Latest Talarico Info Raises Some Questions, May Really Hurt Him in Texas

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The Democratic candidate for the Senate in Texas, James Talarico, has been going all-in on an effort to paint himself as a candidate that Texans could accept, and not a leftist. 

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But he has a lot of baggage from statements that he can't get away from or flip so easily. 

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Now more things are coming out. This tidbit from his personal financial disclosure is raising a lot of eyebrows - and mockery. 

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, 37, has a single checking account that holds up to $50,000—and he shares it with his mother, a frequent contributor to his political campaigns who pitched in to cover Talarico’s moving expenses when he was 32, records show.

Talarico's personal financial disclosure lists a single Wells Fargo checking account with a balance between $15,000 and $50,000. Though Talarico is unmarried, the disclosure indicates that the account is owned jointly. A "filer comment" provides clarity: "The account is jointly held by the filer and the filer's mother." Talarico did not disclose any other checking

 There may be reasons you have accounts with family members, but as your only checking account? 

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He also reported an in-kind political contribution from his parents for "moving expenses" of $1,437.84 in 2021, when he was 32 years old.

Then something else dropped that may hurt even more, especially in Texas. 

Talarico participated in a June 2024 organizing call celebrating the expansion of Third Act, a climate advocacy and protest group for individuals over 60, into the Lone Star State. At the time, the organization was ramping up efforts to isolate the fossil-fuel industry by pressuring major banks to cut financial ties with the sector and targeting the buildout of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals on the Texas Gulf Coast. 

"This is the frontline in the fight to save democracy and save our planet, and so your arrival couldn't come at a better time," Talarico, who was serving in his third term as a state representative, told the group in pre-recorded remarks. "I look forward to working alongside all of you in this important work, and I just want to thank you for coming to Texas."

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That's not going to go over well with the energy industry in Texas. 

Campaign spokesman JT Ennis told Fox News Digital that Talarico "supports LNG production and backed legislation to strengthen it in the Texas legislature."

The campaign did not clarify if Talarico still supports Third Act Texas. 

I don't think people are going to buy the backpedaling. The weird comments were bad enough, but that's going to have the folks saying, "No, no, no," in Texas. 

The RNC Research guys were savage. 

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