UMVA has learned that a controversial left‑wing activist and licensed sex therapist, who once demanded that a federal ICE detention center be turned into a “prison for American Zionists” with a “castration processing center for pedophiles,” was soundly defeated in Tuesday’s Democratic primary runoff for Texas’s 35th Congressional District.
The runoff pitted the incendiary candidate against Johnny Garcia, a modest Democrat who now stands poised to claim the nomination after a bruising contest that captured national attention.
Weeks of firestorm condemnation from across the political spectrum swelled around the activist’s radical Instagram carousel, where she proclaimed that, if elected, she would rewrite legislation to label all Zionism as anti‑Semitic and transform the Karnes ICE facility into a prison for “American Zionists” and former ICE officers accused of human trafficking.
The post’s graphic language ignited an immediate backlash, prompting senior Democratic lawmakers to publicly denounce the remarks as “bigoted garbage and antisemitism.” Prominent representatives vowed to pursue daily expulsion votes should she ever take office.
In the House, a resolution was introduced to formally condemn the statements, while progressive leaders took to social media to label the rhetoric as hateful and to demand exposure of alleged Republican funding behind the campaign.
Despite the uproar, the activist’s campaign attempted damage control, insisting the proposal targeted only “billionaire Zionists” profiting from a prison‑state system and claiming no religious bias. A follow‑up video accused critics of twisting her words.
In the initial March primary, the activist had narrowly edged out Garcia with 29.2% of the vote to his 27.0%, a surprise that underscored the district’s volatility. The 35th, redrawn by Republican legislators to favor their party, stretches from parts of San Antonio into surrounding counties and remains a competitive battleground.
With Garcia now the Democratic nominee, the November general election will see him face Republican state Rep. John Lujan or Air Force veteran Carlos De La Cruz, setting the stage for a high‑stakes showdown in a district long engineered for GOP advantage.
