Texas Scorecard by Soli Rice June 19, 2023
Organizers of the group are planning to spend millions during the 2024 U.S. Senate election in an attempt to replace Cruz.A group of Texas Democrats has created a new super PAC called “Lose Cruz,” where they will dump millions in an attempt to prevent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz from getting re-elected in 2024.
The Lose Cruz PAC is focused on the narrative that “Ted Cruz is failing Texas.”
The founder of the super PAC, Sean Haynes, has worked for several Democrat politicians as well as former House Speaker Joe Straus (a Republican).
The board of senior advisors includes Sawyer Hackett, a long-time adviser to former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro; Matt Angle, founder and director of the Lone Star Project; Olivia Julianna, a Gen Z activist who raised more than $2 million for abortion funds at one point; and Abhi Rahman, who most recently worked as a senior adviser and spokesperson for former State Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s failed gubernatorial campaign.
Haynes said he was pressured to start Lose Cruz by donors and elected officials. He claims that while the PAC is funded primarily by Texas-based donors, they hope to gain a more national donor base.
According to Time, a spokesperson for the PAC says they are launching with “significant resources” and they “expect to raise millions of dollars more.”
However, the spokesperson refused to give a specific figure on the record.
Reportedly, Lose Cruz already has several million that they intend to use to attack Cruz.
More:
https://texasscorecard.com/federal/texas-democrats-target-us-sen-ted-cruz-with-lose-cruz-super-pac/
