Johnny Garcia, 39, has spent most of his adult life serving the people of Bexar County as a sheriff’s deputy, from working inside the county jail to patrolling neighborhoods and serving as the spokesman for Sheriff Javier Salazar.
Now, the self-described “old-school Democrat” is drawing on those experiences as his party’s nominee for Texas’ 35th Congressional District. Garcia says one lesson in particular has become the cornerstone of his campaign: When deputies respond to an emergency, they don’t ask whether the person calling for help is a Republican or a Democrat.
They just respond.
Garcia is betting that his
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