Former Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed state Rep. James Talarico on Wednesday, hours after the Austin lawmaker won the widely watched Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, and called on the party to unite around the nominee after she previously backed his opponent U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett.
Talarico, who campaigned on a populist message rooted in his Christian faith, clinched the win early Wednesday. The competitive primary also brought a wave of voters to the polls during the early voting period.
“The results in the Texas Senate primary show that our party is energized like never before, and that we have an opportunity to achieve something historic this fall,” Harris said in a statement.
