{"id":1990058,"date":"2023-08-03T17:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T21:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lone-anti-abortion-democratic-representative-scores-endorsements-from-house-democratic-leadership-after-close-primary\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T17:33:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T21:33:45","slug":"lone-anti-abortion-democratic-representative-scores-endorsements-from-house-democratic-leadership-after-close-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lone-anti-abortion-democratic-representative-scores-endorsements-from-house-democratic-leadership-after-close-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic representative, who opposes abortion, gains support from House Democratic leaders following tight primary race."},"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\">30<\/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%2Flone-anti-abortion-democratic-representative-scores-endorsements-from-house-democratic-leadership-after-close-primary%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=1990058&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--><h2>The Single \u2062Anti-Abortion \u200dDemocrat Receives Major \u2064Boost in Support<\/h2>\n<p>The single anti-abortion Democrat\u2064 in the House has received a new \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won't Enforce COVID Curfew\">boost<\/a> in support after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lone-anti-abortion-democratic-representative-scores-endorsements-from-house-democratic-leadership-after-close-primary\/\" title=\"Democratic representative, who opposes abortion, gains support from House Democratic leaders following tight primary race.\">nail-biting primary<\/a>, winning the \u2064endorsement of\u2062 the entire House Democratic leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Henry \u2064Cuellar (D-TX) has secured the support of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries \u2062(D-NY), Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), Caucus Chairman Pete \u2062Aguilar (D-CA), Assistant Democratic\u2062 Leader Jim Clyburn (D-SC), former \u200cHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer\u200b (D-MA), and \u2063BOLD PAC, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-unveil-bill-to-weaken-federal-labor-arbiter\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans Unveil Bill to Weaken Federal Labor Arbiter\">political arm<\/a> of the Congressional \u200dHispanic Caucus, the Texas Tribune first \u2064reported.<\/p>\n<h3>Strong Endorsements for Cuellar&#8217;s Continued Representation<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Henry Cuellar is an accomplished advocate for the people\u2062 of South Texas who is working hard to build an\u2063 economy\u200c from the \u200cmiddle out and the bottom up,&#8221; Jeffries said\u2062 in\u200b a statement. &#8220;I strongly\u200b endorse Congressman Cuellar and his continued\u2064 representation of the people\u200c of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-democrat-congressman-urges-kamala-to-come-to-border-as-trump-visit-looms-on-horizon\/\" title=\"Texas Democrat Congressman Urges Kamala To Come To Border As Trump Visit Looms On Horizon\">28th congressional district<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar expressed \u2064his gratitude to Jeffries and confidently stated,\u2064 &#8220;I will win again decisively in 2024.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2064 am \u2062honored to\u2062 have the current and previous House Democratic Leadership\u200c endorse my 2024 campaign,&#8221; Cuellar \u2062said, as reported\u200d by Fox News. He added that his victory will &#8220;help bring a Democratic\u200d majority to \u200bthe House of Representatives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> \u2063for more \u2064from The \u200dWashington Examiner.<\/p>\n<h3>Surprising Endorsements Amidst Progressive Support<\/h3>\n<p>The endorsements come\u200d as a surprise, given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-propose-bill-to-replace-income-payroll-taxes-with-national-sales-tax-abolish-irs\/\" title=\"Republicans Propose Bill To Replace Income, Payroll Taxes With National Sales Tax, Abolish IRS\">progressive nature<\/a> of much of his new support. In the past two primaries, Cuellar narrowly defeated\u2062 progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros. The 2022 primary was particularly close, coming just after\u2063 the leak of the Dobbs Supreme \u2063Court decision, pushing\u2063 the race into a runoff where\u2062 Cuellar won\u200b by just 300\u2064 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar emerged victorious in the general election, winning by a\u2064 comfortable\u200d margin of 13 points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lone pro-life Democrat in the House gained more backing following a tense primary, securing support from the entire House Democratic leadership. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) received endorsements from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA), and Assistant Democratic Leader Jim. 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