Mayra Flores

South Texas congressional district goes Republican for first time as party continues to make inroads among Latino voters.

She also faulted president Joe Biden by claiming that he signed “a record number of executive orders to kill Texas jobs, weaken border security, and remove protection for the unborn.” Flores has also voiced alignment with “America First”, an exceptionalist rightwing clarion call to those who feel neglected by politicians. Flores, who is running for this seat in the general election, will face off against Democratic nominee Vicente Gonzalez.

Congressional candidate from Texas Mayra Flores participates in the news conference to announce the formation of the Hispanic Leadership Trust at the Republican ...

There’s no evidence Flores has articulated any of these views, but it’s nonetheless concerning that she doesn’t seem to have any problem aligning herself with QAnon. Her decision to do so is another reminder that the conspiracy theory and all of its tendrils aren’t only flourishing on the fringes. These types of ludicrous, unfounded claims have since worked their way into mainstream conservatism, and it’s no longer shocking for Republican congressional candidates to have pushed any number of unfounded conspiracy theories — including, of course, that the 2020 election was fraudulent. Her win in 2020 was alarming given the litany of outlandish conspiracy theories she’d pushed in the past, from the idea that 9/11 was staged, to the idea that California wildfires were started deliberately by Jews, to several theories revolving around Democrats and pedophilia.

Republican Mayra Flores won Tuesday's special election for the 34th Congressional District in Texas, flipping a House seat that has been held by Democrats ...

“This historic win will bring back God to the halls of Congress!” Mrs. Flores said in a statement late Tuesday. “This win is for the people who were ignored for so long! This is a message that the establishment will no longer be tolerated! Mrs. Flores’ victory comes after Republicans and outside groups poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into boosting her campaign. The state has redrawn congressional districts, and the new lines will apply in November. The redrawn map adds Democratic voters to the district, which will make it harder for Mrs. Flores to win. Mr. Sanchez won 43.3%. Democrat Rene Coronado and Republican Juana Cantu-Cabrera had garnered single-digit support. Republican Mayra Flores won Tuesday’s special election for the 34th Congressional District in Texas, flipping a House seat that has been held by Democrats for a century and foreshadowing a red wave for the GOP in the November election.

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Both parties have been known to take special elections like this to seize upon their electoral narratives, so we'd caution against reading *too* much into these ...

Later in the day, senators at 5:15 p.m. will vote on whether to proceed on Sen. Rand Paul's (R-Ky.) balanced budget plan. The Biden administration released a statement of support earlier this week. He then won reelection to a full term before being beaten in the 2010 midterms. Prior votes in the course of consideration got more than 80 votes, so this measure is broadly bipartisan. It followed a brutal 2010 midterm cycle for the Democrats. Bob Turner ended up winning the race to fill out former Rep. Anthony Weiner's (D-N.Y.) spot. Another member, Rep. Vicente González (D-Texas), will attempt to take it in November. However, the race does seem to indicate the GOP’s gains among Latino voters, seen during the 2020 presidential election, are real. While a bipartisan group of 20 senators released a framework for a deal Sunday, writing the legislative text is more challenging. The framework also closes the “boyfriend loophole,” which would expand prohibitions on firearm access for domestic abusers, who aren’t spouses. Secondly, the district — once held by Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas), who did his party no favors in stepping down early — changed during redistricting. Republicans have also expressed concern about due process related to red flags, which allow the temporary confiscation of weapons from individuals deemed threats to themselves or others. - Former Rep. Bob Turner (R-N.Y.): Yes, a Republican held a seat in non-Staten Island New York City as recently as 2013.

The conservative candidate's big win for the GOP in a special election could be short-lived as she'll need to win again in November to keep the seat beyond ...

"This win is for the people who were ignored for so long!" "This is a message that the establishment will no longer be tolerated! But Flores' time in Congress could be brief.

Both parties have been known to take special elections like this to seize upon their electoral narratives, so we'd caution against reading *too* much into these ...

Later in the day, senators at 5:15 p.m. will vote on whether to proceed on Sen. Rand Paul's (R-Ky.) balanced budget plan. The Biden administration released a statement of support earlier this week. Prior votes in the course of consideration got more than 80 votes, so this measure is broadly bipartisan. He then won reelection to a full term before being beaten in the 2010 midterms. It followed a brutal 2010 midterm cycle for the Democrats. While a bipartisan group of 20 senators released a framework for a deal Sunday, writing the legislative text is more challenging. Another member, Rep. Vicente González (D-Texas), will attempt to take it in November. However, the race does seem to indicate the GOP’s gains among Latino voters, seen during the 2020 presidential election, are real. Bob Turner ended up winning the race to fill out former Rep. Anthony Weiner's (D-N.Y.) spot. The framework also closes the “boyfriend loophole,” which would expand prohibitions on firearm access for domestic abusers, who aren’t spouses. Republicans have also expressed concern about due process related to red flags, which allow the temporary confiscation of weapons from individuals deemed threats to themselves or others. Other members of the Senate CODEL include Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). Senators are aiming to complete the ratification process before the August recess.

Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Democrats should be worried about Hispanic voters in the upcoming midterms.

"And it makes sense because Republicans stand for freedom of speech, freedom of religion, hard work, good education. McDaniel said that Flores’ husband is a border agent, and she ran on conservative values. Republican Mayra Flores flips Texas House district red in special election

Former Trump official Kellyanne Conway said on "Outnumbered" that Mayra Flores' win shows Democrats still haven't learned to take the border crisis ...

… Two most important words: Mayra Flores. It tells you how the left hasn't learned its lessons on the border and moving forward to the fall. Former Trump administration official Kellyanne Conway said Republican Mayra Flores' Texas win is proof that Democrats haven't learned their lesson and don't take the border crisis seriously. I find it amazing that the Democrats talk more about President Trump than President Biden. It really tells you all you need to know.

The first Mexican-born congresswoman will serve for the next seven months after a big special election win.

And in November, Flores will face current Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen, in a district drawn to be much more Democratic. Flores’ special election became a rallying point for local Republicans eager to make more gains later in 2022. Flores immigrated from Tamaulipas, Mexico when she was six years old and grew up in the Rio Grande Valley region. Flores sailed to victory in Texas’ 34th District, where former Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela resigned from his seat in March to work for a lobbying firm. “For so long, people here just never had Republicans knocking on their doors and calling them the way we did in 2020. Many ads focused on her marriage to a Border Patrol agent and her achievement of “the American Dream.” Others criticized Biden for not controlling the border.

Republican Mayra Flores made history Tuesday, flipping a longtime Democratic stronghold and soon becoming the first congresswoman born in Mexico.

Her religion and family values drove her to the Republican Party, she said. “The people of South Texas have voted Democrat because that’s what they’ve been told to do, not because they really do align with their values,” she said. She started working at 13, picking cotton with her parents in the Panhandle town of Memphis, to pay for her own school supplies and clothes. If you really care about them, we’re going to have to help them come in through the door.” ... There hasn't been a woman elected in the Republican Party that is a Mexican American. So if we want to get more Hispanics to vote Republican, we do need that representation and not just on one party.” Success needs to be all around.” It’ll be a different landscape in November, when Flores will run for a full term. I am the American dream. “I will be the first Mexican American in Congress and the Republican Party in 2022,” Flores said in a March interview. Last year, the Texas Legislature went through its once-a-decade redistricting process, redrawing state and congressional maps to reflect population growth. That number on its own made the race tight. But that isn’t the only reason why Flores’ win was notable.

Texas congressional candidate Mayra Flores is seen at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington on May 17, 2022. (CNN) Republican Mayra ...

Sanchez, in a statement conceding the race hours later, was less diplomatic. weeks ago that it would "be a tragedy" if the seat turned red for any amount of time. "This win is for the people who were ignored for so long!

Rep.-elect Mayra Flores of Texas summed up her victory in a special election in the 34th Congressional District on Tuesday night as heaven-sent.

Also find the link, other conversations and pertinent details at OSSSociety.org, under the “Latest News” heading. Until he gets his head out of … the clouds, inflation and all our other economic woes are only going to get worse.” We are changing people’s lives,’” the Post wrote in an editorial. Mayra was able to flip this district because she focused on issues that affect all voters’ lives (border security, crime, and rising costs) while Democrats focused on far-left issues,” Michael McAdams, NRCC communications director, said in a statement. This handy phrase comes to us courtesy of a New York Post headline. “Voters along the U.S.-Mexico border are fed with President Biden’s never-ending border crisis and his empty promises to fix it. We look forward to working together and building a better future for all of America,” she wrote. Rep.-elect Mayra Flores of Texas summed up her victory in a special election in the 34th Congressional District on Tuesday night as heaven-sent. The party of opportunity, prosperity, and freedom is here to stay. The unique and accomplished pair will have a 90-minute conversation titled “The Digital World: Killing Espionage & Saving Intelligence,” to be centered on how the digital environment is revolutionizing the craft of intelligence. “Mayra Flores was the perfect candidate for this district because she is a product of the American Dream and her story resonated with voters,” the National Republican Congressional Committee noted in a timeline of events leading up to her victory in the Texas election. “Flores was born in Mexico and immigrated to the United States when she was young.

Democrats didn't put up a fight to defend a long-held seat in South Texas, and now Republican Mayra Flores is heading to Washington. That's nuts.

Elvia Díaz is the editorial page editor at The Republic and azcentral. The lesson from Texas is simple, and which has been repeated ad nauseam. Fight to win. We have officially started the red wave!!” Apparently, the Democrats believe they have a better shot at winning in November in a new district and with another Democrats. She’ll serve the remainder of Vela’s term and thus will have to face another Democrat in November in a newly redrawn district that may be more favorable to Democrats.

Her outright victory in a special election is the latest chapter in a topsy-turvy election cycle for South Texas, which Republicans have worked to turn into ...

Inside Flores’ campaign, they had taken the early-vote analysis with a grain of salt, figuring that in a traditional Democratic stronghold like South Texas, even people who consider themselves Republicans participate in Democratic primaries because they are often the only competitive elections. Republicans know the race will be harder in the fall, but overnight into Wednesday, GOP operatives were daring Democrats to keep underestimating them. (Texas does not have party registration, so campaigns try to approximate the partisan makeup of early vote turnout by looking at voters’ primary voting history.) It was a blow to Flores, but in a twist of fate, nine months later, she is heading to Congress from the 34th District — and earlier than expected. About halfway through early voting, the DCCC yielded and made a comparatively small investment in the race, helping fund a $100,000 digital ad buy with Sanchez’s campaign. She sought to speak to the financial stress many Americans are feeling under inflation, flashing images of high gas prices in TV ads. We don’t have enough money to put food on the table, rent is increasing at an alarming rate. While some whispered that Sanchez was the Democrats’ sacrificial lamb, the party had ample reason to have faith in him. Family was a big part of Flores’ messaging, an appeal to a time-worn South Texas value. “This seat is a rental for Republicans and we look forward to welcoming Vicente Gonzalez back to Congress this fall.” Her outright victory in the special election is just the latest chapter in a topsy-turvy election cycle in South Texas, which Republicans have been working overtime to turn into a new battleground ever since Biden’s underperformance throughout the region in 2020. Soon followed Sanchez, a Harlingen attorney who launched with the support of both Vela and Gonzalez.

Republicans are holding up Mayra Flores's win in the special election for Texas' 34th Congressional District Tuesday as the latest sign Hispanic voters are ...

We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. Flores will face Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D), who is moving from the neighboring 15th District to run in the 34th but opted not to leave his current seat to compete in the special election. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), by contrast, spent $100,000 on a digital ad buy. Flores, who came to the U.S. with her parents at six years old, is the first Mexican-born woman to be elected to Congress. She is also married to a Border Patrol agent. “We were able to help with that in a big way.” Rep. Filemon Vela (D), who resigned from his seat in March to join a lobbying firm, has represented the district since it was created in 2010.