{"id":1266185,"date":"2022-02-02T15:08:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T20:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1266185"},"modified":"2022-02-02T15:08:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T20:08:43","slug":"several-dem-lawmakers-endorse-rep-cuellars-progressive-challenger-after-fbi-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/several-dem-lawmakers-endorse-rep-cuellars-progressive-challenger-after-fbi-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Several Dem Lawmakers Endorse Rep. Cuellar\u2019s Progressive Challenger After FBI Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fseveral-dem-lawmakers-endorse-rep-cuellars-progressive-challenger-after-fbi-raid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1266185&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/AP21211624898507-640x335.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Democrat Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) on Tuesday endorsed Jessica Cisneros, a progressive candidate challenging Rep. Henry Cuellar, just weeks after the FBI raided Cuellar\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur democracy should reflect the will of the people, not special interests,\u201d Porter&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katieporteroc\/status\/1488567340727881730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our democracy should reflect the will of the people, not special interests. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JCisnerosTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JCisnerosTX<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YadiraCaraveo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YadiraCaraveo<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QuayeQuartey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@QuayeQuartey<\/a> are not afraid to stand up for what&#8217;s right, and I&#8217;m proud to endorse all three of them for Congress. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e1Yz5Dx8H7\">https:\/\/t.co\/e1Yz5Dx8H7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Porter (@katieporteroc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katieporteroc\/status\/1488567340727881730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Porter\u2019s Truth to Power PAC selected Cisneros and two other candidates in its first endorsements of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Porter joins other incumbent Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who have endorsed Cisneros. Cisneros\u2019s campaign has gained steam since news broke last month that the FBI raided Cuellar\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The FBI raided Cuellar\u2019s home as part of an ongoing investigation reportedly involving Cuellar and his wife\u2019s ties with Azerbaijani officials. In his first statement since the FBI raid, Cuellar&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=partner-pub-9229289037503472:6795176714&amp;q=https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/25\/democrat-rep-cuellar-speaks-out-after-fbi-raids-his-home\/&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwif2Mnv0t_1AhXlIEQIHRjQA5wQFnoECAQQAg&amp;usg=AOvVaw268lIlrZ9jo5McDqdMyg30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a>&nbsp;his constituents he is \u201cfully cooperating with law enforcement and committed to ensuring that justice in the law is upheld.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar spoke with the&nbsp;<em>Laredo Morning Times<\/em>&nbsp;on Sunday in his first interview since the raid but refused to answer specific questions about the raid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe congressman would not address his connections to the nation in this week\u2019s interview,\u201d the outlet&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lmtonline.com\/news\/article\/Rep-Cuellar-speaks-for-first-time-following-raid-16817844.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. Instead, he maintained his commitment to cooperate with law enforcement throughout the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I said last week, I am fully cooperating with law enforcement and want to make sure that justice and the law is upheld. This ongoing investigation will show that there is no wrongdoing on my part,\u201d Cuellar&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lmtonline.com\/news\/article\/Rep-Cuellar-speaks-for-first-time-following-raid-16817844.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Cuellar reaffirmed his commitment to run for re-election despite the ongoing FBI investigation. \u201cI am going to win this race, and we intend to be the congressman as I win re-election. We\u2019ve got a lot of work to do,\u201d he&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lmtonline.com\/news\/article\/Rep-Cuellar-speaks-for-first-time-following-raid-16817844.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar narrowly&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/03\/04\/henry-cuellar-defeats-primary-challenger-120954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defeated<\/a>&nbsp;Cisneros by fewer than 3,000 votes when she challenged him in the 2020 Democrat primaries. In a district that has turned more blue since redistricting, Cisneros hopes again to unseat Cuellar, one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) on Tuesday endorsed Jessica Cisneros, a progressive candidate challenging Rep. Henry Cuellar, just weeks after the FBI raided Cuellar\u2019s home. \u201cOur democracy should reflect the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1266185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1266185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1266185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1266185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1266185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}