Ciro Rodriguez might get back in the race, but we won’t know until tomorrow. Gina Castañada, Ciro's spokesperson, said he will officially decide whether he is running by 5 p.m. tomorrow. If Rodriguez gets back in the race, this will be the 5 announcement declaring his intent to run for Congress in 4 years.
In another twist, The AFL-CIO has already picked their guy.
The Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) endorsed San Antonian Albert Uresti in the special election in the newly drawn Congressional District 23, Texas AFL-CIO President Emmett Sheppard said today.
The AFL-CIO mentioned the reasons for their endorsement to include:
Uresti, a retired district fire chief in the San Antonio Fire Department and a long-time member of the San Antonio Fire Fighters Union, is challenging U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla, R-San Antonio, in a district that newly includes a large portion of South San Antonio. Past election results suggest the district is closely divided on a partisan basis. Uresti is the brother of state Rep. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, who is the odds-on favorite to be the next District 19 state senator.
“Union members in C.D. 23 are impressed with Albert Uresti’s understanding of the issues that concern working people,” Sheppard said. “They also are persuaded he will run a proactive campaign in a district that is somewhat similar to the one in which his brother is campaigning so effectively.”
“In an era of gerrymandering, this is clearly a winnable election for a strong challenger against an incumbent who has voted an agenda that is counter to the interest of working families.”
Is this the gold star Uresti needed to catapult himself to become the candidate in CD-23?
