Facing a crowded field of colorful candidates, two-term incumbent congressman Tony Gonzales, who represents U.S House District 23, is heading for a run-off against a far-right Youtube vlogger known as the 'AK Guy' in Tuesday's Republican primary.
Far-right YouTube vlogger Brandon Herrera secured more than 20% of the vote in the U.S. House District 23 Republican primary on Tuesday.
During his most recent term, Gonzales was censured by his own party after rejecting a border security proposal authored by hard-right Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, defending a bill protecting same-sex marriage rights and backing the bipartisan gun law passed in the wake of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, which is located in his district.
“I think what’s happening is that the commitment among the Republican party base to the idea that the 2020 election was stolen, that the Democrats are engaging in raining down tyranny across the country and the MAGA movement as a whole is weakening, mostly because the economy is good,” Jillson said. “Things are just going in a way that are not particularly comforting to Republicans.”
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