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June 22, 2022

Recount Shows Henry Cuellar Beat Jessica Cisneros by Less Than 300 Votes
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In election news from Texas, a recount has confirmed Henry Cuellar - one
of the most conservative Democrats in Congress - has defeated
progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros in last month's House primary.
Cuellar won by just under 300 votes. Cuellar is a corporate-backed,
anti-choice, pro-gun Democrat who received backing from House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi and others in the Democratic establishment. In January, the
FBI raided his home as part of a corruption investigation. Cuellar's
campaign also got a major boost from AIPAC, the American Israel Public
Affairs Committee. The group's super PAC spent over $1.8 million to get
Cuellar reelected.


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