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      • In his hometown of Laredo, Texas, Rep. Henry Cuellar is deep-seated. He's been in office since 2005 and even has an elementary school named after him. But the nine-term Democratic congressman faces a stiff challenge in the state's March 1 primary from Jessica Cisneros, a 28-year-old progressive.
  1. Jun 3, 2024 · Republican Navy veteran Jay Furman is challenging Cuellar. The group was previously planning to focus on other races in South Texas after Cuellar soundly defeated his Republican challenger in...

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  3. May 14, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Republicans eager to flip Democratic districts in South Texas are capitalizing on U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s indictment — just not in his district.

  4. Feb 19, 2022 · Laredo, Texas CNN — Rep. Henry Cuellar already faced a difficult rematch in the March 1 Democratic primary against the progressive challenger who nearly defeated him two years ago. Then the...

  5. Jun 4, 2024 · Republican Navy veteran Jay Furman is challenging Cuellar. The group was previously planning to focus on other races in South Texas after Cuellar soundly defeated his Republican challenger in 2022. The NRCC had targeted the district that year, pouring millions into the race to support Cassie Garcia, a former staffer to Sen. Ted Cruz .

  6. May 5, 2024 · Cisneros targeted Cuellar, known as one of the most moderate Democrats in Congress, for his opposition to abortion rights and fundraising he did for colleagues on the other side of the aisle. But then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rallied to his side, and Cuellar ended up winning in the primary runoff by 0.6 percentage points. Months later, he won ...

  7. Nov 8, 2022 · Cuellar secured his 10th term in office amid the most politically challenging year of his career, which saw his home and office raided by the FBI in the weeks before his primary election. He...

  8. May 13, 2024 · Representative Henry Cuellar, Democrat of Texas, and his wife pleaded not guilty to federal charges of accepting bribes, money laundering and violating foreign lobbying laws. Credit...