Jul. 6, 2022
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Meet Mayra Flores, the newly elected Latina Republican from South Texas

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Mayra Flores sailed to victory in Texas’ 34th District, where former Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela resigned from his seat in March to work for a lobbying firm. | Eric Gay/AP Photo

For the next seven months, a slice of South Texas will be represented in Washington by Mayra Flores, a Mexican-born Republican woman from the Rio Grande Valley — a longtime Democratic region where Flores’ special election win on Tuesday marked several firsts.

Link: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/15/mayra-flores-texas-republican-00039889