Texas Leftist Who Campaigned on Castrating ‘American Zionists’ Loses Primary Runoff

In this The Federalist article, M.D. Kittle reports that Texas Democrat Maureen Galindo lost her primary runoff after drawing national outrage over antisemitic and radical campaign rhetoric.

• Galindo lost the Democratic runoff for Texas’ 35th Congressional District to Johnny Garcia, a public information officer for the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
• The article says Garcia was leading Galindo by more than 20 points with 75 percent of precincts reporting.
• Galindo had previously finished first in the March primary, advancing to the runoff before her comments became a national controversy.
• The controversy centered on Galindo’s proposal to turn an ICE detention facility into a prison for “American Zionists” and former ICE officers.
• She also made inflammatory comments about a “castration processing center,” prompting backlash from both Republicans and Democrats.
• Galindo later denied being antisemitic and claimed her remarks were misrepresented, while still defending prosecution of what she called “billionaire Zionists.”
• Prominent Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ritchie Torres, condemned her comments and urged voters to support Garcia instead.
• The Federalist frames Galindo’s defeat as evidence that voters in Texas’ 35th District rejected at least one openly radical expression of the left’s growing antisemitism problem.
• Garcia will now face Republican Carlos De La Cruz, whom the article describes as Trump-backed, in a district rated likely Republican.

Read the full story: https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/27/texas-leftist-who-campaigned-on-castrating-american-zionists-loses-primary-runoff/