Trump endorser wins second GOP reelection in newly gerrymandered House district
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President Donald Trump’s House Republican nominee in Texas’ 35th Congressional District is expected to win won his race against longtime San Antonio County Representative John Lujan.
Carlos de la Cruz, an Air Force veteran, is the brother of Trump ally Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, in the adjacent district.
The de la Cruzes could be the next in a rare historic line of siblings serving together in the House of Representatives.
One of America’s first congressional leaders worked with his brother.
First House Speaker Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania worked with Rep. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania in the 1780s and 1790s.
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Republicans John Lujan (left) and Carlos De La Cruz (right) faced off again in the Republican primary election on Tuesday. (John Lujan Campaign for Congress Website; Carlos De La Cruz Campaign for Congress Website)
The three Washburn brothers – Israel from Maine, Elihu from Illinois and Cadwallader from Wisconsin – all worked together in the 1850s and 1860s, while recent sisters Loretta and Linda Sanchez – both California Democrats – found themselves in the same room at the turn of the century.
De La Cruz and Lujan are competing in a newly redrawn district, currently numerically represented by a member of the “Squad” Rep. Gregorio Casar of the Austin area.
Casar, however, chose to run for a nearby district that covers half of his district after that office holder, fellow Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett, who chose not to run for re-election contingent on the success of the new Texas map.
The new district extends south to San Antonio and is considered more Trump-friendly than the previous election.
Lujan initially won the March primary 33%-27% over De La Cruz, who finished second and advanced to Tuesday’s contest.
De La Cruz was sent to the Middle East and Mexico border, and has the approval of both her sister and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
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Texas State Rep. Richard Pena Raymond, D-Laredo, left; and John Lujan, R-San Antonio, right. (Jay Janner/Getty Images)
Lujan is a longtime state attorney who is very familiar with the district, while the real debate is on the Democratic side of the ticket.
Democratic candidate Maureen Galindo, who was defeated Tuesday night, has drawn nationwide criticism, including from her own party, for floating the idea of using an ICE detention center in her district to detain wealthy “Zionists.”
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Speeches and programs have been called that the Democrats are more opposed to the laws since the Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is far left to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both Democrats from New York City.
Democrats are reportedly raising their hopes for a Trump-friendly, heavily Hispanic seat in November.
