Why We’re Voting
for Talarico

“God is both masculine and feminine and everything in between. God is non-binary. Trans children are God’s children, made in God’s own image.”

“Modern science obviously recognizes that there are many more than two biological sexes. In fact, there are six.”

“I guess what I’m trying to figure out is why is having a rainbow in a classroom is indoctrination and not having the Ten Commandments in a classroom.”

“The Torah calls you "Creator," the Quran calls you "peace," the Gita calls you "destroyer," the dharma calls you "truth," and the first epistle of John calls you perhaps the most beautiful name of all: "Love."”

“Judaism is Season 1 of the show, Christianity is Season 2, and Islam is Season 3. I’m Season 2 — the most violent season. My religion has done more damage to both of those religions than they’ve done to each other.”

“I have met so many Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jews, Muslims, atheists, agnostics who are more Christ-like than some of the Christians I serve with in the Texas legislature.”

“The Islamic mystic Rumi said, every religion has love, but love has no religion.”

“Christian nationalists like to say this is a Christian nation. Not only is that historically inaccurate, not only is that theologically blasphemous, but it’s also just not true.”

“I always think of myself as a Christian who hates Christianity. And I always get drawn back into it because nowhere else … do I find anything as truly radical or revolutionary as the teachings of that barefoot rabbi.”

“Our southern border should be like our front porch. There should be a giant welcome mat out front, and a lock on the door. We can welcome immigrants who want to live the American dream. We can build a pathway to citizenship for those neighbors who have been here, making us richer and stronger.”

“We have to tear down this secret police force and replace it with an agency that actually can promote public safety.”

“I want to put an end to this secret police force, and I want to rebuild an agency that’s actually focused on immigration and customs enforcement.”

“Jesus never talks about abortion. The Bible is silent on abortion.”

“And when that happens with a social issue as important as abortion, we Christians have to take Scripture as a whole.”

“Every one of our neighbors with a uterus became the property of the state.”

“Radicalized white men are the greatest domestic terrorist threat in our country.”

“White skin gives me and every white American immunity from the virus. But we spread it wherever we go—through our words, our actions, and our systems. We don’t have to be showing symptoms—like a white hood or a Confederate flag—to be contagious.”

“We all recognize domestic abuse as violence, but we don’t always recognize the ways in which our systems hurt people every day. Poverty is violence. Pollution is violence. And yes, prison is violence.”

“A month ago, we broke quorum to kill the Texas voter suppression bill. A week ago, Gov. Abbott defunded the entire legislative branch in retaliation. Today, we’re suing Abbott in the Texas Supreme Court. Texas is the frontline in the fight for democracy.”

“You’re probably going to have to win by a little more than we would have to in a completely free and fair election.”

“I am proud to say that our campaign has officially become a non-meat campaign, so we are only buying vegan products from our local vegan businesses.”