"The Valley matters to us": Texas Democratic Party leader makes first pitch to reclaim South Texas
BY BERENICE GARCIA
APRIL 15, 2025
McALLEN — Democrats are ready to fight for South Texas.
That is the message Kendall Scudder, the new chair of the Texas Democratic Party, shared last weekend as he visited the Rio Grande Valley for the first time since being elected in March.
Scudder held two town hall events in the region — once considered a Democratic stronghold — on Saturday as part of a series of town halls he plans to host across the state to declare a new day for Texas Democrats.
Speaking to a crowd in the McAllen public library's auditorium, Scudder, 35, said the party will throw punches, not just take them.
"If we keep moving backward here, we don't just lose votes, we start losing sitting electeds that are good people that are fighting for their communities down here," Scudder said during an interview before the event.
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