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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Matthew Choi

Why Vicente Gonzalez may not be safe in his solidly Democratic district

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, has deep ties in South Texas and is running in a comfortably Democratic district. But he still isn’t leaving the race up to chance. (Credit: Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune)

WASHINGTON — On paper, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez should be sitting pretty.

He’s running in a comfortably Democratic district. He has a pocketbook that other candidates can only dream of. And he’s well known in the community where he worked for decades before taking office.

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