James Talarico Is Facing Fresh Questions About His Own Voting Address — After Accusing His Opponent of the Same Thing

Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is under scrutiny over where he was legally registered to vote during an earlier run for the Texas House, according to records obtained by The Federalist.

The report notes that Talarico, 37, shares an individual checking account with his mother, who has frequently donated to his campaigns. After winning a House seat representing Round Rock’s District 52 in 2018 and winning reelection in 2020, he lived on Porano Circle in Round Rock.

Following redistricting that made the district more Republican-friendly, Talarico announced in October 2021 that he would run in House District 50 instead. “Republicans have gerrymandered me out of my district,” he wrote at the time. “I’m grateful to everyone urging me to move back to HD50 — where I grew up.”

Voter registration records show he changed his registration in early December 2021 to his mother’s Austin address, just days before the filing deadline. The Federalist reported no evidence he lived at that home during the relevant period. Texas law requires House candidates to have lived in the district for one year before the election.

Talarico later purchased a home in District 50 on Manford Hill Drive in Austin. He has sharply criticized opponent Ken Paxton for allegedly voting from an address where he no longer resided, accusing him of “committing voter fraud the whole time, voting illegally in six elections in a row from the wrong address.”

The Federalist argues Talarico’s own registration history raises similar questions under Texas residency requirements. No criminal charges have been filed, and Talarico has not publicly responded to the reporting. The issue is expected to intensify as the Senate race continues.