2018 Election
In the 2018 midterm election, Representative Veronica Escobar first beat five other Democratic candidates in the primaries, bringing in a whopping 61.4% of the vote. In the general election, she beat the Republican candidate Rick Seeberger with 68.5% to 27.0%.
2018 Outlook
Representative Veronica Escobar was seen as the front runner in the Primaries when she announced her candidacy for the House as right away she received an endorsement from Rep. Beto O'Rourke. She also has received a lot of backing from progressive organizations such as Emily's List, Gifford's PAC, End Citizens United, and Environment Texas, all helpful since her district has been voting Democrat for quite a few years now. Originally, a spokesman for the GOP said that they were not expecting anyone to run for the Republican side.
The general election was also already pretty much set for Rep. Escobar to win since her district has not stopped voting for Democratic House candidates since at least 1992. From the poll numbers, we can see that the values of her district still hold true. Republican Rick Seeberger had a less than 1 in 100 chance of winning, the same as the Independent candidate Ben Mendoza. However, Representative Escobar was said to have a greater than 99 in 100 chance of winning.
Campaign Finances
During her campaign, Representative Escobar total receipts came to $1,445,479.43 while her total contributions came to $1,363,492.79. The top contributors include Emily's List, Hunt's Companies, University of Texas, Gaddy Law Firm, Southwest University, Democracy Engine, and Latino Victory Fund.
Major Issues
Rep. Escobar's talks a lot about immigration as one of her biggest issues. Being from El Paso, she has lived right next to the border between the United States and Mexico. Rep. Escobar would like to work on immigration reform. She even mentions that she would like to "debunk the myths" about her community. Her other major issue is protecting the environment. Representative Escobar would like to work with activists and other members of Congress in order to protect Castner Range in her home of El Paso.
In the 2018 midterm election, Representative Veronica Escobar first beat five other Democratic candidates in the primaries, bringing in a whopping 61.4% of the vote. In the general election, she beat the Republican candidate Rick Seeberger with 68.5% to 27.0%.
2018 Outlook
Representative Veronica Escobar was seen as the front runner in the Primaries when she announced her candidacy for the House as right away she received an endorsement from Rep. Beto O'Rourke. She also has received a lot of backing from progressive organizations such as Emily's List, Gifford's PAC, End Citizens United, and Environment Texas, all helpful since her district has been voting Democrat for quite a few years now. Originally, a spokesman for the GOP said that they were not expecting anyone to run for the Republican side.
The general election was also already pretty much set for Rep. Escobar to win since her district has not stopped voting for Democratic House candidates since at least 1992. From the poll numbers, we can see that the values of her district still hold true. Republican Rick Seeberger had a less than 1 in 100 chance of winning, the same as the Independent candidate Ben Mendoza. However, Representative Escobar was said to have a greater than 99 in 100 chance of winning.
Campaign Finances
During her campaign, Representative Escobar total receipts came to $1,445,479.43 while her total contributions came to $1,363,492.79. The top contributors include Emily's List, Hunt's Companies, University of Texas, Gaddy Law Firm, Southwest University, Democracy Engine, and Latino Victory Fund.
Major Issues
Rep. Escobar's talks a lot about immigration as one of her biggest issues. Being from El Paso, she has lived right next to the border between the United States and Mexico. Rep. Escobar would like to work on immigration reform. She even mentions that she would like to "debunk the myths" about her community. Her other major issue is protecting the environment. Representative Escobar would like to work with activists and other members of Congress in order to protect Castner Range in her home of El Paso.
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