And I think there’s other districts in South Texas that are become more competitive that this one. You know, people have a certain cycle they want to spend in Congress, and we’ll see what the reasoning was for why he chose not to run again.īut again, this district, I mean, this one, more than likely, is a safer Democratic seat. You got to keep in mind that a lot of these districts in South Texas have been redrawn, and this district here, for all I’ve read, has, it’s become more Democratic. Could you say a little bit more about his decision, and how politics seems to be changing in South Texas? Vela had made the decision earlier not to run for reelection. It’s an opportunity here, and why stick around when you’ve got this opportunity? You know, I hate to try to think about exactly what someone is thinking because I don’t know that, but that would be my best guess. Juan Carlos Huerta: Well, I mean, if you got an opportunity for employment, a chance to take off and move along, that could be the reason. Texas Standard: What do you see as the likely reasoning behind Congressman Vela’s early departure? This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. Listen to the interview with Huerta in the audio player above or read the transcript below. Huerta tells Texas Standard that even with a possible special election coming up to fill the seat soon to be vacated by Congressman Filemon Vela, Republicans still might struggle to hold onto the seat in the November general election. And Texas Republicans set out to make their chances of winning in the region even better when they redrew the state’s political maps in 2021.īut one newly redrawn congressional district – Texas’ 34th – might actually swing more in Democrats’ favor, says Juan Carlos Huerta, a political science professor at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
Since the 2020 elections, South Texas has become increasingly more Republican.
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