A public information officer for the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office announced his plans to run for the newly redrawn Texas 35th Congressional District.

Johnny Garcia — a lifelong San Antonio resident with nearly two decades of law enforcement experience — made the announcement alongside Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar and family members Thursday night at Taqueria Mexico on the Southwest Side.

Garcia said that he’s running as a Democrat. He told reporters he wants to “restore Democratic principles.”

“To restore our Congress for working- and middle-class families. To help right our economy,” Garcia stated. “To ensure health care is affordable and to restore faith in the American dream."

He stated that tariffs and the actions of politicians influenced his decision to run for the congre

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