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
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.
James Talarico, the Democrat who won Texas’s Senate race last week, said Trump could achieve glory comparable to Lyndon B. Johnson by working with Democrats. He spoke Thursday at the What’s Next conference in Denver, where Democrats are discussing how to use their new congressional majorities.
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The Associated Press
Texas senator-elect James Talarico told Democrats at a Denver gathering Thursday that voters expect immediate results. He said they should make Donald Trump’s final two years in office the most productive of any presidency in American history.
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NBC News
The campaign of Texas Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico says it raised $64 million in the third quarter of 2026, a total that would set a new record.
NNBC News
James Talarico said he had the flu and again challenged his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, to debate in the Texas Senate race.
NNBC News
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico says the Trump administration is engaging in “the most dangerous form of cancel culture” by pressuring television stations over their content.
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CNN
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James Talarico’s campaign to become the first Democrat in a generation to win statewide in Texas is entering its final stretch, after three decades of setbacks for the party there.
CCNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-14 21:03
CNN anchor John Berman hosts a live post-show analyzing the CNN and Jubilee town hall with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. The town hall is available to stream on CNN with an All Access subscription.
CCNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-14 13:58
With three weeks left in the fall campaign, James Talarico is trying to bring together a coalition of voters and end a 38-year run of Democrats falling short in Senate bids.
CCNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-13 19:00
CNN and Jubilee will hold a town hall with James Talarico on Wednesday, October 14, at 8 p.m. ET. It will air on CNN and stream live for All Access subscribers.
CCNNOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-13 15:13
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico condemned speculation about his whereabouts in recent days. Conservative online circles spread a claim that he was being treated for a stress-induced episode, but both his campaign and the mental health center cited in the claim say it is false. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and Donie O’Sullivan discuss President Trump and Elon Musk’s role in promoting the conspiracy.
CCNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-13 12:21
Texas state Rep. James Talarico dismissed rumors about his several-day absence from the campaign trail, saying he had the flu. As he returned to campaigning, he renewed his challenge to debate his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-12 21:46
James Talarico said he had the flu and again challenged his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, to debate in the Texas Senate race.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-12 04:10
Fox News senior correspondent Eric Shawn reports on U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico’s return to public view after being absent for 13 days on “Special Report.”
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Fox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-10 07:30
As the Texas Senate race enters a critical stretch, Democratic nominee James Talarico has been off the campaign trail for 12 days, prompting Republicans to launch a new line of attack. His campaign says he is recovering from the flu.
CCNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-08 22:30
Democrat James Talarico has been away from the campaign trail for about a week while battling the flu, drawing attacks from President Trump and Republican opponent Ken Paxton.
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ABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-08 21:18
