Easy Peasy For Veasey? Incumbent Faces Primary Challenger; 2 Republicans Vying For General Election Spot

Arlington TX

12 February, 2022

5:47 PM

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By Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report February 10, 2022 U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey has the money, the name recognition and new district lines in his favor. However, the Fort Worth Democrat faces challengers from the left and right in the March 1 primary. Veasey is seeking his sixth two-year term in the U.S. House, but first he has to face activist Carlos Quintanilla in the Democratic primary. Republicans Patrick Gillespie and Robert MacGlaflin are vying for their party's nomination for Texas' 33rd Congressional District. Quintanilla and Gillespie did not respond to Fort Worth Report requests to comment. Regardless of their party, Veasey challengers will likely face a difficult time trying to knock off the 10-year incumbent, said Thomas Marshall, a political science professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.