6 Republicans, 4 Democrats try for Rep. Farenthold's soon empty seat
Six Republicans and four Democrats are running for Congressional District 27, an open House seat that stretches from Bastrop to Corpus Christi.
U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, currently occupies the spot but gave up his re-election bid in December after a House committee began investigating sexual harassment claims made against him by a former aide. Farenthold, who is wrapping up his fourth term, has denied the allegations.
Six candidates — including campaign fundraising front-runners Bech Bruun and Michael Cloud — want to keep the district Republican even though a federal court last year ruled that state lawmakers had illegally drawn it to reduce the voting strength of Latinos, who tend to favor Democrats. State officials have appealed the decision, and the U.S. Supreme Court in January has agreed to consider the case. A ruling is not expected until the summer.
Early voting begins Tuesday for the March 6 primaries.
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/republicans-democrats-try-for-rep-farenthold-soon-empty-seat/tM8B9JGohbEGIG9cuyW4EM/
Bye, bye Blake. I'll be happy when you are no longer my congressman. By the way, we are still waiting for you to pay the $84,000 back to the government that was used to settle the harassment lawsuit.
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