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This young Latino mayor went all in for John Cornyn. But Ken Paxton is a sore subject.

States Newsroom · October 31, 2026

SABINAL — Erik Gomez, one of the youngest mayors in Texas, has modeled his budding career after Republicans like U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a man he admires and wanted to win reelection this year. So the 26-year-old rising Latino leader used every ounce of his modest political capital to help Cornyn defeat Attorney…

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This young Latino mayor went all in for John Cornyn. But Ken Paxton is a sore subject.

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