Thu Jun 16, 2022 – 4:48 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — In a stunning electoral upset further presaging a massive red tsunami coming in November, a pro-life Mexican-born candidate won a special election in south Texas, the first time the area has chosen a Republican over a Democrat in more than 150 years.
Republican Mayra Flores defeated Democrat Dan Sanchez on Tuesday in Texas’ 34th congressional district, which had voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump by a margin of 13 points in 2020. The district’s population is 84% Hispanic.
“For over 100 years, we have been taken for granted,” Flores said at an election night party. “I will show you what real representation looks like. I will represent all people.”
Flores is “the first GOP candidate to represent that area of the Rio Grande Valley since 1870,” reported The Houston Chronicle, and is “the first congresswoman born in Mexico.”
“The victory demonstrated the growing popularity of the Republican party among Latino voters in the traditionally Democratic South Texas,” noted The Post Millennial’s Ari Hoffman.
“Republicans have been eager to flip the seat as part of their new offensive in South Texas after Biden’s underperformance throughout the
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