Former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd announced Thursday he is running for president. He will likely be the highest-profile Texan to enter the 2024 race, though he will start his campaign as a major underdog.
Will Hurd signs copies of his book, “American Reboot: An Idealist’s Guide to Getting Big Things Done,” at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 22, 2022., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
“President [Joe] Biden can’t solve these problems — or won’t,” Hurd said. “And if we nominate a lawless, selfish, failed politician like Donald Trump — who lost the House, the Senate and the White House — we all know Joe Biden will win again.” Hurd first won the seat in 2014 and prevailed in hard-fought reelection battles in 2016 and 2018, even as district voters supported Democrats at the top of their tickets those years. Hurd opted against running for a fourth term in 2020, though the seat remained in the GOP column with the election of Hurd’s endorsed candidate, Tony Gonzales.
Democrats persistently criticized Hurd as being less independent than he appeared. They pointed out that, for example, he joined most House Republicans in voting against Trump’s first impeachment in 2019.
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