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The primary will be held on March 1, 2022, with the general election eight months later on November 8.

The primary will be held on March 1, 2022, with the general election eight months later on November 8.

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,<ref>Panetta, Grace; Scher, Isaac (March 4, 2020). [https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-28th-district-dem-primary-cuellar-vs-cisneros-live-results-2020-3 Rep. Henry Cuellar fends off AOC-backed progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros in Texas' 28th district]. ''Business Insider''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref> 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, an [[educator]] and [[community organizer]] who supports the communist organization [[Black Lives Matter]]. 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 2022, Cisneros and Cuellar will be joined by another primary candidate, Tannya Benavides, an [[educator]] and [[community organizer]] who supports the communist organization [[Black Lives Matter]]. 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