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First elected to Congress in the 1920 [[general election]], Wurzbach unseated the freshman [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] representative Carlos Bee (1867–1932) of San Antonio, 17,265 (55.6 percent) to 13,777 (44.4 percent).<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267161 TX District 14 Race - Nov 02, 1920]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> Wurzbach was the only representative from Texas to vote for the  Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill of 1922,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/67-2/h169 TO PASS H. R. 13.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> sponsored by conservative Republican Congressman [[Leonidas C. Dyer]] of [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], who was repulsed by racial violence and sought to make lynching a federal crime.<ref>FascinatingPolitics (July 1, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/07/01/on-ideology-and-anti-lynching-legislation/ On Ideology and Anti-Lynching Legislation]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> Although it passed the House, the Dyer bill was killed in the Senate by a Democrat filibuster.

First elected to Congress in the 1920 [[general election]], Wurzbach unseated the freshman [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] representative Carlos Bee (1867–1932) of San Antonio, 17,265 (55.6 percent) to 13,777 (44.4 percent).<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267161 TX District 14 Race - Nov 02, 1920]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> Wurzbach was the only representative from Texas to vote for the  Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill of 1922,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/67-2/h169 TO PASS H. R. 13.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> sponsored by conservative Republican Congressman [[Leonidas C. Dyer]] of [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], who was repulsed by racial violence and sought to make lynching a federal crime.<ref>FascinatingPolitics (July 1, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/07/01/on-ideology-and-anti-lynching-legislation/ On Ideology and Anti-Lynching Legislation]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> Although it passed the House, the Dyer bill was killed in the Senate by a Democrat filibuster.

During the same 67th Congress (1921–23), Wurzbach held a moderately [[conservative]] voting record which contrasted sharply with the liberalism of his racist Democrat colleagues.<ref>[https://fascinatingpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/67th-congress.pdf 67th-congress.pdf]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> This included his support for the Fordney-McCumber bill which raised tariffs, the Revenue Act which cut the top income tax rate, and opposition towards increasing the inheritance tax.<ref>[https://fascinatingpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/1921-23-mc-index-descriptions-1.pdf 67th House (1921-23) Votes]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> However, he broke from his party on some local issues, such as supporting government control of the Muscle Shoals, a measure considered a forerunner to the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]].

During the same 67th Congress (1921–23), Wurzbach held a moderately [[conservative]] voting record which contrasted sharply with the liberalism of his racist Democrat colleagues.<ref>[https://fascinatingpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/67th-congress.pdf 67th-congress.pdf]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> This included his support for the Fordney-McCumber bill which raised [[tariff]]s, the Revenue Act which cut the top income tax rate, and opposition towards increasing the [[inheritance tax]].<ref>[https://fascinatingpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/1921-23-mc-index-descriptions-1.pdf 67th House (1921-23) Votes]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> However, he broke from his party on some local issues, such as supporting government control of the Muscle Shoals, a measure considered a forerunner to the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]].

In 1922, 1924, and 1926, Wurzbach won by margins of 54.8%,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=434701 TX District 14 Race - Nov 07, 1922]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> 62.4%,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=434684 TX District 14 Race - Nov 04, 1924]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> and 57.2%<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=434666 TX District 14 Race - Nov 02, 1926]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> respectively. He won his seat even as the Republican presidential candidates in 1920 and 1924 were losing the [[electoral vote]] of Texas. He was a delegate to the 1924 [[Republican National Convention]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], which nominated [[Calvin Coolidge]] and [[Charles Dawes]] for president and vice president respectively.<ref name=bioguide/>

In 1922, 1924, and 1926, Wurzbach won by margins of 54.8%,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=434701 TX District 14 Race - Nov 07, 1922]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> 62.4%,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=434684 TX District 14 Race - Nov 04, 1924]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> and 57.2%<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=434666 TX District 14 Race - Nov 02, 1926]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved August 18, 2021.</ref> respectively. He won his seat even as the Republican presidential candidates in 1920 and 1924 were losing the [[electoral vote]] of Texas. He was a delegate to the 1924 [[Republican National Convention]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], which nominated [[Calvin Coolidge]] and [[Charles Dawes]] for president and vice president respectively.<ref name=bioguide/>