Member of the Texas House of Representatives
Member of the Texas House of Representatives (2018–)
| Born | 1989-05-17 · Round Rock, Texas |
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| Party | Democratic |
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| Education | University of Texas at Austin (BA) Harvard University (MEd) Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (MA) |
Portrait: Antonioaesparza · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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James Talarico hit back at Elon Musk amid a feud in the Texas Senate race. In September, Musk donated $158 million to a Republican super PAC, which sent the money to a PAC backing GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton, Talarico’s opponent.
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James Talarico, a state representative who won the U.S. Senate race in Texas, discusses Democrats’ midterm election victories earlier this month at an event in Denver, Colorado.
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ReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-12 21:49
In one of the election season’s most closely watched races, Talarico faced Republican Ken Paxton and defeated Texas big money, ending a 38-year drought for Democrats.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-04 16:00
James Talarico’s Texas victory was one of the biggest shocks of the US midterms. He defeated Republican Ken Paxton, becoming the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state in nearly four decades and marking a major breakthrough in a Republican stronghold.
AAl Jazeera EnglishOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-04 15:26
James Talarico defeated state Attorney General Ken Paxton to become Texas’ senator-elect. He spoke live on “GMA.”
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ABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-04 15:15
Democrat James Talarico wins a US Senate seat in Texas, delivering a shock to Republicans.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-04 14:21
Democrat James Talarico appeared on “CBS Mornings” to discuss defeating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Tuesday’s fiercely contested Senate race.
CCBS NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-04 14:15
Texas Senator-elect James Talarico said the Democrats’ sweeping midterm victory transcends party lines.
AABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-04 13:26
Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton to win a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, ending more than 30 years without a statewide Democratic victory. In Austin, he told cheering supporters his campaign was ushering in a “politics of love.”
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-04 11:30
Shocked Texas Republicans are trying to understand how Democrats won the state’s Senate race for the first time in almost 40 years. Some supporters of Ken Paxton blamed Trump and said they now fear political retribution, Al Jazeera’s Emma Withrow reported.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-04 08:42
State Representative James Talarico spoke after media projections indicated he had defeated Trump-backed Republican Ken Paxton, ending Democrats’ 32-year losing streak in Texas statewide races and giving the party a major boost in its fight for Senate control.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-04 08:37
