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'''R. Blake Farenthold''' (born December 12, 1961 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American attorney and the [[Republican]] U.S. Representative for [[Texas]]' 27th congressional district. He unseated the 28-year [[Democrat]]ic incumbent [[Solomon P. Ortiz]] in the 2010 [[general election]] election. Prior to his election to Congress, he was a [[conservative]] [[radio]] talk show host.
'''R. Blake Farenthold''' (born December 12, 1961 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American attorney and the [[Republican]] U.S. Representative for [[Texas]]' 27th congressional district. He unseated the 28-year [[Democrat]]ic incumbent [[Solomon P. Ortiz]] in the 2010 [[general election]] election. Prior to his election to Congress, he was a [[conservative]] [[radio]] talk show host.
Because of a [[sexual harassment]] charge by a former staff member, in response to which, he used taxpayer funds to pay a settlement, did not seek a fifth term in the Republican primary held on March 6, 2018. Two Republicans, Bech Bruun (36 percent) and Michael Cloud (34 percent) compete in the May 22 runoff contest for their party's nomination.
Because of a [[sexual harassment]] charge by a former staff member, in response to which, he used taxpayer funds to pay a settlement, did not seek a fifth term in the Republican primary held on March 6, 2018. Two Republicans, Bech Bruun (36 percent) and Michael Cloud (34 percent) compete in the May 22 runoff contest for their party's nomination. Two Democrats are also in their party runoff, Raul "Roy" Barrera (41 percent) and Eric Holguin (23 percent).
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