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.
FFrance 24
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.
FFrance 24 English
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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Fox News host Laura Ingraham asks Texans what they think of Senate candidate James Talarico on “The Ingraham Angle.”
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-15 08:00
CNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten examines the numbers behind Texas Senate polling, whether Republicans can shift the midterm trajectory, voter motivation, Donald Trump’s net approval among independents, polling in Maine and Michigan, and Democrats’ chances of taking the Senate.
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CNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-12 13:00
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.
CCNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-11 02:01
Jimmy Kimmel says threats from the FCC forced his show to move an interview with James Talarico to YouTube, a claim the agency disputes. An FCC commissioner nevertheless told CNN that the administration is using threats to intimidate media companies, raising serious questions about late-night television and the equal-time rule.
CCNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-11 01:43
Jimmy Kimmel said his show will not broadcast an upcoming interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on television, citing threats from the Trump administration against ABC. He said the interview will instead be posted on the show’s YouTube channel.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-10 22:22
Jimmy Kimmel said Wednesday night that his show would not broadcast its upcoming television interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, attributing the decision to threats from the Trump administration against ABC.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-10 14:38
Jimmy Kimmel says his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico will be posted on YouTube instead of airing on television because he fears retaliation from the Trump administration’s FCC. ABC has sued the FCC, accusing it of waging a retaliatory campaign and threatening its broadcast licenses.
TThe VergeOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-10 14:34
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said he chose not to broadcast a scheduled interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico because of unspecified alleged threats from the Federal Communications Commission.
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Bloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-10 14:30
On “Special Report,” Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., discussed the approaching midterm elections and said James Talarico is “inconsistent” with Texans.
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-10 00:30
At the inaugural Republican midterm convention, Senate hopeful Ken Paxton called James Talarico a “Democratic socialist.” He portrayed the race as consequential and pointed to commitments for Texas residents.
FFox NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-09 23:45
