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Aaron Peña to retire, says court-drawn map makes his district unwinnable
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| Last Edited | RBH Nov 25, 2011 12:47am |
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| Author | Jared Janes |
| News Date | Friday, November 25, 2011 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | State Rep. Aaron Peña will retire at the end of this term rather than seek re-election under interim political maps for the Texas House of Representatives that stripped him of a district offering the best opportunity for a Republican candidate to win office in Hidalgo County.
Peña, R-Edinburg, said he will not seek a sixth term in office in a court-drawn district he deemed unwinnable for any Republican candidate, nor will he move to a conservative-friendly district to vie for votes from the constituents of state Rep. Veronica Gonzales, D-McAllen.
Instead, Peña’s campaign to become the first Hidalgo County Republican elected to the state Legislature since Reconstruction has ended prematurely with the release of a statement saying he “accomplished as much as we set out to do when I ran for this office in 2002.” |
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