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The Latino Vote

The Latino Vote

Running in a Gerrymandered Texas: Johnny Garcia on His Mission to Keep TX-35 Blue After Texas Redistricting

Aug 21, 2026 · 40m

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Despite Texas Republicans’ attempts to push Democrats out of seats through redistricting, Texas Dems continue to fight. Sheriff Johnny Garcia is one of those candidates, running for the seat in Texas’ 35th Congressional District. In This Episode: Sheriff Johnny Garcia’s background and why he’s runningDynamics running as a law enforcement officer in the Democratic PartyWhat the swinging Texas vote tells us about what Texans want from politicsBending politics to the culture, not the culture to ...