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Sen.-elect James Talarico strikes bipartisan note as he arrives in DC
Talarico met with Senate leaders and Cornyn as he begins orientation after winning Texas by 12 percentage points, officials said.
- On Monday, Senator-elect James Talarico met with outgoing Senator John Cornyn in Washington as newly elected lawmakers gathered for orientation on Capitol Hill.
- Talarico became the first Democrat to win a Texas Senate race in 38 years, defeating Republican Ken Paxton by 12 percentage points and contributing to Democratic majorities in both the Senate and the House.
- Cornyn told Spectrum News, "I want what's best for the state of Texas and my constituents, so I offered to try to help him during the transition." The Republican said he has met with Talarico twice since the election.
- During his Capitol Hill orientation, Talarico is learning the ropes as an incoming freshman senator alongside other newly elected lawmakers and has not yet stated whether he will back New York Democrat Chuck Schumer for majority leader.
- The surprise election win propelled Talarico to "Saturday Night Live," where he joked, "That's Senator Talafreako," as Cornyn reflected that his party lost because it "forgot the basic rules of coalition politics.
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Cornyn meets with Sen-elect Talarico, describes him as 'basically ... a good person' – Democratic Accent
Outgoing Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has said that he met with Democratic Sen.-elect James Talarico... The post Cornyn meets with Sen-elect Talarico, describes him as ‘basically … a good person’ appeared first on Democratic Accent .
Cornyn meets with Sen-elect Talarico, describes him as 'basically ... a good person'
Sen. John Cornyn meets with Sen.-elect James Talarico in Texas and D.C. after the Democrat's massive win against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Lone Star State's U.S. Senate race.
·New York, United States
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On a tour of Washington D.C., the elected senator spoke with outgoing congressman John Cornyn, whom the red party always considered a better bet for the ‘midterms’ despite not having the support of President Trump
·Madrid, Spain
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