TX-22: Olsen announces retirement. Seat moves to Toss-up"

[RandySF]

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. Another moral coward fleeing before they might be forced to vote in impeachment proceedings

[Celerity]

3. he is not seeking re-election, not resigning now, so he would be around for any possible

impeachment vote (unless Trump wins re-election and then is impeached.)

[Delmette2.0]

2. Go get 'em Texas Dems.

[mcar]

4. Woo hoo!

[riversedge]

5. Ratings Change Alert: #TX22 moves from Lean R to Toss Up.....The map sure looks like

a gerrymandered district. sorry, but I am unable to transfer but it is at the link.




https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/texas-house/olson-retirement-moves-tx-22-lean-republican-toss

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Ratings Change Alert: #TX22 moves from Lean R to Toss Up

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Texas House
Olson Retirement Moves TX-22 from Lean Republican to Toss Up
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David Wasserman
July 25, 2019
@Redistrict

House Democrats got a boost on Thursday when Texas GOP Rep. Pete Olson announced he wouldn't seek reelection in 2020. In 2018, Olson barely held off Democratic former foreign service officer Sri Preston Kulkarni 51 percent to 47 percent, and a competitive rematch was already brewing. In the second quarter of 2019, Kulkarni out-raised Olson $420,000 to $373,000. Now, this seat will move to the top of Democrats' takeover target list.

The rapidly growing southwest Houston suburbs are undergoing a rapid demographic shift: the 22nd CD, once held by Tom DeLay, is now just 40 percent white (down from 45 percent in 2010) and voted for President Trump by just 52 percent to 44 percent, a third of Mitt Romney's 25 point margin in 2012. The district is 26 percent Hispanic, 19 percent Asian and 12 percent black, and 43 percent of adults hold college degrees, among the highest in the state.

[madinmaryland]

7. Thanks. I thought that was bugman's district. Funny to see it turn blue.

[Wounded Bear]

6. Turn Texas blue!