 It's a great time to be a Democrat. To be here today and to be able to introduce someone who looks a lot like me. To actually look at the electronic ballot. It has my vote for my president. The show that was on a rerun at that point on MSNBC called Time and Again. Tell me y'all may remember it. It was hosted by a woman named Jane Pauley who had been a journalist. Time and Again was a show that would use the clips, the old clips of NBC news footage from the Today Show or from the Nightly News to tell a story about events or about people. Invariably, before they would go to a commercial break, Jane Pauley would introduce the next section of Time and Again by saying X, Y, and Z and whatever when Time and Again continues. It was sort of a look, a peek at what the future of that person held. And Joaquin and I didn't know at that time what we would do in our professional lives, but I used to kid him and say, you know, I forget what I would say. I forget what I would say first, but I would always say at the end, I would always say at the end, and Time and Again continues. Meaning extraordinary intelligence and ability and vision and someone who has a deep passion for serving the people of San Antonio and of this district. He's someone who has been blessed by a great education and who has fought hard over the last 10 years with his colleagues in the legislature to ensure that all of our children are blessed with those same opportunities. He's someone who understands that when we succeed, we have an obligation to ensure that others succeed as well. A gridlock and a party polarization that he's going to be a breath of fresh air to be here along with my mother Rosie, Jesse, my stepmother Alice. His support has meant so much, not only growing up, but in public service. Somebody asked me today when we were on the street, we were at a few street corners waving signs trying to remind people to vote over on the west side of town. They asked me, is it easier to have a brother there with you? And I said, absolutely. It absolutely has been a godsend to have my twin brother with me throughout my whole life and in a public service. So thank you, Leon, very much. And we can't call it yet, but it looks good for pre-K for SA. I can also say a prayer for that. And it looks good for the President of the United States. I want to say thank you to a few folks. First of all, to my family, to my mom, Rosie, who's here. See people here, nice go in for years and years. Folks that helped we honor me in our first campaigns for public office. It has meant so much to have the undying support of all of you. And it means a lot from the bottom of my heart. Thank you very much for all of it. Since this is the 20th district, it is the main San Antonio district. The only one whose boundaries are completely within Barrett County. It's also appropriate for us to say thank you to Charlie Gonzalez. We and Charlie fought through everything since I announced for the 20th district. You know, this has been a long journey. It has been almost a year and a half since I announced for Congress. And originally I was going to run in the 35th district. A new district that was going to go from Austin to San Antonio. But the day after Thanksgiving, I got a call at about five in the afternoon from Charlie who let me know that he wasn't going to run for office. And my first reaction was a heavy heart because it meant that we would no longer have a Gonzalez representing us in this very special district. But also I knew an excitement because this is the district. This is the area where almost a hundred years ago my grandmother Victoria Castro settled when she moved here from Coahuila, Mexico. So y'all can imagine our roots are very deep. It's very special for us. We were born and raised on the west side of San Antonio. So this district is very special for us and everybody that has helped out. My girlfriend Ana Flores is here also. She's much, you know, my joke with Leon about being better looking. She's better looking than both of us. Incredibly special. You know, I've spoken about building an infrastructure of opportunity in our city. And what I've meant by that is just as there's a system of streets and roads and highways that helps all of us get to where we want to go on the road, let us never forget that in the United States of America there's an infrastructure of opportunity that helps each of us get to where we want to go in life. And our job as people in public service is to help build that infrastructure of opportunity. It's got to include certain things. Great public schools and universities, a strong healthcare system. That's why we support Obamacare. It's built around well-paying jobs so that people can support themselves and their families. And so that kids who graduate from high school and from college here don't have to move to Austin or Houston or Dallas or somewhere else to find the job that they want. We're excited about pre-pay for SA because if we're going to attract the best jobs in the nation we're going to have to be the best educated city in the nation. And that's what we're trying to do. I want to thank all of my campaign staff. Here, Ben Thomas. You guys, I'm sure everybody that's been a big part of it. Matthew Duarte, my state staff that over the years have been so supportive. Cynthia Chapa's here. Cynthia Garizales. Kerry Clack is here somewhere as well. First of all, we won this race with the support not only of Democrats but also of Republicans and independents. We're at 61% of the vote in early vote. We'll probably end up at 63 or 64%. That means we were able to attract other voters. And I want folks to know that as a proud Democrat that my priority will be to represent the people of San Antonio to put the people of San Antonio first over and above everything else. I am willing to work with anyone who is willing to do what is best for our country and for our city. A few more friends that are here in the room. I know Justice Stone from the Fourth Court of Appeals. Our Democrat who's on the Fourth Court of Appeals. I see Diego Bernal out there, the city councilman. A special visitor from Dallas. Where's Rafael? Rafael Lancia. You see this gentleman. You'll want to meet him before the end of the night. He's a state rep from Dallas. And as Democrats, if we're going to come back statewide, and I know we are, he's going to be one of the people that leads that charge. This gentleman will be a senator or a governor or a governor. Thank you all very much. Thank you for the victory. I look forward to serving you. Thank you very much and God bless you. It's awesome being a spirit out. It's true. I'm willing to come back right now. I was on my own. In the state park of Utah, every organization from this morning, it's too much to talk about. It's too early to come back. And it's always the same. The name is in the lead. It's also too early to come back. It's too early to come back. It's too early to come back. It's too early to come back. It's too early to come back. It's not safe to come back. It's too late. It's too late. It's too late.