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James Talarico: “John Cornyn was first elected to public office six years…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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Published | Video Starts at 1:19:58

So you'll be facing either incumbent Senator John Cornyn, who's a 74 year old who's been in the seat for 24 years, which you talk about 80 year olds earlier, if he would be 80. Do you want to know a fun fact? Yeah. John Cornyn was first elected to public office six years before I was born. Wow. Yeah. So, yeah, he's, he's been there for a while. Yeah. Or Texas Attorney General ken Paxton, a 63 year old who's been embroiled in a lot of scandals and lawsuits for many years, including having been impeached and later acquitted. (1:19:58–1:20:04)

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Asserts John Cornyn's first election to public office predates his birth by six years.

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