Texas's 35th congressional district

We're 21 days away from that, uh, becoming a reality, electing a candidate that is actually gonna fight for the people in this district, where I'm running against a MAGA puppet opponent who is clearly to serve Donald Trump and his agenda.

I'm running for the people's agenda here in District 35.

So there is the old phrase, uh, all politics is local.

Uh, is your race local, or is there any kind of spillover effect from the Ken Paxton scandals and the issues that occur in other Texas campaigns?

campaigns?I mean, make no mistake about it, Ken Paxton is the most corrupt official here in Texas, and it's why we cannot allow that individual to win this Senate race.

But look, my local issues here in District 35 are clear.

Uh, working families are getting hit hard.

Uh, businesses are getting hit hard through the tariffs that we're continuing to see that still affect over 97% of small businesses and working class families.

Well guess what? On November 3rd we're gonna send a clear, direct message to Senate and House Republicans, ""Cuando vienes a Texas, nos respetas y no te metas"" When you come to Texas, we're only gonna be able to do and, and carry out that message with your help.

So please visit the website votejohnnygarcia.com. It's, uh, truly an honor, uh, and I look forward to being a strong representative for you, for your families here in Congressional District 35, and ultimately a strong fighter for you in Washington, DC.

Thank you so much, Johnny.

Muchisimas gracias.

A little more of President Trump now rallying in San Antonio for Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor.

For Carlos De La Cruz, who's running for, I think, District 35.

That's a new district.

It's either 34 or 35.

They feel abandoned by him.

Well, and we should point, uh, out, uh, at this moment that it's not just a rally for Ken Paxton, but also for Republican congressman Carlos de la Cruz, uh, who's in Texas' 35th District in this, uh, area, which of course is heavily reliant on, uh, the Latino vote.

As we consider his seat and the seats all across Texas, Jeff, who, uh, which of course look different, uh, in terms of their, uh, layout after Texas redrew its map with the Latino vote in mind, how many of those redrawn seats do you think are going to end up safely Republican in this cycle? Or how many of them could they lose?

Well, if you look at the Latino vote overall, they're the, they've become the truest, uh, swing voting bloc in the country.

They say the president will speak along with Paxton, who's running for Senate, and congressional candidate Carlos de la Cruz.

De la Cruz is running in the 35th District, which runs from San Antonio north along a narrow stretch of I-35 just outside New Braunfels, covering much of San Marcos and then the eastern part of Austin.

The president campaigned with Paxson and Denton last week, and the stop in San Antonio will be his third trip to Texas just in the past month.

Alan Skaia,

Casar is now running in another district closer to Austin.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has called the race for the newly redrawn 35th district the, quote, "whole enchilada of the 2026 midterms." And the Bexar County Elections Department is hosting an open house today from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Visitors can tour the facility, see where ballots are counted, and learn about election security.

Residents can also check their voter registration, register to vote, and learn about working as an election clerk.

We'll see.

Yeah, it really ha- it really hasn't, not in the way that they thought they would, you know? Texas 35 was one of those redistricted seats, and, you know, Johnny Garcia is doing some really [laughs] incredible things out there.

Right.

Just to underscore the point, d- Republicans redistricted Texas, and they thought that they were actually creating seats that would be easier for them to pick up as well, but some of those are now, you know, in real trouble for them, right?

No, they're in a lot of trouble for them.

You know, you're seeing them having to pour millions and millions of dollars into districts that they thought that they had locked up.

You know, when Republicans, you know, redrew and created this new Texas 35 district, they thought that it was a lock.

What they didn't expect was for a pissed-off sheriff like Johnny Garcia to throw his hat in the ring because he wanted to stand up and fight for his communities, and we're seeing that it is working.

They are the districts held by Representative Jeff Crank in Colorado, Ana Paulina Luna in Florida, Maria Elvira Salazar, also in Florida, and Brian Steele in Wisconsin.

Along with the open seats in Montana's 1st District and Texas' 35th District.

Now, four races moved from solid Republican to likely Republican.

Again, a downgrade.