Latina Lista: South Texas Latina Runs Against Marido in Election

“”I knew politics was in my blood,” 28-year-old, first-time political candidate Jessica Reyes-Martinez told LatinaLista explaining why she decided to run for Texas State Representative with the youngest of her three children only 18 months old and in the middle of divorcing her husband, Mando - who just happens to be her political opponent Democratic state Representative Armando Martinez.

The two are vying for District 39, Hidalgo County, Texas. Sitting on the border with Mexico, this valley district is home to families of which over 30 percent live below the poverty line….”

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