It sets up a rare competitive Democratic primary for a major race in Texas, where decades of Republican dominance has often discouraged bigger-name Democrats from running statewide. He says his campaign has since raised more than $6 million.
Colin Allred became the first to enter the race. “Out of one of the darkest days, the people of Uvalde became more than constituents, they became family,” Gutierrez said in his announcement. He showed the faces of parents of children killed in the May 24 school massacre who have supported his legislative efforts for accountability following the shooting. In a three-minute video, Gutierrez launched his campaign focusing on resources for rural Texas and telling his immigrant story while making his way through Uvalde. Ted Cruz a third term representing the nation’s biggest red state. He becomes the second Texas Democrat to embark on what will be a longshot bid to deny Republican Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who has pushed for police accountability and tougher gun laws after the Uvalde school shooting, announced Monday he will run for U.S. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Democratic Texas state Sen.
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