Democrats came close to pushing out Olson, too. Marchant, who was elected to Congress in 2004, is a founding member of the House Tea Party Caucus. Referencing his training as a neuroscientist, Biggan said he would make policy decisions rooted in evidence. I'm a man of faith, and so I think I've got the best resume. Ted Cruz last year edged past challenger Beto O'Rourke, now a Democratic presidential hopeful, by just 2.6 percentage points, the best showing for a Democrat in more than two decades. Take Marchant's district. "The socialist Democrats' top candidate in this race is a war profiteer who was forced out of the military for disgracing herself in Iraq," he said. In 2016, Trump defeated Democrat Hillary in the district by just 6 points. "I'm a business owner. In Houston, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher beat John Culberson, a powerful appropriator.Receive the latest political news delivered every Tuesday and Thursday from reporters in Austin, Dallas and Washington.He said in a news release that serving his constituents has been a "wonderful opportunity," adding, "I want to thank them for trusting me. I'm a family man. In last year's Senate race, O'Rourke actually outpaced Cruz in the district by 3 points.The GOP's problem is particularly acute in suburban areas, which the party has long counted as key bases of support.
""My campaign is rooted in my community and my love for it," Valenzuela said. The primary field so far also includes Kim Olson, a retired Air Force colonel who was the Democratic nominee for Texas agriculture commissioner last year, lawyer Crystal Fletcher, school board member Candace Valenzuela and doctor John Biggan. "Texas Democrats are rising up everywhere," Texas Democratic Party chairman Gilberto Hinojosa said in a news release. In 2012, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney bested President Barack Obama there by 22 points.
""It is so obvious to so many people that things that things need to change, that the current system isn't working for everyone," Vega said.Farmer's Branch resident Barb Currier regularly votes in local and national elections. District ID: 24th District: Representative: Kenny Marchant: Party Affiliation: Republican: Partisan Voting Index (PVI) R+9 "Candidate Jan McDowell is a familiar face in the district. He represents Texas’ 24th Congressional District… We have to send somebody that's going to be able to match her resume for resume. "I don't worry about whether or not something is a Democratic idea or a Republican idea," Biggan said. Backlash against Trump has provided a stiff headwind for fellow Republicans.WASHINGTON — Eight-term Rep. Kenny Marchant, who narrowly won reelection last November, has become the fourth Texas Republican in recent days to pick retirement from Congress over an uphill fight for political survival next year.Olson, who denied the charges, was reprimanded and fined for her role in that episode.