The Koch network backs conservative Texas Democrat in his primary with progressive challenger

Conservative Rep. Henry Cuellar has the dubious honor of being the first Democrat to receive an endorsement from LIBRE Initiative Action, which is the Kochtopus' Hispanic outreach arm, in a federal election. The Texas congressman also has already benefited from air support from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which usually backs Republicans, in his March 3 Democratic primary against immigration attorney Jessica Cisneros.

Cisneros, by contrast, has picked up endorsements from more traditional Democratic constituencies. On Friday, she announced that she had the support of AFSCME, state SEIU, Texas American Federation of Teachers, UNITE HERE Local 23. Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, a former San Antonio mayor who is one of the most prominent Democrats in the state, also endorsed her on Friday.

Cisneros herself is out with a new TV spot in this heavily Hispanic 58-36 Clinton seat that goes after Cuellar for siding with the Trump administration on immigration issues. The narrator declares, “Instead of a bridge, Donald Trump is building a wall with the help of Henry Cuellar, his favorite Democrat.” The narrator continues, “Not only did Cuellar vote for Trump’s wall twice, but he’s taken over $100,000 from corporations that build facilities and cages to detain families.”

Cisneros herself then tells the audience, “I became an immigration attorney to help our community,” and pledges she’ll “fight against Trump’s wall and to keep families together.”

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