Republican Mayra Flores flips Dem House seat in South Texas
Republican Mayra Flores flips Dem House seat in South Texas
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Mayra Flores, a Republican and respiratory-care health aide, scored a significant victory in a special election on Tuesday for the party
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She will be the first Latina Republican from Texas in Congress.
She will be the first Latina Republican from Texas in Congress.
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Ms. Flores defeated three opponents in the special election to replace former Representative Filemon Vela
Ms. Flores defeated three opponents in the special election to replace former Representative Filemon Vela
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She captured more than 50 percent of the vote in Texas’ 34th Congressional District, according to The Associated Press
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Ms. Flores raised 16 times the amount of money that Mr. Sanchez did.
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Republicans believe they have found an ideal candidate for the region in Ms. Flores, who immigrated to the United States from Mexico as a young child.
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Ms. Flores parents spent years working as migrant farmworkers in Texas. She is the wife of a Border Patrol agent
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