Vowing not to be kept off the state House floor by Republican redistricting plans, State Rep. James Talarico, D-Round Rock, announced Wednesday he is moving to run for reelection in a different House district because his current district is being redrawn to be more favorable to Republicans.
Talarico said he would run in nearby House District 50, where the Democratic incumbent, Celia Israel, is not seeking reelection as she prepares to run for Austin mayor.
He announced the new campaign with the support of the biggest names in Democratic politics in Texas, including Beto O'Rourke, Wendy Davis and Joaquin Castro.
Talarico, who earlier this year fled to Washington with other Democrats to prevent a quorum in the state House of Representatives, would likely have faced a very difficult race in district 52, which lies in conservative Williamson County. There is already a contested primary on the Republican side of that race, with both candidates campaigning heavily against the young liberal Democrat, whom they say is politically out of touch with the district.
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