10% Of "Cuban-Americans" In United States Congress Has Announced Retirement; Former President Trump Campaigned Against The Republican Representative From Ohio; Redistricting Could Cost Another 10%

Punchbowl News
Washington DC
17 September 2021

“Our pal Jonathan Martin of the New York Times scooped last night that Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio) was retiring. Recruiting Gonzalez to run for Congress in 2018, as JMart pointed out, was a catch for House Republicans. He’s Cuban American, young and a former Ohio State and NFL football star. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy always says you can’t win a House majority without a football star running. We have no idea whether that’s true, but it’s a favorite McCarthy-ism.  However, Gonzalez voted to impeach former President Donald Trump following the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Trump, in turn, has endorsed a primary opponent against Gonzalez. The second-term lawmaker still believed he could win, but for what? “You can fight your butt off and win this thing, but are you really going to be happy? And the answer is, probably not,” told JMart. Gonzalez was running against Max Miller.” 

Background

The Honorable Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017-2021) attended a rally on 26 June 2021 at the Lorain County fairground located in Wellington, Ohio, approximately forty miles southwest of Cleveland, Ohio. The rally was to support the candidacy of Mr. Max Miller, a former staff member at The White House, who is seeking the 2022 nomination of the Republican Party for the 16th District from Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. Former President Trump is supporting Mr. Miller rather than the incumbent, The Honorable Anthony Gonzalez (Ohio; R-16th) who is serving a second term and is of Cuban descent. Representative Gonzalez voted in January 2021 to impeach then-President Trump.

A second “Cuban-American” member of the United States House of Representatives, The Honorable Nicole Malliotakis (New York; R- 11th), may have her district gerrymandered to make re-election challenging.

LINKS To Related Analyses: 

With Rally In Ohio, President Trump Seeking To Extract 10% Of Cuban-American Representation In 118th United States Congress June 26, 2021 

President Trump Seeking To Oust Cuban-American Member Of Congress; Exacting Revenge More Important Than Number Of Cuban-Americans In Congress? March 17, 2021

The current “Cuban-American” representation in the 117th United States Congress:

United States Senate
The Honorable Ted Cruz (R- Texas)
The Honorable Marco Rubio (R- Florida)
The Honorable Robert Menendez (D- New Jersey)

United States House of Representatives
The Honorable Albio Sires (New Jersey; D- 8th)
The Honorable Alex Mooney (West Virginia; R-2nd)
The Honorable Anthony E. González (Ohio; R- 16th)
The Honorable Mario Díaz-Balart (Florida; R-25th)
The Honorable Carlos Gimenez (Florida; R- 26th)
The Honorable Maria Elvira Salazar (Florida; R- 27th)
The Honorable Nicole Malliotakis (New York; R- 11th)