Democrat Kristian Carranza, who raised huge cash however misplaced narrowly to state Rep. John Lujan (R-San Antonio) in 2024, will run once more in 2026.
Carranza introduced her plans on Wednesday and held a marketing campaign launch social gathering on the South Facet with the Metropolis Council’s progressives at Aquaduck Beer Backyard.
Hours after her press launch went out, Lujan additionally introduced reelection plans — amid hypothesis that he would possibly as a substitute run for the Texas Senate.
In gerrymandered Texas, Home District 118 is one in all just some aggressive state legislative seats, drawing tens of millions of {dollars} in marketing campaign spending in 2024.
Lujan received 51.8% of the vote to Carranza’s 48.2% in an altogether good yr for Republicans final yr.
Now headed into the primary midterm of President Donald Trump’s administration — sometimes a very good yr for the social gathering out of energy — Carranza informed supporters Wednesday she’s prepared to complete the job.
“It’s probably the most aggressive district that we’ve in Texas, and we got here inside inches of flipping [it],” Carranza stated. “We all know that we are able to do it. It simply takes a whole lot of work.”
Carranza stated her marketing campaign knocked on 100,000 doorways in that race. She additionally acquired $1.2 million from a nationwide PAC aligned with gun security activist David Hogg, serving to her preserve tempo with nationwide conservatives, tort reform teams and enterprise PACs pouring in assets for Lujan.
“We raised extra money than every other first time state rep candidate in Texas — ever,” she stated Wednesday. “However that is by no means been about only one election. That is about combating for our future, as a result of if we don’t do it, then nobody else will.”
In an indication of Democratic enthusiasm, she was joined Wednesday by roughly 100 supporters, together with civil rights chief Rosie Castro, former Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda (D6), Councilmen Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (D2) and Edward Mungia (D4).
