{"id":1419892,"date":"2022-04-05T12:15:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T16:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419892"},"modified":"2022-04-05T12:16:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T16:16:00","slug":"texas-gov-abbott-gives-gop-a-chance-to-turn-key-congressional-district-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-abbott-gives-gop-a-chance-to-turn-key-congressional-district-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Gov. Abbott Gives GOP A Chance To Turn Key Congressional District Red"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftexas-gov-abbott-gives-gop-a-chance-to-turn-key-congressional-district-red%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=1419892&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--><p>Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas announced Monday that an emergency special election would be held June 14 to fill a recently vacated seat for a Hispanic-majority congressional district on the border, increasing GOP hopes of flipping it red.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates will have to file to run in the special election by April 13, while early voting will begin May 3, Abbott <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-sets-emergency-special-election-for-34th-congressional-district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very glad that we\u2019re going to be able to have a special election,\u201d Mayra Flores, the Republican nominee for Texas\u2019 34th Congressional District, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cThis district does need someone to represent them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/24\/filemon-vela-leaves-congress-akin-gump-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filemon Vela<\/a> resigned from his seat representing the district in Congress on Thursday in order to take a position at the Washington, D.C., law firm Akin Gump.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7404145\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7404145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People wait in line to clear customs and enter the United States at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry in downtown El Paso, Texas on November 8, 2021. (Photo by PAUL RATJE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m disappointed that we\u2019ve been abandoned in such difficult times,\u201d Flores told the DCNF. She cited issues at the border, as well as the increased costs of groceries and gas, as reasons the seat needed to be filled now. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/24\/latinos-sabato-crystal-ball-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Are Latinos Really Abandoning Dems? Poll Analysis Gives New Insight)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The district is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/mycd\/?st=48&#038;cd=34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">overwhelmingly Hispanic<\/a>, with almost 85% of its population identifying as such. It only voted for President <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/20\/poll-texas-hispanic-voters-biden-border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Biden<\/a> by 4 points under its current lines but will be <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/30\/special-election-texas-gop-hispanic-voters-mayra-flores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">redrawn into a much bluer seat<\/a> for the November general election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we\u2019re going to be able to increase the funding to make sure \u2026 we are able to reach more people,\u201d Flores said. \u201cI\u2019m very confident that we\u2019re going to be able to win this special election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flores\u2019 opponent in the general election, Rep. Vincente Gonzalez, who currently represents Texas\u2019s 15th Congressional District, has already said he would not campaign in a special election, the Texas Tribune <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/03\/24\/south-texas-congressional-special-election\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Gov. 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