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Texas 2022 Elections

Running for Texas Senate, Raul Reyes defies the lieutenant governor who controls it

Reyes faces Pete Flores in the May 24 Republican primary runoff for the open state Senate seat. Flores is backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

Republican candidate for Texas Senate District 24 Raul Reyes poses for a portrait outside of a Poteet Rotary Club meeting on March 30, 2022.
Sen. Pete Flores, R-Atascosa, gets a gavel from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick after being sworn into office as the newest senator in SD-19 on October 12, 2018. Flores is the first Hispanic Republican to serve in the Texas Senate.

Political history

Redistricting 

State Sen. Pete Flores, R-Pleasanton, on the Senate floor on April 30, 2019.
Republican candidate for Texas Senate District 24 Raul Reyes poses for a portrait outside of a Poteet Rotary Club meeting on March 30, 2022.

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