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Mail ad in Texas primary criticizes veteran candidate's disability rating
A political action committee aligned with one candidate in a Texas congressional primary sent mailers that question another candidate's use of a 100 percent military disability rating. Veterans have condemned the timing and content of the ads.
May 23, 1:00 PM·1m read1 source
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A mail advertisement sent this week in Texas' 35th Congressional District criticizes Republican candidate Carlos De La Cruz for claiming a 100 percent military disability rating. The ad was distributed by the Protect and Serve political action committee, which is aligned with De La Cruz's runoff opponent John Lujan.
" It notes that De La Cruz, an Air Force veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, owns a kickboxing gym and lists himself as a volunteer carpenter.
Veteran reaction Air Force veteran Charlotte Neiner, a Wounded Warrior Project member, told Fox News Digital the advertisement is "the most shameful thing I have ever pulled out of my mailbox." She added that sending the mailer days before Memorial Day "is a disgrace." Neiner stated that "Career politician John Lujan's team is doing his dirty work, attacking a fellow veteran's wounds." She said Lujan "never wore the uniform a single day" and that "a man with this little honor has no business anywhere near Congress."
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