Democrat eyes Farenthold's congressional seat
280 views · Published 10 October 2017 · 0:55 · Indexed 27 October 2026
Channel: KRIS 6 News · 2017 · News & Politics
The 27th Congressional District race is getting crowded. Four people are eying the seat that currently belongs to Rep. Blake Farenthold. On Tuesday, KRIS 6 News spoke with Eric Holguin. The democratic TAMUCC graduate has run for city council, worked for the city of New York and a congresswoman. Now that he's back home in South Texas, he said the area needs more well-paying jobs. He said he has a plan to make that happen. "Infrastructure trickles down to jobs...whenever you have an area that's set up to handle a lot of [road projects, traffic] the jobs pour in, which brings in a better quality of life," explained Holguin. Holguin has some competition. He'll have to beat Rene Pena in the democratic primary before he faces the republican nominee. On that side, Michael Cloud is challenging Blake Farenthold. The election is November of 2018.
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