"You might recognize the 36-year-old state lawmaker from any number of viral social-media clips-calmly arguing with Fox News hosts, for example, or discussing his faith on Joe Rogan's podcast in May. The four-term Democrat and Presbyterian seminarian this morning announced that he's joining the primary race for the Senate seat held by the Republican John Cornyn. In so doing, Talarico has cemented himself as his party's newest, shiniest 2026 contender."
""This bill to me is not only unconstitutional; it's not only un-American; I think it is also deeply un-Christian," he told his Republican colleagues in a committee hearing. "And I say that because I believe this bill is idolatrous. I believe it is exclusionary. And I believe that it is arrogant-and those three things, in my reading of the Gospel, are diametrically opposed to the teachings of Jesus.""
James Talarico is a 36-year-old, four-term Democratic state lawmaker and Presbyterian seminarian who announced his candidacy for the 2026 Senate seat held by Republican John Cornyn. He gained visibility through viral social-media clips, calmly debating Fox News hosts and discussing his faith on Joe Rogan's podcast. Talarico is noted for eloquent, long-winded rhetoric compared to a southern-style Barack Obama or a Texas Pete Buttigieg. He opposed a bill requiring Ten Commandments displays in classrooms, calling it unconstitutional, un-American and deeply un-Christian, arguing the bill is idolatrous, exclusionary and arrogant. He emphasizes outreach and cross-aisle appeal.
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