Bernie Aldape
As noted, HD144 is the one formerly Democratic-held seat to be won back. Redrawn as a Latino-majority swing district in 2011 after being held by a Republican all last decade, it was won in 2012 by Democrats, then lost by a small margin in the 2014 debacle when turnout levels were down. Three challengers face each other to see who can try to win it back this year. Bernia Aldape has also been deployed to Iraq, as a member of the Marine Coprs Reserves. After his service, he got a degree in Government from UT and a degree in law from the Thurgood Marshall School at TSU. He also worked two sessions in the Legislature, as an intern and a chief of staff. Here’s the interview:
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