GOP sets its sights on vulnerable ‘frontline’ Texas Dem

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is aiming to unseat vulnerable Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas as a part of its latest $1.5 million ad offensive, according to Politico.

The NRCC has set its sights on helping former Republican Rep. Mayra Flores win back her old seat in Texas’ 34th district which Gonzales currently holds, Politico reported. Gonzales, who is featured on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) list of vulnerable “frontline” members, previously served in Texas’ 15th district from 2017 to 2023 before being elected to represent Texas’ 34th district.

Although the 2022 election cycle resulted in a Republican House majority, Gonzales defeated the then-incumbent by 8.5% or over 11,000 votes and flipped the border district blue.

During this election cycle, Democrats have heavily outspent Republicans in an attempt to regain a House majority and to hold on to the Senate. At the same time, Flores is trailing Gonzales by just four points ahead of their 2024 rematch, according to an RMG Research poll from early August.

Gonzales has campaigned on making education and healthcare more affordable, fortifying the middle class, and strengthening “trade ties along the Texas-Mexico border,” according to his campaign website.

On the other hand, Flores made immigration and border security a policy priority, as well as job security, economic growth, and education that omits “radical gender ideology,” according to her campaign website.

“I have lived the American Dream and I will not watch it be taken away from future generations,” Flores said on her campaign website. “Born in Mexico, raised in the Rio Grande Valley, and having served in the halls of Congress, I know what it takes to deliver results for the hardworking people of South Texas.”

“Try as they might, the NRCC can’t change the facts,” DCCC Spokesperson Lauryn Fanguen told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “South Texans know that Vicente Gonzalez is fighting for them and delivering results. Mayra Flores is a repeated liar and come November, she’ll be a repeated loser.”

The Flores and Gonzales’ campaigns and the NRCC did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

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