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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Matthew Choi

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez wants GOP voters to believe that Mayra Flores is the weaker primary candidate

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, at a press conference with U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff of California about the money the Rio Grande Valley is receiving from President Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill at the Texas Southmost College auditorium in Brownsville on Sept. 8, 2022.
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, at a press conference with U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff of California about the money the Rio Grande Valley is receiving from President Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill at the Texas Southmost College auditorium in Brownsville on Sept. 8, 2022. (Credit: Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune)

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, would have Republican voters in his district believe that he’s more afraid of facing off against a political newcomer who has no staff and no money, than he is of former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores — who briefly held the seat in 2022 and has the backing of former President Donald Trump.

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