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
Democrat James Talarico appeared on “CBS Mornings” to discuss defeating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Tuesday’s fiercely contested Senate race.
CCBS News
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 Press
Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton on Tuesday to flip a US Senate seat in Texas, marking the party’s first statewide victory there in more than 30 years. Democrat Gina Hinojosa also unseated incumbent Governor Greg Abbott.
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Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton on Tuesday to win a Texas US Senate seat, marking the Democrats’ first statewide victory there in more than 30 years. Democrat Gina Hinojosa also unseated incumbent Governor Greg Abbott.
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A Democratic wave swept across the U.S. political map Tuesday, with the Associated Press projecting Democrats to take control of both chambers of Congress. James Talarico was projected to defeat Trump-endorsed Ken Paxton, ending 33 years of Republican control of the Texas Senate seat. At his victory party, Talarico vowed to represent all Texans and sustain the party’s momentum.
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Global News
Texas Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton discusses his upcoming race against Democrat James Talarico on “Hannity,” saying the two sharply disagree.
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Fox News
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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CNBC
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
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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
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico condemned the widespread speculation about where he had been in recent days, as Republicans seized on his absence from the campaign trail.
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CNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-12 00:01
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.”
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-10 07:30
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott discusses policy differences with his opponent Gina Hinojosa and the state’s razor-thin U.S. Senate race on ‘The Will Cain Show.’
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-10 06:45
After his absence from campaigning attracted scrutiny, James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas who had been ill with the flu, resumed campaigning.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-09 21:09
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
James Talarico has been off the campaign trail for 12 days with the flu. Democrats believe the fight for a Texas Senate seat is within reach for the first time in decades, and the campaign should be intensifying now.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-08 19:53
Political texts funded by a conservative PAC ask Texas voters, “Are you white?” before directing them to a website that claims Democratic candidate James Talarico called white men “America’s top terror threat.” The messages cite remarks he made after a mass shooting, when he said radicalized white men were the country’s greatest domestic terror threat.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 21:01
A new poll gives Democrat James Talarico a narrow lead over Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, though the margin falls within the poll’s margin of error. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott leads in the governor’s contest.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-21 10:00
