WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Jeff Sessions, former attorney general under President Donald Trump, will try to take a step toward returning to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, in a wave of congressional primaries.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) waves as cars pass by to remind them to vote for him in the primaries in Laredo, Texas, U.S. March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Veronica Cardenas
Voters in a handful of states on Tuesday will weigh in on lower-level races including primaries for the Senate and House of Representatives, as well picking among candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination.
Below are some highlights from Tuesday’s other races:
ALABAMA
Sessions, who in 2016 was the first Senate Republican to endorse Trump before joining the administration, is seeking his party’s nomination to challenge incumbent Doug Jones, the Senate’s most imperiled Democrat.
His top rivals include first-time candidate Tommy Tuberville, the former head coach of the Auburn University football team, and U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne.
Trump, who forced Sessions out of the Justice Department after repeatedly criticizing his decision to recuse himself from the Russia probe, has not endorsed any of the contenders.
TEXAS
Two Texas incumbent U.S. representatives face primary challengers.
Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar, who represents a district along the Mexican border, has drawn a challenge by Jessica Cisneros, a liberal immigration attorney from San Antonio, who has criticized him as too moderate.
Cisneros has won the endorsement of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cor