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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In Texas, Democrat James Talarico hopes to win a US Senate seat for his party for the first time in 38 years. The young elected official openly and proudly professes his Christian faith as he faces controversial Republican Ken Paxton, and his campaign is even attracting some Donald Trump voters.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-11-02 10:30
The $500m Texas Senate race is drawing national attention, with control of Congress at stake. Democrats hope 37-year-old James Talarico can end Republicans’ decades-long winning streak in statewide Senate races; polls suggest he may be close to a breakthrough. Both parties are campaigning in Lubbock, where Donald Trump appeared with Republican candidate Ken Paxton.
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BBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-01 06:03
Al Jazeera’s Emma Withrow attended a packed rally at Texas A&M for Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. Supporters described his appeal, while others voiced concerns, underscoring that young voters are not a uniform group.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-01 01:14
Kel Seliger, a lifelong Republican and former Texas state senator, is backing James Talarico in the close Senate race. Seliger joins a growing group of Texas Republicans refusing to support GOP nominee Ken Paxton, including former US Representative Alan Steelman. CNN commentators also discuss Talarico’s strong advantage among Latino voters.
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CNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-31 17:31
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton discusses his final push against Democrat James Talarico ahead of the midterms, criticizing Talarico’s policies and remarks and delivering a closing message to voters.
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-31 07:30
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is campaigning in Dallas, Texas.
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ReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 00:30
Thomas Phillips, a longtime Republican and former chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, has formally endorsed Democrat James Talarico for the US Senate. Phillips told CNN that Ken Paxton’s scandals would embarrass Texas, making the decision to back the moderate Talarico across party lines a “pretty easy choice.”
CCNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-28 19:00
Trump returned to Texas on Tuesday for the third time this month to rally voters for Ken Paxton, taking aim at Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.
CCBS NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-28 13:03
James Talarico and Trump held competing rallies in Texas as the election entered its final days. Enthusiasm among voters in Lubbock, a city of fewer than 300,000, highlighted the stakes of a close Senate race that Democrats call their best chance in a generation.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-28 03:38
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, who is running against Republican Ken Paxton, campaigns in Midland, Texas. President Donald Trump is also due to campaign in the state today and announce a plan to ease methane rules for oil and gas producers.
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