Jessica Cisneros will again challenge U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in Democratic primary for

[TexasTowelie]

Jessica Cisneros will again challenge U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in Democratic primary for congressional seat

by Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune


Jessica Cisneros is again mounting a primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, following their bruising 2020 battle where she came within 4 percentage points of unseating the incumbent.

“I think a lot of folks saw themselves reflected in the campaign last cycle, and even though we did come up a little bit short, I feel like a lot of South Texans were left with hope because we asked them to envision something that was almost impossible — or what people said was impossible — last time around,” Cisneros said in an interview.

Cisneros, a Laredo attorney, took on Cuellar in the 2020 primary in a race that targeted his reputation as one of the most moderate Democrats in the House. Cisneros branded Cuellar as “Trump’s favorite Democrat” and attracted massive national attention, money and support from some of the biggest names in progressive politics like U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York.

Cisneros said the coronavirus pandemic has only amplified the case against Cuellar, saying he did not “step up in the way that we wanted him to to meet the moment to advocate for bold policies that would help South Texas.” In a launch video, she provided a fresh list of criticisms of Cuellar’s time in office since the last primary, including his work with Republicans on border legislation and the fact he was the only Democrat to vote against a sweeping overhaul of labor laws. She also criticized his help in securing $500,000 worth of coronavirus tests for Laredo that turned out to be unreliable.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/05/jessica-cisneros-henry-cuellar-democratic-primary/

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. I will have to donate to Henry again

Link to tweet

[TexasTowelie]

2. It will be interesting to see how that district is redrawn.

There is a large military component with Randolph AFB on the northeast side being gerrymandered into the district.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. It will likely become packed with more Hispanic voters

[ColinC]

4. And I will have to donate to Jessica again

[George II]

5. Last time she ran, touting herself as a Human Rights attorney, the story was that....

....she wasn't even licensed to practice law in Texas.

I wonder if that's still true.

[ColinC]

6. Is your argument that because she runs for congress in Texas, she should have practiced in Texas?

Regardless of where she practiced -in this case a new York based non profit straight out of law school, I disagree that it in any way reflects her credibility to the claim of being a human rights attorney.

This is the organization she worked for:

https://bds.org/practice/immigration/

BDS’s Immigration Practice provides comprehensive and zealous representation to our clients, who face life-changing consequences at the intersection of the criminal justice system and the immigration system. Since 2009, we have counseled or represented over 7,500 clients. The Immigration Practice is comprised of the Padilla, Youth & Communities Team and the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) Team.

[George II]

7. My "argument" (psst, it's not an argument), my point is that if she's lived in Texas....

...but isn't licensed to be an attorney in Texas (we don't know that now, but it was the case the last time Cuellar defeated her), she isn't a human rights attorney. She may have BEEN a human rights attorney at one time, but not in Texas and, presumably she's lived in Texas since her last losing primary a year and a half ago.

Again, that may have changed since Cuellar defeated her in March 2020, that's why I asked the question. Okay?

[ColinC]

8. Fair enough. I was just curious, not trying to give you sass