Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Jessica Cisneros' bid to unseat Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, as early voting in the state begins ahead of the March 1 primary election.
Cisneros, 28, fell narrowly short of defeating Cuellar in a 2020 primary decided by fewer than 3,000 votes. Cuellar, who has represented the district since 2005, is an aggressive critic of the progressive left and last remaining Democrat in the House who has consistently voted against abortion rights."Jessica knows that real change comes from the bottom on up, not the top on down," Sanders said in a statement.
Since then, Cuellar has emerged as a vocal adversary of leading progressives and has accused the party's left flank of alienating voters in South Texas. Cisneros was recruited to run by Justice Democrats, the group that first backed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York in her 2018 primary. The group has been a frequent target of moderate incumbents like Cuellar. Cisneros, in a statement, welcomed Sanders' support.
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