Texas Democrat’s public message of faith, kindness, and personal responsibility is drawing renewed attention as controversial posts attributed to his adoptive father circulate online.
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is facing uncomfortable questions after a series of old social media posts attributed to his adoptive father resurfaced, drawing attention to crude jokes about Christianity and disparaging remarks about prominent conservative women.
The controversy centers on an X account belonging to Mark Talarico, the man James has repeatedly praised as a major influence on his life. According to the Washington Examiner, the candidate has publicly acknowledged the account as his adoptive father’s and interacted with it over several years.
Although the posts were not written by the Democratic candidate himself, their contents have attracted attention because of the close relationship he has described with Mark and the values he says his father instilled in him.
