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What makes Hurd unique, though, is his ability to keep his distance from extremes while maintaining his conservative credentials. He did not endorse President Donald Trump and broke with the administration, on the wall and health care, for example. But he also championed tax cuts. In other words, he is conservative and genuinely and frequently aligns with Republican interests, but he is also a model for bipartisan compromise and governance.<ref name=saen>Susan Pope, publisher: "Ortiz Jones, Hurd in 23rd District, ''San Antonio Express-News,'' February 17, 2018, p. A16.</ref></blockquote>
What makes Hurd unique, though, is his ability to keep his distance from extremes while maintaining his conservative credentials. He did not endorse President Donald Trump and broke with the administration, on the wall and health care, for example. But he also championed tax cuts. In other words, he is conservative and genuinely and frequently aligns with Republican interests, but he is also a model for bipartisan compromise and governance.<ref name=saen>Susan Pope, publisher: "Ortiz Jones, Hurd in 23rd District, ''San Antonio Express-News,'' February 17, 2018, p. A16.</ref></blockquote>
In his first year in office in 2015, Hurd voted with the House majority to halt federal funding for one year for the [[abortion]] provider, [[Planned Parenthood]]. Hurd said that he believes that "every human life is sacred, including both the mother and the child."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hurd.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/hurd-votes-end-taxpayer-funded-abortions|title=https://hurd.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/hurd-votes-end-taxpayer-funded-abortions|title=Hurd Votes to End Taxpayer Funded Abortions|date=September 18, 2015|pubhlisher=Hurd.house.gov|accessdate=August 2, 2019}}</ref>
Hurd polled 24,843 votes (81.2 percent) in the March 6 primary to Arredondo-Lynch's 11,997 (19.7 percent)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> In her energetic but under-fundecd campaign, Arredondo-Lynch barely ran ahead of Hurd's 2016 primary opponent, William "Hart" Peterson, who drew 17.8 percent of the primary tabulation that year.
Hurd polled 24,843 votes (81.2 percent) in the March 6 primary to Arredondo-Lynch's 11,997 (19.7 percent)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> In her energetic but under-fundecd campaign, Arredondo-Lynch barely ran ahead of Hurd's 2016 primary opponent, William "Hart" Peterson, who drew 17.8 percent of the primary tabulation that year.