Since 1870, Democrats have held the 34th District in the Rio Grande Valley. But that all changed when @MayraFlores2022 won a special election Tuesday night, soon making her the first congresswoman born in Mexico
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➡️https://t.co/qKMIYPmVix pic.twitter.com/BtoalB3EB2— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) June 15, 2022
Flores had massively outraised Democrat Dan Sanchez, reporting $1.1 million to Sanchez’s $146,000.
“Too many factors were against us, including little to no support from the National Democratic Party and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee,” Sanchez said. https://t.co/aGV1pi1Nwc— Ben Wermund (@BenjaminEW) June 15, 2022