Scoop: DCCC launches 11th-hour ad buy against Maureen Galindo after antisemitic comments
Axios
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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is going up on the air with ads attacking Democratic congressional candidate https://www.axios.com/2026/05/20/maureen-galindo-texas-antisemitic-zionists-prison" target="_blank">Maureen Galindo in Texas, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: DCCC chair Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) had been under pressure from her members to intervene in the race over antisemitic remarks made by Galindo that have been widely disavowed by the party.
- Galindo, a sex therapist who finished first in the Democratic primary in Texas' 35th district in March, most recently said she wants to convert an ICE facility into her district into a "prison for American Zionists."
- She is now in a runoff with Johnny Garcia, a local sheriff's deputy backed by the DCCC.
Driving the news: The DCCC is launching a $35,000 ad buy against Galindo ahead of the May 26 runoff, a spokesperson told Axios.
- The https://next.frame.io/share/bb8f9be8-8f18-4d91-962b-1fd0b802e3c3/reel/1e495227-20ca-4244-9b77-3a9ecf0e2271" target="_blank">ad takes aim at Galindo's "conspiracies" and "hateful words," honing in on alleged GOP spending to support her and labeling her "MAGA Maureen."
- Garcia "will fight Trump, not help him," the ad says.
- Galindo did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this story.