Texas Poised to Send Its First Two Latinas to Congress
Style Magazine Newswire | 3/9/2018, 7:53 a.m.
Judge Veronica Escobar and Sen. Sylvia Garcia
Source: TexasTribune.org
The state of Texas is all but certain to break a major glass ceiling and send at least one, and likely two, Hispanic women to Congress next year. In El Paso, former El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar declared victory Tuesday night in her race to replace Democratic U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who is running for the U.S. Senate. Across the state, state Sen. Sylvia Garcia won her bid for the Democratic nomination for the seat to replace U.S. Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston. Each woman won the Democratic primary in districts that are heavily in favor of their party in the fall. The two women are also likely to be in the first class of Texas freshmen women elected to a full term in Congress in 22 years — and they may yet be joined by more women from both sides of the aisle in the fall. Escobar said it's likely taken so long because it's traditionally more difficult for women to run successful campaigns. Garcia said she wanted Latino girls and boys to know that Texas is a state of opportunity and it’s a welcoming state. But when asked about potentially being one of the first Texas Latinas in Congress, Garcia said that wouldn't be her focus.
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