| | In her initial race in 2000, Cisneros finished only 2,700 votes behind Cuellar, whose margin in Starr County saved him from defeat. She carries the backing of leftist Representative [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] of [[New York City]], the leader of what is often called "The Squad" and the most visible of leftists in the U.S. House. Cuellar then went on to defeat [[Republican Party|Republican]] Sandra Whitten, who drew 39 percent of the general election vote. | | In her initial race in 2000, Cisneros finished only 2,700 votes behind Cuellar, whose margin in Starr County saved him from defeat. She carries the backing of leftist Representative [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] of [[New York City]], the leader of what is often called "The Squad" and the most visible of leftists in the U.S. House. Cuellar then went on to defeat [[Republican Party|Republican]] Sandra Whitten, who drew 39 percent of the general election vote. |
| − | In 2022, Cisneros and Cuellar will be joined by another primary candidate, Tannya Benavides. Five Republican, including Whitten once again, are seeking their party nomination. The new candidates are [[business]]man Ed Cabrera, Steven Fowler of Universal City (a [[lieutenant colonel]] in the [[United States Air Force]] Reserve who fought in [[Afghanistan]]), Roland Rodriguez, and Willie Vasques Ng.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jessica_Cisneros|title=Jessica Cisneros|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref>3?lhb | + | In 2022, Cisneros and Cuellar will be joined by another primary candidate, Tannya Benavides. Five Republican, including Whitten once again, are seeking their party nomination. The new candidates are [[business]]man Ed Cabrera, Steven Fowler of Universal City (a [[lieutenant colonel]] in the [[United States Air Force]] Reserve who fought in [[Afghanistan]]), Roland Rodriguez, and Willie Vasquez Ng (the former chief criminal investigator for the Bexar County District Attorney’s office who later established a security services compan.<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jessica_Cisneros|title=Jessica Cisneros|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref>3?lhb |
| | In 2015, Cisneros received a degree from the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]; three years later she graduated from the UT School of Law. in 2015 and a graduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law in 2018. Cisneros is an advocate of [[abortion]] and immigrant "rights."<ref name=ballotpedia/> | | In 2015, Cisneros received a degree from the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]; three years later she graduated from the UT School of Law. in 2015 and a graduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law in 2018. Cisneros is an advocate of [[abortion]] and immigrant "rights."<ref name=ballotpedia/> |