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Texas’ new 35th Congressional District in San Antonio has become a high-stakes test for Republicans’ House majority, as Speaker Mike Johnson campaigns for Carlos De La Cruz while Democrats back Johnny Garcia and argue shifting Hispanic support could narrow the GOP edge.
Federal Election Commission filings show conservative groups funded liberal-sounding super PACs that spent hundreds of thousands boosting Democratic primary contenders across multiple states to influence general-election matchups; notable moves include Lead Left PAC's more than $750,000 buy in Texas' 35th District that helped Maureen Galindo (who lost the runoff), with Real Change PAC and California Blue PAC active in New Jersey, Maine and California; Democrats condemned the meddling as a tactic in the post-Citizens United campaign-finance era.
Johnny Garcia defeated Maureen Galindo in the Texas 35th Democratic House runoff after Galindo’s antisemitic comments sparked widespread disavowal and outside spending against her. Garcia, backed by the Blue Dog Coalition, emerged as the stronger general-election candidate in a district that leans Republican. The DCCC spent about $35,000 against Galindo and Lead Left PAC contributed significantly to her campaign, though questions about its funding persisted. Garcia will face Republican Carlos De La Cruz in November, a race seen as competitive but helped by De La Cruz’s Trump endorsement in a district won by 55% for Trump in 2024.
Top House Democrats condemned Texas Democratic runoff candidate Maureen Galindo after she posted antisemitic remarks about Zionists and pledged to turn an ICE detention center into a “prison for American Zionists.” They called the rhetoric disqualifying and pointed to outside money from the newly formed Lead Left PAC boosting her campaign, with funding sources unclear. Galindo led the March primary in Texas’ 35th District and is in a runoff against Johnny Garcia; the winner will face the Republican runoff winner between Carlos De La Cruz and John Lujan.