State Rep. Carl Sherman becomes latest Democrat to target Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024

Texas Tribune / Juan Figueroa State Rep. Carl Sherman, D-DeSoto, on the House floor in 2019. State Rep. Carl Sherman , D-DeSoto, announced Saturday...

September 17, 2023
4:08 AM

Texas Tribune / Juan Figueroa State Rep. Carl Sherman, D-DeSoto, on the House floor in 2019. State Rep. Carl Sherman , D-DeSoto, announced Saturday he is running for U.S. Senate, becoming the latest Democrat to launch a campaign to challenge Republican Sen. Ted Cruz . Sherman, a pastor, jumped in the race calling for higher salaries for police officers and more hospitals in rural areas of the state. 'Texas needs a United States senator who will stand up for all of us, our children, our families, small-business owners and the working people of Texas.

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