EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Two Democratic and two GOP incumbents who represent border districts in the U.S. House of Representatives will be trying to hold on to their seats this Tuesday.
In West Texas, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, is facing off against Republican challenger Irene Armendariz-Jackson for a third consecutive election. Escobar won the 2022 contest by a margin of 64 percent to 36 percent. That was a 1 percent drop for Armendariz-Jackson in comparison to 2020 in an El Paso-based district that traditionally votes blue.
Democrats try to win back South Texas House seat
Escobar was elected to office in 2018 and has since gone on to leadership roles within her party. She serves as co-chair of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, a position she previously held under President Biden.
Although the two live and grew up in the same community, they have vastly different views on immigration, border security and abortion.
