Texas Tribune: Mayra Flores Raises Twice As Much As Vicente Gonzalez
Mayra Flores continues to dominate campaign fundraising in the race for TX-34. Flores has outraised Gonzalez every fundraising quarter since she entered the race, which sparked Gonzalez getting added to the Democrats’ most vulnerable incumbents list.
In Q1 of 2024, Flores raised twice as much as Gonzalez did.
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Mayra Flores Raises Twice As Much As U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez In Bid To Unseat Him This November
Matthew Choi
04/15/2024
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores raised well over twice as much as her Democratic opponent Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in the first quarter of the year in an encouraging sign to Republicans eager to take a region historically dominated by Democrats.
Flores, who is running to represent the 34th Congressional District, raised over $1.1 million from the start of the year till the end of March, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission. Gonzalez, meanwhile, raised over $449,000.
Republicans have identified the 34th district, which includes the Rio Grande Valley east of McAllen, as a target this year. The National Republican Congressional Committee recruited Flores to run in the district again last year.
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Republicans are eager to take more territory in South Texas, asserting that their message for border security and against President Joe Biden’s economic agenda would resonate with voters in the region. Republicans feted Flores’ victory in the 2022 special election and De La Cruz’s win in the general that year as signs that Democratic control in the area should not be taken for granted.
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