We’re here to stay

The election results in Texas should give us hope in the South and for the country. We will not Turn Texas Blue in one quick and simple election— but we are on the path there, and here’s why:

• Beto O’Rourke got the best result in a Texas governor’s race in 20+ years.
• Latinos overwhelmingly voted for Democratic and progressive candidates, and despite millions of dollars in right-wing corporate money, Congressional districts won by Biden stayed Democratic.
• We passed a huge affordable housing election in Austin, TX that will keep thousands of working class people from being pushed out of the city.
• San Marcos, TX officially voted to decriminalize marijuana with 81%. I authored the first marijuana decriminalization policy in Texas, and I am proud to see it spreading across the state.
• We flipped the Hays County government from Republican to Democratic. The Republican District Attorney will be replaced by progressive Kelly Higgins, who is committed to criminal justice reform and not prosecuting abortion cases. The County Commissioners of the fastest-growing county in America are now majority Democratic.
• We protected critical Democratic seats in Bexar County and across the state, like re-electing District Attorney Joe Gonzales and electing Peter Sakai as County Judge. In Harris County, the largest county in Texas, we expanded Democratic majorities and kept County Judge Lina Hidalgo.

This is what we mean when we talk about electing progressive issues and folks up and down the ballot. We organized and have laid the groundwork for future wins. Now, we’re taking that Texan energy to Congress.

This week, I will join my new cohort of future progressive Congressional leaders – the largest number in recent memory – for our orientation to Congress, including Summer Lee from Pennsylvania, Delia Ramirez from Illinois, Becca Balint from Vermont, Maxwell Frost from Florida, and so many others.

While some may have predicted a “red wave” last night, they underestimated our collective power. These wins we saw across Texas and our country were the result of years of organizing and running on issues that affect our daily lives: abortion access, affordable health care, fair wages, and more.

The lesson is this: You can win or lose an election — but you can’t stop a movement. We are here to stay.

— Greg

Greg Casar
Congressman-elect
Texas Congressional District 35

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