![]() Vela’s retirement was first reported by Axios. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.) became the first House Democrat to announce their retirement last week. Democratic presidential candidates carried it with roughly 60 percent of the vote in 20, but Joe Biden received just 52 percent in 2020. Vela’s seat, which spans 300 miles and includes the city of Brownsville and part of McAllen, was solidly Democratic territory before 2020. Velas plan to resign early will spur a special election to fill the seat for the remainder of his current term. ![]() ![]() Texas is on track to gain two or three seats in reapportionment, which will be announced next month. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, at a Texas Tribune event in 2017. representative for Texass 34th congressional district from. But Republicans are eager to capitalize on the 2020 results - and they will be able to carve up the region in redistricting. Filemn Bartolom Vela Jr is an American lobbyist, lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. House of Representatives, effective today at 11:59. 'I write to inform you that I have notified Texas Governor Greg Abbott of my resignation from the U.S. Vela last week confirmed he would resign to work for Akin Gump, a prominent lobbying and law firm. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez, who represent adjourning districts.īoth Cuellar and Gonzalez believe that Trump’s gains in the valley were a fluke, and voters will revert back to Democrats with Trump off the ballot. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, resigned from Congress late Thursday, The Texas Tribune reported. Trump’s unexpected success with Latino voters in the Rio Grande Valley and the upcoming Texas redistricting have heightened the pressure on Vela and Reps. Filemn Vela won’t seek reelection under new Texas map Vela saw his vote share narrow in 2020, and Republicans are in charge of redistricting before next year’s midterm. He won against that same candidate with 60 percent in 2018. He beat Rey Gonzalez, an underfunded challenger, with 55 percent of the vote in 2020. Vela saw his victory margin shrink in 2020, thanks to Trump’s surge in the region. “I will continue to focus on maintaining a Democratic House and Senate majority in my capacity as a member of Congress and vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, while working diligently for the people I am so grateful to represent,” Vela said in a statement.
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