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Veasey defeats Garcia
in District 33 runoff
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VEASEY VICTORY | Marc Veasey hugs a supporter after the runoff results came back declaring him the
winner with 53 percent of the vote Tuesday, July 31. (Anna Waugh/Dallas Voice)
State Rep. Marc Veasey promises to
continue his strong LGBT support if
elected to Congress, turns attention
to general election
ANNAWAUGH I Staff Writer
waugh@dallasvoice.com
State Rep. Marc Veasey won the highly
sought Democratic nomination for the new
Congressional District 33 on July 31.
Veasey and former state Rep. Domingo Gar-
cia faced off in a runoff after a pool of 11 candi-
dates narrowed down to just them in May.
Veasey won the runoff with 53 percent of the
vote.
The cheers and applause for Veasey's victory
on Tuesday night were explosive but Veasey re-
minded the crowd that the work was not over,
as he will face Republican Chuck Bradley of
Fort Worth in the Nov 6 general election. The
district is heavily Democratic.
Veasey thanked his supporters after his win,
reminding them that amid the racial and
county separations during the race for the dis-
trict, which encompasses many minorities in-
cluding some of the most heavily LGBT
precinct in Tarrant and Dallas counties, that the
race was always about "representing North
Texas fairly and honestly."
Domingo Garcia told Dallas Voice that he
was proud of the support he gained, especially
with 70 percent of the vote in Dallas County.
He said coming within a close margin, he
would review the numbers closely and decide
whether to run again for office in the future.
"I'm really proud of the effort that our vol-
unteers and campaign put in," he said. "We
had terrific support from the LGBT commu-
nity."
Tarrant County Stonewall Democrats Presi-
dent Felipe Guttierez was a personal supporter
of Veasey who joined in celebrating his victory.
Veasey was a strong LGBT ally during his
time in the Texas House, and Garcia was also
an ally while he served on Dallas City Council.
Guttierez said that while both Garcia and
Veasey showed strong support for LGBT issues
in he past, Veasey stood out as the best candi-
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