As Democrats nationally try to flip the script on crime , they could soon lean on longtime Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy throwing his name in the hat for an uphill congressional race.
“I see the current administration using law enforcement, my profession, as a political weapon to divide communities rather than uniting them,” said Johnny Garcia, a veteran deputy with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and its current public information officer.
Garcia announced plans to run for the newly redrawn Texas 35th Congressional District Thursday evening at Taqueria Mexico on the South Side.
The district was dramatically reshaped under a redistricting plan that’s being challenged in court, and could play a key role in Republican efforts to gain additional congressional seats in Texas during the