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Navy Veteran Jay Furman To Face Rep. Henry Cuellar

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, speaks during a hearing of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Capito

Navy veteran Jay Furman emerged victorious in the Republican primary runoff for the Texas 28th Congressional District, positioning himself for a showdown with Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar in the upcoming November elections.

The incumbent, Cuellar, and his wife are facing serious allegations of accepting close to $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities, as outlined in a federal court indictment in Texas. The purported illicit activities are said to have transpired from late 2014 through at least November 2021.

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