<p>Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-TX) newest <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican challenger</a> is his recently-departed staffer, Jose Sanz.</p>
<p>Legistorm <a href="https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/416379/Jose_M_Sanz_Mondragon.html">data</a> reflected that Sanz departed from Cuellar’s office at the end of June. Sanz was serving as Cuellar’s district director and press secretary; he began working for the congressman in 2021.</p>
<p>In a Tuesday <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0UF4Wgk2arb6ooWAHbwB14MMZq1bZeoT3BhRvGqupq49XeGhQrNnKDaJktyM4i18Wl&amp;id=61551647559558" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> announcing his candidacy, Sanz said that he had an “unparalleled” experience under Cuellar, but reportedly realized that his values and beliefs didn’t align with those held by the congressman.</p>
<p>“However, over time it became clear that my values and beliefs did not align with those of the office,” said Sanz. “I had to make a change so I could fight for what matters to me most &#8230; my conservative ideals and the ability to represent the family values of the people of District 28 in Washington, D.C.”</p>
<p>Cuellar has been noted as more of a centrist than a hard-left Democrat. In July, the congressman voted for a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-moves-to-block-funding-for-abortion-travel-as-lawmakers-prepare-to-vote-on-military-spending">ban</a> on federal spending for abortion travel expenses.</p>
<p>In his press release, Sanz also expressed a commitment to securing the border and countering cartel activity. He said that the South Texans comprising Cuellar’s district were conservative and supportive of those goals.</p>
<p>“We must secure our border with Mexico, stop human trafficking and the influx of drugs into the United States and cut off the flow of illegal weapons from the United States across the Southern border,” said Sanz.</p>
<p>Sanz and his former boss have border security as a common priority. Over the weekend, Cuellar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-henry-cuellar-slams-biden-for-worsening-border-crisis-we-need-to-have-repercussions-at-the-border">called out</a> President Joe Biden for the worsening border crisis. The congressman proposed publicizing deportations to improve border security.</p>
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<p>“We need to have repercussions at the border. What does that mean?” said Cuellar. “You’ve got to deport people, and you’ve got to show images of people being deported.”</p>
<p>Cuellar’s district, 28, runs along the border through Laredo and Rio Grande up to the eastern outskirts of San Antonio.</p>
<p>Sanz shared in his press release that he immigrated from Mexico in order to escape the violence of his home country. Apart from serving as Cuellar’s staffer, Sanz worked as an ESPN-Mexico television sports analyst.</p>
<p>As of this report, the website for Sanz’s campaign was <a href="http://www.josefortexas.com/?fbclid=IwAR280mguAHYv7cv_4aHJsEImS0OvPGj3ESMUnGDbYqI1hCoglphFrrTQGaQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">registered</a> but not yet finished.</p>
<p>Sanz’s announcement comes less than a week after Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/longtime-democrat-dallas-mayor-switching-to-gop-american-cities-need-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> he was switching his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. The mayor said that American cities need Republicans. Johnson served nearly a decade in the Texas legislature prior to becoming the Dallas mayor in 2019. Dallas’ twin city, Fort Worth, is also led by a Republican mayor.</p>
<p>Cuellar, through spokesman Jake Hochberg, shrugged off Sanz as an inexperienced challenger and non-threat to his incumbency.</p>
<p>“For the second cycle in a row, we welcome another Republican candidate to the race that has no experience and is not from the 28th Congressional District of Texas,” stated Hochberg. “We will win again, decisively.”</p>
<p>Cuellar was first elected to Congress nearly 20 years ago, in 2005. Prior to that, Cuellar served as the Texas Secretary of State and as a state representative. The congressman <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/members/C001063" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sits</a> on the House Appropriations Committee as well as the Defense, Homeland Security, and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommittees.</p>

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