.JCisnerosTX may have just lost to Henry Cuellar in Texas, but we have a feeling she's not done making headlines.
, who’s on the ballot today in Texas trying to unseat her former boss, current Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar.running for his seat. Specifically, the congressional candidate is leading on a progressive platform that champions immigration reform, the Green New Deal, and Medicare for All. While her campaign may seem farfetched, she's often compared to another young candidate who made history years ago when she was elected as a New York representative.
So, why exactly is Cisneros challenging Henry Cuellar, her former boss? While Cuellar is a Democrat, he voted with President Donald Trump almost 70% of the time of the time during the first two years of Trump’s presidency. For that, progressive activists named him “Trump’s favorite Democrat.” But Cisneros, from the border town of Laredo, has always had a passion for politics, which is why she interned for Cuellar at 20-years-old in the first place. She has, so far in her campaign, tried to focus both on national issues like Medicare for All and more local issues, near and dear to the hearts of those at home in Texas.
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