{"id":3077,"date":"2022-05-23T13:15:31","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T17:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajcongress.org\/jewishpoliticalguide\/?page_id=3077"},"modified":"2022-05-23T15:16:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T19:16:14","slug":"state-of-the-race-texas-28th-congressional-district","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ajcongress.org\/jewishpoliticalguide\/state-of-the-race-texas-28th-congressional-district\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Race: Texas’ 28th Congressional District"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Democratic Primary<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

May 23, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Democratic runoff for the 28th Congressional District in Texas will be a rematch from two years ago, when then-progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros lost against incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar. In March, Rep. Cuellar and Cisneros advanced to the runoff after a close race that saw both finish below the 50% threshold necessary to secure the nomination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Henry Cuellar has been endorsed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of the House Democratic leadership, while Jessica Cisneros has been endorsed<\/a> by Justice Democrats and progressives such as Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, as well as by \u201cSquad\u201d members Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman, Ayanna Pressley, etc. The two candidates have substantial differences in some of the policies that they have laid out and supported in the past, including on important issues dear to the Jewish community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In light of their positions, statements, and political allies, it is clear that the May 24 Democratic primary will be very consequential. The question will be whether Texas\u2019 28th District will continue to be represented by a fairly centrist and leadership-backed Democratic official or by a candidate that seems much more aligned with the far-left \u201cSquad\u201d on the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jewish Political Guide does not endorse any particular candidate for office but rather provides issue education and serves as a frontline resource to better protect and prepare both candidates and voters on issues affecting the Jewish Community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s explore their positions and some of the key differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Henry Cuellar<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2022, came out against an Amnesty\u2019s report which accused Israel of apartheid, stating<\/a> that \u201cIsrael is not an apartheid state \u2013 full stop,\u201d and that \u201cthese inaccuracies incite antisemitic behavior against the Jewish people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In December 2021, Rep. Cuellar spearheaded<\/a> a bipartisan letter to Secretary Blinken highlighting the threat of Iran\u2019s nuclear advancements. The letter stated that Iran \u201cmust comply with international nuclear obligations and regulations,\u201d and that the United States \u201ccannot let an aggressive actor threaten Israel, our strongest ally in the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November 2021, Rep. Cuellar was one of the 87 Members of Congress that wrote to President Biden urging<\/a> him to support supplemental investment for Israel\u2019s Iron Dome air defense system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the House, Rep. Cuellar co-sponsored<\/a> H.Res.246, which opposed efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the global antisemitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement targeting Israel. He has been vocal about the need to stamp out<\/a> \u201cantisemitism that continues to target Jews in Israel and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In January 2020, Rep. Cuellar supported the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, the infamous leader of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is currently designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the State Department for its extraterritorial and clandestine military operations. Rep. Cuellar argued<\/a> that the \u201cdeath of Soleimani could defuse the power of the Quds Force and is a necessary step in combating the threat of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Cisneros<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Cisneros supported<\/a> the nuclear agreement with Iran, and has argued that the Iran deal \u201csuccessfully blocked Iran\u2019s pathway to a nuclear weapon, and Trump\u2019s decision to abandon it was dangerous and unproductive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As concerns the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Cisneros has argued<\/a> that \u201ca two-state solution is critical to both Israel\u2019s survival as a democratic state and a homeland for the Jewish people and to the dignity and justice of the Palestinian people\u201d but emphasizing that \u201cour communities know it\u2019s not mutually exclusive to support Israel\u2019s security and the dignity of the Palestinian people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to J-Street PAC, which endorsed Cisneros, she has stated that she is committed<\/a> to \u201cend the occupation and create a two-state solution in the best interest of the American, Israeli, and Palestinian people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning of 2020, following the assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, Jessica Cisneros strongly criticized<\/a> the assassination itself as well as Rep. Cuellar\u2019s support for the action, stating that \u201cRep. Cuellar is bought and paid for by the military industrial complex.\u201d She said that the killing would \u201cundoubtedly destabilize an already volatile region\u201d and called for \u201cno war with Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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