The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC), which fights to elect Democrats to state legislatures, will flow money into two San Antonio races as part of the $50 million it plans to spend in Texas this cycle, according to the San Antonio Report.
Texas House districts 118 and 121 in the Alamo City are among the GOP-held seats the committee is spending money to flip this year, the online news outlet reports.
Incumbent Republican state Rep. John Lujan left his seat representing District 118 earlier this year to launch a congressional campaign. GOP voters picked Jorge Borrego, a conservative political novice to fill the slot. Borrego’s Democratic rival, Kristian Carranza, ran against Lujan last election cycle, reportedly pulling in more cash than any first-time House candidate in state history.
While Carranza’s fundraising prowess and the political headwinds faced by Republicans make District 118 a potential bright spot for Dems, the San Antonio Report points out it will be harder to secure a blue victory in District 121.
The DLCC is hoping Trump-aligned Republican Marc LaHood, who currently holds the District 121 seat, is vulnerable as college-educated suburban voters turn against the president. That district encompasses the Alamo Heights area and other affluent North Side neighborhoods.
Democrats are running first-time candidate Zack Dunn in that race.
It’s unclear how much the DLCC will commit to each of the Texas seats it’s targeting, according to the San Antonio Report. However, state Rep. Christina Morales of Houston, who chairs the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee, told reporters earlier this year that the committee has taken a greater interest in the Lone Star State since the Lege is having an greater impact on national politics.
We’ll see come November just how much political change those blue dollars can buy in Texas.
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