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Talarico Campaign Refuses to Deny He Had Inappropriate Relationships With Other Staffers
Townhall ^ | 06/01/2026 | Joseph Chalfant

Posted on 06/01/2026 10:28:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Following Townhall’s exclusive report that Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico had used his position to help his abortion lobbyist girlfriend secure a taxpayer-funded job in the Texas Legislature, Townhall requested comment from the Talarico campaign to ask if the candidate had ever pursued a romantic relationship from any other of his staffers.

Talarico has said that he has been in a committed relationship with his former chief of staff Brianna Menard for four years, despite her only leaving his employ just three and a half years ago.

Further, statements from Rep. Salman Bhojani showed that Talarico had reached out to his colleague “shortly after” he won his March primary in 2022 to help secure Menard a job. The Talarico campaign has stated that Menard only left Talarico’s office after the two “developed feelings” for one another so that they could date. Around the same time, Menard would post an erotic sung poem onto her Instagram about a mystery individual.

A 2022 Texas Tribune interview with Salman Bhojani reveals that James Talarico used his position to secure a taxpayer-funded job for his soon-to-be girlfriend Brianna Menard. The Talarico campaign has acknowledged that Menard left his staff so that they could date. pic.twitter.com/V0t2LRAL1r— Joe Chalfant (@JoeChalfant) May 30, 2026

In a now-scrubbed Instagram post, Menard uploaded an erotic sung poem about a mysterious individual in March 2022, after she had begun working in Talarico's office. The date closely aligns with Talarico's statement about the pair having dated for four years. https://t.co/OMtkx0198T pic.twitter.com/z75khKw4BG— Joe Chalfant (@JoeChalfant) May 30, 2026

Menard would not join Bhojani’s staff until January of 2023, ten months after the two apparently acknowledged their feelings for one another.

Townhall’s requests were met with radio silence from the Talarico campaign, who refused to deny that any other problematic romantic pursuits may have occurred in the Talarico office.

Likewise, the Texas political outlet Texas Scorecard had asked the Talarico campaign similar questions. The Talarico campaign outright refused to answer their questions over the ethical considerations of a registered lobbyist dating an elected official, or whether or not employer-employee relationships were common practice for the public official.

Talarico will face off against Republican nominee Ken Paxton for control of the Senate seat in November.



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: dnctrollsonfr; jamestalarico; kenpaxton; talarico; texas
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1 posted on 06/01/2026 10:28:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Between Talarico and Platner, the Democrats at the very least have nominated a couple of interesting people who will keep us entertained over the summer.

God is Trans and Nazi tattoos are just two of the things these two have endorsed and it’s only the first week of June.


2 posted on 06/01/2026 10:31:22 PM PDT by srmanuel
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To: SeekAndFind

The dems would vote for him anyway, that’s like a plus to them.


3 posted on 06/01/2026 10:34:51 PM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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To: srmanuel

Re: Maine - Eventually the state will do well to have a libertarian leaning type like Rand Paul replace Susan Collins as the R candidate, since many Maine conservatives lean libertarian.

Re: Texas - President Trump was joking when he said Jasmine Crockett would have made a better candidate than Talarico...But he may have a point.

Ken Paxton has a horrible track record of conduct himself and has done his wife and family really dirty with his sordid affairs. Even if people are holding their nose while voting for him though, it should be an easy task for most Texans.


4 posted on 06/01/2026 10:40:57 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege (🩰🎶)
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To: SeekAndFind

Senate is to ast for them. Now if we could get this DMM Iran thing wrapped up.


5 posted on 06/01/2026 10:48:54 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA!)
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To: FrankRizzo890

Many years ago, I met a Dem congressman from southern Illinois. He was like that. Affairs with staff, friends’s wives, anyone. He was ever-so-polite to them and ko little old ladies and they voted for him every chance they got.

After he died, he even had a highway named for him.


6 posted on 06/01/2026 10:49:44 PM PDT by Veto! ((Trump Is Superman))
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To: SeekAndFind
In homosexual culture, Miss Menard is known as the beard.

7 posted on 06/01/2026 10:59:47 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Yeah. Talarico sets off the gaydar or bidar at the very least.


8 posted on 06/01/2026 11:04:56 PM PDT by FreedomForce
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To: srmanuel

“Entertained’’ is putting it mildly.

Democrats are world class stupid.


9 posted on 06/01/2026 11:11:31 PM PDT by jmacusa ( Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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To: jmacusa

No, not stupid. They are world class indifferent to anything that insults or offends traditional Americans.


10 posted on 06/01/2026 11:22:52 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Talarico is Italian for "heretic".)
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To: SeekAndFind

Betcha none of the complainers were women.


11 posted on 06/01/2026 11:27:16 PM PDT by Jonty30 (He spent a week hunting a mammoth, just because I said I was hungry. He's such a good friend. )
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To: srmanuel

The Dems have run out the bench. Thats is why these two are the best they have.


12 posted on 06/01/2026 11:27:58 PM PDT by Jonty30 (He spent a week hunting a mammoth, just because I said I was hungry. He's such a good friend. )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Paxton has been elected statewide 3 times. TX knows who he is and support him dumb ass.


13 posted on 06/01/2026 11:29:39 PM PDT by Az Joe (Pope Marx I)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I hold my nose just to read your posts.


14 posted on 06/01/2026 11:31:02 PM PDT by antceecee ( )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Source?

How would you know that?


15 posted on 06/01/2026 11:31:24 PM PDT by Az Joe (Pope Marx I)
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