GOP flips Texas border House Seat

 Washington Examiner:

Rising Republican star Mayra Flores beat out Democratic challenger Dan Sanchez on Tuesday in a special election to finish Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela's current term in South Texas, a competitive congressional seat the GOP believes it can flip for good in November.

With all precincts reporting, Flores was above the 50% mark necessary to avoid a runoff.

The 34th Congressional District race was seen as a gauge of Republicans' growing popularity in traditionally Democratic South Texas. House Republicans in 2020 did far better than expected with Latino voters there than in previous cycles.

The special election was triggered after Vela accepted a position with Akin Gump, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying and law firm. Prior to his resignation, Vela announced he would not be seeking reelection to the seat he had held since 2013.

Tuesday's winner will finish Vela's term, which ends in January. Despite the winner only having about six months in Congress, Republicans wanted to score an early win ahead of November's matchup, which will determine which candidate will represent the Lone Star State's neighboring 34th District for a full two-year term.

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"The Democrat Party [sic] worst nightmare is for an Immigrant and Latina to run against their far left radical socialist communist agenda," she posted on Instagram.

In February, she called for a militarized response against immigration, writing on Facebook: "Send troops to our Southern Border, not Europe."

Flores has also touted her husband's job as a Border Patrol agent. In a recent ad titled "My American Dream," she faulted the "liberal policies from Washington" and said she prays "now, more than ever" for his safety.

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Flores is an attractive candidate whose appeal is further enhanced by her husband's role as a Border Patrolman, in contrast to Biden's open hostility to border protection and border agents in particular.   Democrats even made bogus claims about her and Jan. 6 demonstrating how they have tried to politicize that event.

See, also:

GOP Texas House special election win forecasts a gloomy November for Democrats

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