“We will flip this district and take back what is ours in 2024,” the Republican former lawmaker said.
while criticizing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ work on the border.
The National Republican Congressional Committee had been working to recruit Flores to make another run, commissioning a poll that showed she could win the district that President Joe Biden carried by nearly 16 points in 2020. Thanks to redistricting, Flores had to run in a much more Democratic-leaning district to secure a full term and against an incumbent, Gonzalez. She lost that bid. Rep.managed to hold on in a nearby district.
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