Jilted Wife Outs Republican SBOE Member And Other Texas Election News
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Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. And with only twelve days left until the filing deadline and no primary challengers in sight, SBOE02 member LJ Francis’s wife dropped a bombshell on a right-wing podcast yesterday. It would seem the Francises are getting divorced “on biblical grounds,” with the former Mrs. Francis citing Leviticus 18:22, though some of us might call that a fun Friday night.
Now, it’s hard to keep the Republican scandals in line, since there are so many.
This is the second Republican divorce this year, “based on biblical grounds.”
The first one was AG Ken Paxton, because apparently a bunch of Republican women think he’s a stud-muffin, and he can’t keep it in his pants.
This is also the second Republican’s jilted lover’s interview with the press about their secretive behavior.
The first one was Representative Giovanni Capriglione’s long-time girlfriend, who alleged he paid for abortions.
Of course, the wife had no right to out him, no matter how angry she was. Whether you are part of the community or know someone who is, you know how harmful outing someone can be, especially if they are a Republican official, and especially if they are outed on a Republican podcast. Whether or not we agree with LJ Francis’ policies, as humans, we can all probably recognize that this is perhaps a moment of trauma for him and hope he can heal from it.
He already has a primary contender.
There’s no guarantee he will stay in the race at this point, and within hours of the podcast dropping, State Senator Adam Hinojosa’s wife, Victoria, announced she’d be running for SBOE02.
SBOE02 was a seat I had already identified as one I expected to flip. I still expect it to flip, no matter who the Republican is in that seat. The numbers are already in Democrats’ favor, and we’re already expecting a Democratic over-performance in 2026.
Thomas Garcia is the Democrat running for SBOE02 (and the only one I’m aware of, so far). Check out his Website, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
Here is SBOE02:
Not only are the numbers in Democrats’ favor, but this district also overlaps with several Democratic State House candidates’ districts and Congressional districts. So, if they have enough coordinated campaigning, they can make magic happen here, especially in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Nueces County.
But can we
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