a Republican that the governor supports In the sprawling Texas Senate District ( SD ) 19, where Democrats are reportedly in control, but with a recent history of partisan racial splits, Greg Abbott will face the Democratic incumbent.
State Senator Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio ), who has run for office in the West Texas district since he was elected in 2020, will face challenger Marcus Cardenas for his seat in this less well-known midterm election.
According to The Texan’s Texas Partisan Index, SD 19 had a 6-point advantage it because it had been rated D-53 percent for the 2022-2024 cycle.
After his Democratic challenger, Carlos Uresti, resigned due to an 11-felony conviction, state senator Pete Flores (R-Pleasanton ) won a special election to win the district. Prior to the 87th Parliamentary Session, the Senate GOP lost its supermajority after Flores was defeated in 2020.
Gutierrez late assisted in addressing the contentious national Big Bend border construction, which sparked protests on both sides of the aisle in his district and throughout Texas, while benefiting from office accession and holding office. He objected, claiming that while” we all want boundary security,” Texans “don’t need a wall where one now exists,” in reference to the area’s natural fortifications.
The activists who are opposed to frontier building in Big Bend were greatly pleased that a federal judge had ruled on October 2’s order to stop.
Gutierrez’s job features include his efforts to address the fallout of the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde, one of the places within SD 19. His previous positions include the House and Senate for a small over a hundred years. He fought for gun control laws, including “red flag” laws and a raise to the age of 21 to obtain semi-automatic rifles, especially after the shooting.
In an effort to challenge U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX ) in the November general election, Gutierrez unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in 2024.
Cardenas often uses his experience as a small business owner to illustrate his campaign’s” Real Texas Success Story.” According to his site, he left school and started his mother’s piping company after losing his brother in 2007. He then moved on to establish Vertex Concrete, a” growing company that has provided District 19 with its services for more than ten years.”
In early February, Abbott endorsed Cardenas to challenge Robert Marks Jr., his Democratic primary opponent, and praised Cardenas ‘ track record for supporting law enforcement.
” Marcus creates work while Liberals push for job-killing requirements. Marcus supports the violet while they defund officers. Marcus battles to safe and strengthen the border, according to Abbott, while they support open border policies. After the general election, Cardenas and Marks staged a runoff to claim the GOP nomination with 52 % of the vote.
In the most current reporting period, Gutierrez raised$ 146, 911 and has$ 162 667 in cash on hand. The statement by Cardenas is not yet available.
On Monday, October 19, early election will begin and continue until Friday, October 30. November 3 is the poll time.
