EXCLUSIVE: Meet The Woman Trying To Unseat One Of Texas’ Democratic Reps

EXCLUSIVE: Meet The Woman Trying To Unseat One Of Texas’ Democratic Reps

  • Cassy Garcia hopes to unseat Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar with a conservative agenda focused on border security, the economy and energy independence, she told the Daily Caller News Foundation in an exclusive interview.
  • “I’m so proud of everything I’ve done and I want to work so hard for everybody in District 28. Garcia stated that she believes in the American Dream, and is living it. She also urged DCNF to encourage everyone to live the American dream.
  • Garcia believes she could be part of the “red waves” of Latina Republicans like Rep. Mayra Flores who won a race in South Texas.

Republican candidate Cassy Garcia believes she has what it takes to beat Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar as part of an expected “red wave” in south Texas, she told the Daily Caller News Foundation in an exclusive interview.

Cuellar, who’s represented the district since 2004, is one of the only Democrats to support efforts to secure the border and to have taken a pro-life position. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: My Night At The Border With ‘Operation Lone Star’ In Texas)

But Garcia says her resolve to secure the border and to support constituents struggling with higher prices due to inflation will help her defeat Cuellar.

He’s totally out of touch. My message will be about jobs, securing the border and how we can become energy-independent. “The administration wants us to continue spending. We’re in this mess due to all the spending we don’t own,” Garcia told DCNF. Garcia was Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s deputy director of the state and the commissioner for White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative. Cuellar claims all the right stuff, but has done absolutely nothing to secure the southern border,” Garcia said. He’s been given the National Border Patrol Council’s endorsement.

The Border Patrol union broke from its previous endorsement of Cuellar in 2020 to back Garcia. Cuellar has voted with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi 94% of the time, according to ProPublica.

The Texas Democrat voted against border wall funding in 2019, during former President Donald Trump’s administration.

Since Day 1 I have been clear in my position: The wall is unnecessary and will not work. Cuellar stated that the Trump Administration’s wasteful and inefficient border wall was a disaster for taxpayers, wildlife and the environment.

In 2021, Cuellar co-sponsored two separate bipartisan immigration bills, one to open more processing centers at the border to better screen migrants and another to allow certain H-2B visa workers in non-agricultural sectors to not be counted towards the annual visa limit and to increase civil penalties on those who violate the terms of the program.

Cuellar spoke to the DCNF recently about his attempts to increase funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He was also one of the few Democrats to oppose the Biden administration’s decision to end Title 42.

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 12: Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) delivers remarks during a rally for the passage of the USMCA trade agreement, on September 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

But Garcia argues Democrats are “out of touch” and don’t stand for issues the people of south Texas are concerned about, including the border crisis. She cited freshman Republican Rep. Mayra Flores’ victory in a recent special election, where she flipped Texas’ 34th Congressional District from blue to red after Democrats controlled the seat for 150 years.

The Republican Party predicts Flores’ win will set off a red wave in south Texas, where the party has invested resources in increasing voter turnout. From 2018 to 2022, Republicans more than doubled their turnout in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy counties in south Texas along the border, according to The Texas Tribune.

The race is considered a “Democratic toss up” by Cook Political Report.

“Most of these districts are going to be a lot of the pickups that the Republicans are going to get from this kind of significant movement of the Hispanic vote from probably 20 or 30%. Texas may have even higher numbers. It could be well over 50% of those living along the border. It’s extremely difficult for him at that point to win reelection,” Robert Cahaly, Chief Pollster at Trafalgar Group told DCNF about Garcia’s race.

A spokesperson for Cuellar’s campaign didn’t respond to DCNF’s request.

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