With less than two weeks remaining until election day, progressive immigrants rights attorney Jessica Cisneros is raising far more cash than her conservative-Democrat opponent Rep. Henry Cuellar in Texas’ 28th Congressional District. Between April 1 and May 4,...
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With good reason, few races this year will receive as much national attention as the Democratic primary for Texas’ 28th Congressional District. Progressive immigration attorney Jessica Cisneros is again trying to unseat Rep. Henry Cuellar, a conservative Democrat who...
Jessica Cisneros is not done: How taking on a political machine transformed South Texas
Four months after running for Congress, Jessica Cisneros has settled into a different routine. Instead of knocking doors, she is drafting motions and affidavits as an immigration attorney. Instead of dialing voters, she is on the phone with clients and other attorneys...