Republican Mayra Flores won a special election Tuesday night to represent a Rio Grande Valley congressional district, flipping the longtime Democratic stronghold and soon making her the first congresswoman born in Mexico.
Her success is a hard-fought victory for Republicans, who have been fiercely targeting South Texas since making inroads there in 2020. The national party has poured money and resources into the district, believing that a Flores win on Tuesday is an early indication that they can take back the U.S. House of Representatives in November.
“This historic win will bring back God to the halls of Congress!” tweeted Flores, a respiratory care practitioner. “This win is for the poeple who were ignored for so long! This is a message that the establishment will no longer be tolerated! We have officially started the red wave!!”
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Her success is a hard-fought victory for Republicans, who have been fiercely targeting South Texas since making inroads there in 2020. The national party has poured money and resources into the district, believing that a Flores win on Tuesday is an early indication that they can take back the U.S. House of Representatives in November.
“This historic win will bring back God to the halls of Congress!” tweeted Flores, a respiratory care practitioner. “This win is for the poeple who were ignored for so long! This is a message that the establishment will no longer be tolerated! We have officially started the red wave!!”
Republican Mayra Flores flips South Texas district to become first Mexican-born congresswoman
Her success is a hard-fought victory for Republicans, who have been fiercely targeting...
