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James Talarico

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James Talarico is a Democratic Texas state representative and former middle-school teacher from Round Rock. He was first sworn into the Texas House in November 2018, representing District 52 before moving to District 50 in January 2023. He studied at the University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University and taught sixth-grade language arts in San Antonio. His legislative work has focused on public education, child care, student mental health and prescription-drug affordability, including legislation capping insulin copays. He has also studied at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

★ Featured Quote

November 6, 2026

All the money in the world is no match for the people of Texas.

— James Talarico

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  1. I would support eliminating the tax cap on those earning over $400,000 a year.13 sources2026wisconsinexaminer.com
  2. This policy would include a tax ramp-up starting at $400,001 that grows with additional income.6 sources2026nevadacurrent.com
  3. The real fight in this country is not left versus right. It’s top versus bottom.4 sources2026usatoday.com
  4. Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants our tax dollars. He wants his very own personal United States senator.4 sources2026theguardian.com
  5. When did pedophilia become a partisan issue? When did holding sexual abusers accountable become controversial?3 sources2026theguardian.com
  6. We just proved that all the money in the world is no match for the people of Texas.2 sources2026bbc.co.uk
Nov 5, 2026

Texas should be a leader when it comes to innovation and technology, but that only works if Texans get a say and get a share of that economic growth—and that’s not what’s happening right now.

foreignpolicy.com
Nov 5, 2026

I promised to end tax breaks for data center developers and minimum federal requirements to protect the grid, environment, jobs, and transparency.

theintercept.com
Nov 5, 2026

I believe the majority has the right to govern in this country, and the filibuster, which is not in the Constitution and is a Jim Crow relic, is leading to gridlock in our nation’s capital.

rollcall.com
Nov 5, 2026

It’s part of the reason Latinos do view him differently," Mendoza said. Talarico said the "legitimate part out loud: this is secret police, an organization that has the highest taxpayer funded budget, more than the FBI, and yet has zero…

thebulwark.com
Nov 5, 2026

They want us focused on how we’re different instead of on how we’re the same.

huffpost.com
Nov 5, 2026

This win is for every Texan who’s ever wondered if anyone is listening. I heard you, we heard you, and tonight the world hears you.

huffpost.com
Nov 5, 2026

The biggest divide in this country is not left versus right. It’s top versus bottom.

theguardian.com
Nov 5, 2026

The people of Texas delivered a crystal-clear message to the world's first trillionaire: Texas is not for sale.

cbsnews.com
Nov 4, 2026

We just sent a message to every billionaire mega-donor, every trillionaire mega-donor, every corrupt defender of this broken political system in this state, in this country. Power belongs to the people.

npr.org
Nov 4, 2026

In this race, we went up against our own Goliaths. The richest man in the world, the most powerful man in the world and the entire Washington, DC establishment.

cbsnews.com
Nov 4, 2026

And tonight we defeated Goliath.

thefp.com
Nov 4, 2026

For five decades now, billionaire megadonors have been buying politicians in both political parties, and then those puppets turn around and rig the rules of the economy in favor of those megadonors at our expense.

motherjones.com
Nov 4, 2026

Every billionaire mega donor, every trillionaire mega donor … power belongs to the people.

theguardian.com
Nov 4, 2026

Ken Paxton should be nowhere near Lyndon Johnson's Senate seat. Ken Paxton should be nowhere near Sam Houston's Senate seat.

foxnews.com
Nov 4, 2026

This Senate seat has been held by some of the finest Texans.

foxnews.com
Nov 4, 2026

I hear you, we hear you. And tonight the world hears you.

bbc.co.uk
Nov 4, 2026

This win, this win is for every Texan who's ever wondered if anyone is listening.

bbc.co.uk
Nov 4, 2026

We just proved that all the money in the world is no match for the people of Texas.

bbc.co.uk
Nov 4, 2026

We just took back Texas.

bbc.co.uk
Nov 3, 2026

We are literally going up against the richest man in the world. We’re going up against the most powerful man in the world. This election is a battle between the powers that be and the powers that ought to be… They may have the money but we…

theguardian.com
Nov 3, 2026

Paxton is funded by one dude. Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants our tax dollars. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas. But tomorrow we’re going to deliver a crystal clear…

theguardian.com
Nov 3, 2026

We are going up against our own Goliaths.

bbc.co.uk

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