Republicans in Tarrant County and even across the state are reeling after a strong right-leaning Texas Senate district fell to a Democrat in a special election runoff.
Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a political newcomer who ran as a veteran and union leader who would “listen, show up, and get things done,” defeated the well-known and longtime conservative activist Republican Leigh Wambsganss to fill the seat for Senate District (SD) 9, vacated last year by former state Sen. Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills).
