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James Talarico: “They basically broke my district in half so that they could…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 56:02

I first ran as a Democrat in a Republican seat, and I won that seat because I brought people together across partisan divides. And then my Republican colleagues in the legislature in 2020 decided to draw me out of that district. They basically broke my district in half so that they could guarantee the outcome they wanted. Thankfully, I survived because I was able to move a couple miles down the road and run in the district I grew up in. (56:02–56:07)

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Asserts that [redistricting authorities] broke [his] district to manipulate electoral outcomes.

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