“I’m fighting for all our families here in South Texas, whether they’re Republican, independent or people who have never felt engaged by the political system before,” she said. Vallejo points to outside influence and spending to account for the GOP’s gains in the area, saying, “Outside interests did see an opportunity to swoop in, pouring millions and millions of dollars to pretty much buy up our seat.”Īs for Latinos who drifted from Democrats to support Trump, Vallejo said she “looks forward to hopefully earning their support.” “It’s time we see a change for South Texas, and we need progressive, bold policies … so that we finally get a voice at the table.” “There are a lot of issues being ignored,” Vallejo said. Running as a progressive in an area that more often elects moderate Democrats, Vallejo defeated her primary opponent by only 35 votes and is campaigning on guaranteed abortion rights, expanding Medicaid and Medicare, and raising the minimum wage to $15. We’re deserving and we give a lot back to this country,” she said.
“We have pride and dignity and we will not stand for anyone making fun of us, making fun of our community and our culture. Vallejo said Republicans have “demonized” Latino immigrants to score political points. “I think that both national parties were leaving us out.” “Our community deserves more attention and more respect,” Vallejo said of the newly drawn district, which would have voted for Trump by nearly 3 percentage points in 2020. She operates the Pulga Los Portales flea market in Alton, which her parents founded some 25 years ago. Like her GOP opponent, Vallejo, the Democrat running in Texas’ 15th, is a relatively new to politics and an entrepreneur. “He stood up against the establishment and put forth policies that worked for American families.” “Honestly, I probably wouldn’t have said things the way he said them, but I think people were able to look past those things because they knew he’s not a politician.
They’re rapists,” the then-candidate said when announcing his first presidential run in 2016), De La Cruz, the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, said his words didn’t turn her away. The “triple threat,” as some Republicans call them, are part of a record number of Republican Latino nominees this fall, with many taking a page from Trump’s pro-border wall playbook.Īsked whether she ever felt insulted by Trump’s rhetoric toward Latino immigrants (“They are bringing drugs. Mayra Flores in Texas’ 34th who became the party’s first representative from the Rio Grande Valley in more than a century after winning a special election earlier this year. Part of a trio of Latina Republican congressional nominees on the ballot in South Texas, De La Cruz is attempting to redefine the region’s political tradition alongside Cassy Garcia, a former Ted Cruz aide who is running in the 28th District, and US Rep. … (They) just abandoned Latinos and Latinos are seeing that their values of faith, family and freedom just align better with the Republican Party.” “This area had been under Democrat rule for over 100 years and what we’re seeing here is that Democrats haven’t done anything for us.
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