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Deep Red Member of the Texas House Will Challenge Republican Rep. Crenshaw

Longtime state Rep. Steve Toth has questioned Crenshaw’s votes on immigration and Ukraine.
Deep Red Member of the Texas House Will Challenge Republican Rep. Crenshaw
State Rep. Steve Toth has worked to ban critical race theory, transgender ideology, and sexually explicit books from schools in Texas. Courtesy of Steve Toth
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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A Texas state representative, consistently ranked as one of the most conservative, has announced his bid to unseat Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw in what could be a tough race for the incumbent, who is facing a growing list of challengers.
State Rep. Steve Toth officially launched his campaign on July 15 to unseat Crenshaw in the March 2026 GOP primary for Texas’s Second Congressional District.
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.