Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D), a longtime lawmaker whose district includes Uvalde, Tex., intends to join the U.S. Senate race to challenge Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) in 2024. Gutierrez would become the second Democrat to join the race.
sitting state lawmakers and other statewide officeholders from accepting campaign contributions during the regular legislative session. This year, the first day Texas lawmakers could accept political contributions would be June 19.“The only thing that matters for the next three weeks is fighting for these families,” Gutierrez told The Washington Post. “That’s what I’m focused on right now.”
Former congressman Filemon Vela , a longtime friend and mentor to Gutierrez, said Tuesday that he has “strongly encouraged” Gutierrez to enter the race. Gutierrez has made justice and accountability for Uvalde’s victims the center of his legislative push, convening the families of the victims nearly every Tuesday during the 140-day legislative session to talk to reporters and lawmakers about gun-control measures. Their early fight was for fair victim compensation but evolved to pulling the truth from government officials about what police did and did not do to stop the shooter.
“They are all hurting, and they are doing their very best to heal,” Gutierrez told the Texas Public Safety Commission in October. “But I think that the only thing they can really do and look forward to is a duller sense of pain.
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