“Filemon Vela knows Biden’s border crisis will cost him his seat and Democrats their House majority,” said House GOP campaign arm spokesperson Torunn Sinclair. Four years later, President Joe Biden won the seat by 4 points. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton carried the district by a 22-point margin. Moreover, the district saw a dramatic swing on the presidential ballot. But national Republicans identified him as a target in 2022 after the GOP performed surprisingly well along the Texas-Mexico border in 2020, and this year’s redistricting process gives the party an opportunity to redraw the district in a more favorable manner for the party. Vela won reelection in 2020 by nearly 14 percentage points in a district that has generally been considered safe for Democrats. … Whoever replaces him has big shoes to fill.”

“I will expect he will continue to do that as he closes out his term.

“Filemon was extremely dedicated to the people of South Texas during the time he has served in Congress,” Borjon added. Jose Borjon, a former senior adviser to Vela and a longtime confidant, said Vela never meant to overstay his time in Congress and felt now was the time to move on. “It is now time to allow other residents of South Texas the opportunity to fulfill this wonderful privilege for which I will be forever grateful,” he added. Spring breakers are leaving soon and some are not concerned about taking COVID-19 with them I will continue to focus on maintaining a Democratic House and Senate Majority in my capacity as a member of Congress and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee, while working diligently for the people I am so grateful to represent. “I will not be seeking reelection to the House of Representatives in 2022. “It has been an honor to represent the citizens of the 34th District of Texas in the United States House of Representatives for the last eight years,” he said in a text to The Texas Tribune. Senator John Cornyn takes heat after criticizing President Biden News of his retirement was first reported by Axios. Vela was first elected in 2012 and represents much of the South Texas Gulf Coast. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED Photos show dangerous overcrowding inside South Texas tent facility for migrant children Filemon Vela, a Brownsville Democrat, announced Monday he is retiring from Congress at the end of this term.

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