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Texas Democrat who rails against billionaire cash takes $59K from Trump-backing megadonor

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2 weeks ago

Texas Democrat James Talarico has campaigned on getting megadonor cash out of elections, but records show he has been cashing checks from an unlikely source: a Republican, Trump-backing billionaire.Talarico's single largest donation last year came from a PAC backed by casino mogul Miriam Adelson, the widow of longtime Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson. Records show Talarico received $59,000 from Adelson's Texas Sands PAC in 2024, making the group his largest donor for that year.A representative for Talarico's office defended his accepting the funds, telling Politico that while he opposes bi...