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James Talarico

U.S. Senate, Texas

  • 2026
  • Texas
  • Spotlight
Primary
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U.S. Senate, Texas

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    In the news

    1. Texas Public Radio

      Barbara Bush donated to super PAC supporting James Talarico for U.S. Senate

      Barbara Bush donated to a super PAC backing Talarico's Senate campaign.

    2. The Guardian

      Texas Democrat James Talarico faces grilling from voters at town hall in tight Senate race

      At a CNN town hall, Talarico pitched putting Texans' needs above party in his close race with Ken Paxton.

    3. The Texas Tribune

      Talarico raises $64 million in third quarter, more than any U.S. Senate candidate on record

      Talarico raised $64 million in the third quarter, a record for a Senate candidate, mostly from small donors.

    4. AP News

      Talarico rallies Texas voters as his campaign says it raised $64M

      At a packed rally, Talarico likened his race to David and Goliath: 'You are my slingshot.'

    5. The Texas Tribune

      At CNN town hall, Senate candidate James Talarico woos moderate and undecided voters

      At a CNN town hall that Ken Paxton skipped, Talarico said 'we have an affordability crisis because we have a corruption crisis.'

    Checked Oct 17, 2026

    Candidate briefing

    James Talarico is a Texas state representative from the Austin area and the 2026 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. A Presbyterian seminarian, he won the March primary over Rep. Jasmine Crockett and now faces Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in November.

    Talarico has been one of the Texas House’s most visible progressives on public education, reproductive freedom, and the state’s hard-right turn. His Senate race is the highest-profile statewide Democratic campaign in Texas this cycle.

    Why Political Revolution supports him: a working-class, values-driven Senate campaign in Texas is a national fight — and Talarico is running it in the open.