{"id":1158534,"date":"2022-08-31T05:53:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T10:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1158534"},"modified":"2022-09-01T11:00:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T16:00:23","slug":"where-the-texas-congressional-district-1-race-stands-both-candidates-share-their-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1158534","title":{"rendered":"Where the Texas Congressional District 1 race stands: Both candidates share their views"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"TYLER \u00e2\u20ac\u201d With more than two months away from election day, two candidates from different parts of East Texas are vying to replace long-time congressman Louie Gohmert. According to our news partner KETK, both Democratic candidate Jrmar Jefferson and Republican candidate Nathaniel Moran are working hard for their votes. UT Tyler political science professor Mark Owens believes the Texas governor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s race will increase voter turnout, which is good for all other races on the ballot including the race to replace the congressman. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Voters in East Texas should understand that their vote\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to matter in the governor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s race but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also really going to matter in selecting who their new congressman will be,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Owens. Owens believes the redistricting process will also impact this race since Lufkin and Nacogdoches are no longer in District One, but Texarkana is. <\/p>\n

This week, Republican candidate, Smith County Judge Nathaniel Moran, visited the Texas-Mexico border, alongside other Republican congressional candidates. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I want to know exactly what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s happening first-hand, I want to take in that knowledge and I want to turn that into good policy and good action come January 3,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Moran. Meanwhile, His Democratic opponent, Jrmar Jefferson, said he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s getting to ready to visit even more East Texans. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153100 cities, 100 events we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re setting up because I want to be with the people,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Jefferson. Both candidates hold very different views on many heated issues, including the border crisis.They also share opposing views on abortion. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Here in East Texas, we understand the value of life and we stand on the side of life always and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re gonna hear that from me. I am 100% pro-life,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Moran. Jefferson also shared his opinion on abortion, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We cannot take people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s choice away just like I wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t choose to take anyone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s second amendment right away.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d With so many Texans focusing on the governor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s race, Owens says both Moran and Jefferson will be putting their efforts toward going door-to-door and hosting events instead of spending on TV ads. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TYLER \u00e2\u20ac\u201d With more than two months away from election day, two candidates from different parts of East Texas are vying to replace long-time congressman Louie Gohmert. According to our news partner KETK, both Democratic candidate Jrmar Jefferson and Republican candidate Nathaniel Moran are working hard for their votes. UT Tyler political science professor Mark … Continue reading Where the Texas Congressional District 1 race stands: Both candidates share their views<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1158550,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2022\/08\/texas-state-capitol-2-175x131.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Where the Texas Congressional District 1 race stands: Both candidates share their views","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1158534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 19:25:43","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2022\/08\/texas-state-capitol-2-175x131.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Where the Texas Congressional District 1 race stands: Both candidates share their views","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1158534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1158534"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1158534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1158654,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1158534\/revisions\/1158654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1158550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1158534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1158534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1158534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}