𝐔.𝐒. 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐎 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟔

   by Jim Barton

On September 26, from 7-9 PM, Brownville gets a look at 36 year old state Representative James Talarico as he makes his case for being a U.S. Senator from Texas to replace John Cornyn.  

The former school teacher also wants to change how campaigns are run by refusing PAC money, supporting a cap on campaign contributions and emphasizing the continued separation of church and state.

Within just 12 hours of announcing his Senate bid, he raised over $1 million, not from corporate backers or political action committees, but from thousands of grassroots donors giving small amounts, returning checks from Walmart, Chevron and AT&T.  In a political climate dominated by billionaire donors and special interests, he’s offering a radically democratic alternative: a campaign powered by people, not profit.

Talarico, despite being trained as a Presbyterian minister, is a vocal critic of Christian nationalism, not only in Texas, but across the country, pushing back against efforts to force religion in schools by posting the Ten Commandments in the classroom, actions he calls "unconstitutional" and "deeply unchristian."