In response to James Talarico’s election to the U.S. Senate, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
“Congratulations to James Talarico, the Texas Democratic Party, and all of the organizers throughout the state who did the work to flip this seat from red to blue and make history by electing a Texas Democrat to the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1988. As an eighth-generation Texan, former middle school teacher, and accomplished state representative, James has a record of standing up for his neighbors and fighting for working families. In the Senate, he will serve every Texan and be a champion for lowering grocery and gas prices, expanding access to healthcare, protecting workers, making housing more affordable, ending costly wars and reckless tariffs, and taking on corruption so our government always puts working people first.”