Emmer said.

The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), which touted investing $750,000 into Luttrell’s campaign, also congratulated him for his “hard-fought victory.”
“Morgan is an American hero who will be a leader in Congress on day one. We were proud to spend heavily to help a conservative like Morgan win,” CLF President Dan Conston said.

Morgan's twin brother Marcus Luttrell was also a Navy Seal who became known as "The Lone Survivor" of an operation in Afghanistan.  One of Morgan's backers was Dan Crenshaw another retired Seal who is also a Congressman from Texas. 

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