Talarico is surrounded by cheering supporters. The pastor and middle school teacher says his victory is for “all Texans who have wondered if anyone is listening to them.”
“We will take on the broken and corrupt system,” he promises live on air.
We just proved that all the money in the world is no match for Texas.
The centrist Talarico defeats Trump-backed, scandal-plagued Ken Paxton, Texas’s attorney general. Talarico’s background as a pastor is clear in his victory speech, which includes several biblical references.
“Tonight we defeated Goliath,” he says, promising to distance himself from “hateful” politics.
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