West made the comments Friday to the Austin American-Statesman after his lack of support for Hegar came up at her first debate with Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn.
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MJ Hegar defeats Royce West in Democratic runoff for U.S. Senate
Hegar declared victory late Tuesday, but West did not concede until Wednesday morning.
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Watch: Royce West, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, on coronavirus, systemic racism and winning the Republican vote
West will face off against MJ Hegar, a retired Air Force officer, in the July 14 runoff election. “I have been in a Republican-dominated Legislature most of my public service career, but I’ve been able to get things done,” West said.
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EMILY’s List adds to massive spending on behalf of MJ Hegar in Democratic runoff against Royce West
The two are competing to take on Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in November. The primary runoff is Tuesday.
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Texas Legislative Black Caucus starts planning legislative responses to police brutality, racial inequality
Lawmakers took input from constituents during the first in a seres of virtual town halls scheduled this week.
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Cascade of endorsements animates Texas’ Democratic U.S. Senate runoff, which coronavirus has upended
A steady stream of endorsements has been illuminating some of the battle lines between MJ Hegar and Royce West as they vie to take on U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.
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MJ Hegar far outpaces Royce West in U.S. Senate fundraising, but both are far behind John Cornyn
The Texans’ campaigns are announcing their latest fundraising numbers ahead of an end-of-day deadline to disclose them to the Federal Election Commission.
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Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez endorses Royce West over MJ Hegar in Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate
Tzintzún Ramirez finished closely behind West last week in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
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Democratic runoff to challenge Cornyn sets up crisp contrast between Hegar, West
After a 12-way primary, Texas Democrats get a chance to size up two candidates with very different pitches.
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MJ Hegar keeps fundraising lead as Democratic primary to challenge Cornyn reaches end
In the crowded field of U.S. Senate candidates, Hegar raised $638,000 during the first six weeks of 2020, according to campaign finance reports that were due Thursday.
