TX-24: Candace Valenzuela endorsed by Biden, Buttigieg
Democratic congressional candidate Candace Valenzuela continues to collect high-profile endorsements in her bid to flip a long-held Republican House seat in the suburbs between Dallas and Fort Worth.
This week both Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and former presidential contender Pete Buttigieg are throwing their support to Valenzuela. The former Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board member has previously been endorsed by other leading Democrats including U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris, who is now the party’s vice presidential nominee.
Valenzuela’s race against Republican Beth Van Duyne, the former Irving mayor, is one of the most closely watched among national political observers. National Democrats see Texas' 24th Congressional District as a prime pick up as suburban communities — not long ago considered safe Republican territory — across the country shift politically.
The race to flip the seat held for more than a decade by Republican Congressman Kenny Marchant, who is retiring, also offers a window in how Democrats see the entire Lone Star state as up for grabs in the presidential contest. Recent presidential polls — including a recent Dallas Morning News/UT-Tyler poll — show a tight race between President Donald Trump and Biden.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/09/17/candace-valenzuela-endorsed-by-biden-buttigieg-as-texas-24-race-against-beth-van-duyne-heats-up/