He currently represents the neighboring 15th District based in McAllen.Ĭorrection, March 24, 2022: A previous version of this story stated that Politico first reported Filemon Vela's resignation. Vicente Gonzalez, announced last year after redistricting that he would run for Vela’s seat in the wake of Texas redistricting. His 34th District is based in Brownsville. That development will set off a unique special election to replace him. The Washington-based publication Punchbowl first reported the news Thursday morning, and the Brownsville Democrat confirmed it to The Texas Tribune. The South Texas Democrat will leave before the end of his term to work for Akin Gump, a prominent law and lobbying firm. Filemon Vela confirmed Thursday he will resign from Congress in the coming weeks, a decision that comes after he announced last year he would retire from the House. News of Vela’s early departure sets the scene. More than 57 percent of voters in the new district, which now only reaches as far north as Kleberg County, voted for Biden, according to TLC data.Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Vela has served in the House since 2013 and won reelection by a comfortable margin in 2020, besting his Republican challenger by almost 14 points. Biden won the current district, which stretches from Cameron County to Gonzalez County, with 51.5 percent of the vote. The 34th District where Gonzalez will seek re-election gets bluer under the new maps. Post Politics Now Biden hosting White House summit targeting hate-fueled violence Republican Mayra Flores flips Democratic congressional seat in Texas special. Former President Donald Trump won 51 percent of the vote in the newly drawn district, according to Texas Legislative Council data. President Joe Biden won 50.4 percent of the vote in 2020. Greg Abbott signed into law this week appear to make the district a bit redder. He won 50.5 percent of the vote there in 2020, down from nearly 60 percent in 2018. President-elect Joe Biden announced on Thursday that Vela, along. Gonzalez currently represents the 15th Congressional District, which stretches from east of San Antonio to McAllen. WASHINGTON (KVEO) Congressman Filemon Vela (TX-34) will serve as a vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). “Democrats are flocking for cover because they know they’re going to get crushed in the midterms.” “The clearest sign that Democrats know their majority is gone in 2022 is the steady stream of House Democrats retiring or looking to run for any seat but their own,” said Calvin Moore, a spokesman for the group. The Congressional Leadership Fund, House Republicans’ campaign arm, declared the news a sign of Democrats’ fear about 2022. It’s the latest political shift in South Texas, where Republicans hope to gain ground in the midterms after a surprisingly strong showing in the 2020 presidential elections. Learn more about his record of leadership and join his campaign today. RELATED: Latinos sue against ‘racist’ redistricting maps in Texas Congressman Filemon Vela is delivering the bold leadership South Texas deserves. “I intend to continue my work in Congress as a strong voice delivering for working families across South Texas.”
“Texas Republicans stripped hundreds of thousands of constituents out of the 15th District of Texas, which I currently represent, and moved them along with my residence into the 34th District of Texas,” Gonzalez said in a statement. Filemón Vela, where Gonzalez’s home was moved in the state’s newly drawn congressional maps. Instead, the McAllen Democrat plans to run in a neighboring district now represented by retiring Rep. Vicente Gonzalez announced Tuesday he will run for re-election, but not in the South Texas district he’s represented since 2017. Cardenas /Contributor file photo Show More Show Less FIELD REP Ward, Jennifer CHIEF CASEWKR Representative Filemon Vela Texas. Filemón Vela, shown speaking at a 2019 event, has endorsed Vicente Gonzalez, who’s announced he’s running for Vela’s seat. 55341 Representative Juan Vargas California, 51st 1605 LONGWORTH HOB ( ZIP.
Office of Vicente Gonzalez Show More Show Less 3 of3 Vicente Gonzalez announced Tuesday he will run for re-election, but not in the South Texas district he’s represented since 2017. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, will not run for re-election in his district but in a neighboring district now represented by retiring U.S. The Monitor file photo Show More Show Less 2 of3 Vicente Gonzalez, shown speaking at a 2019 event in McAllen, has announced he’s switching districts.
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