Democrat James Talarico wins election to U.S. Senate from Texas
Summary
Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in Texas’s U.S. Senate election, flipping a seat Republicans had held and ending a decades-long Democratic drought in statewide races. Talarico campaigned on the cost of living and political corruption; his win could put Republican control of the Senate at risk.Key Facts
- Talarico is a 37-year-old Texas state legislator, former middle school teacher and Presbyterian seminarian.
- He will replace Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who lost the Republican primary to Paxton.
- The article says Talarico will be Texas’s first Democratic U.S. senator since 1993 and the Senate’s youngest member.
- Trump endorsed Paxton in the Republican primary.
- Paxton faced a federal corruption investigation that ended without charges and was impeached by the Texas House before the state Senate acquitted him.
- Talarico emphasized the rising cost of living and criticized the influence of wealthy donors in politics.
- Democrats needed to gain four Senate seats to retake the chamber, according to the article.
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