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'''Francisco "Quico" Canseco''' (born July 30, 1949 in [[Laredo]], [[Texas]]) is an [[attorney]], developer, and banker, who served as the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]' 23rd congressional district, which stretches from [[San Antonio]] to the outskirts of [[El Paso]]. He unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Ciro Rodriguez]] in 2010 but then lost the seat in 2012 to another Democrat, Pete Gallego of Alpine, Texas. The seat is now held by the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Will Hurd]].

'''Francisco "Quico" Canseco''' (born July 30, 1949 in [[Laredo]], [[Texas]]) is an [[attorney]], developer, and banker, who served as the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]' 23rd congressional district, which stretches from [[San Antonio]] to the outskirts of [[El Paso]]. He unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Ciro Rodriguez]] in 2010 but then lost the seat in 2012 to another Democrat, Pete Gallego of Alpine, Texas. The seat is now held by the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Will Hurd]].

Canseco, meanwhile, is one of eighteen candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the open U.S. House District 21 in the March 6, 2018 primary. Others in the race are former Republican Bexar County Chairman [[Robert Stovall]], state Rep. Jason Isaac, and Chip Roy, a former aide to [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], who carries Cruz's endorsement. Hurd faces a challenge in the same primary from fellow Republican [[Alma Arredondo-Lynch]], a [[conservative]] dentist from Uvalde County.

Canseco, meanwhile, was among eighteen candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the open U.S. House District 21 in the March 6, 2018 primary. He finished a distant with less than 4 percent of the ballots cast. Remaining in the May 22 runoff election are Chip Roy (27 percent), a former aide to [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], who carries Cruz's endorsement, and Matt McCall (17 percent), who narrowly edged out William Negley for the other runoff slot.<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>

 

Meanwhile, Will Hurd handily defeated his primary opponent, [[Alma Arredondo-Lynch]] of Uvalde County, and will face a Democratic , either Gina Ortiz Jones or Rick Trevino, in the November 6 general election.

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