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Related: About this forumSan Antonio Democrat Leo Pacheco reportedly planning to resign from Texas House before second term
San Antonio Democrat Leo Pacheco reportedly planning to resign from Texas House before second term endsby Colleen DeGuzman, Texas Tribune
State Rep. Leo Pacheco, D-San Antonio, will be switching out his seat in the Texas House for one in a classroom.
Pacheco, who was first elected in 2018, announced that he will be resigning as a representative to teach public administration at San Antonio College, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
A special election will take place to fill his role serving District 118, which covers the southern and eastern parts of Bexar County.
Pacheco was one of seven Democrats who voted in favor of House Bill 1927, allowing permitless carry, for which the Bexar County Democratic Party censured him in May. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill into law, and it takes effect Sept. 1. Pacheco also did not join his fellow House Democrats in Washington, D.C., starting in July to prevent the state House from conducting business during this years first special session.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/06/leo-pacheco-texas-house-resign-san-antonio/
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San Antonio Democrat Leo Pacheco reportedly planning to resign from Texas House before second term (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Aug 2021
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jimfields33
(15,693 posts)1. Is the seat safe in the special election?
LeftInTX
(25,126 posts)2. No seat is safe in a special election. This one flipped during one...
It's not a purple seat, but it is not a safe seat either...
jimfields33
(15,693 posts)3. Thanks. I hope we keep it.