# Democrat Jon Rosenthal elected Texas railroad commissioner over controversial Republican Bo French

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-04T19:13:37+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/jon-rosenthal-texas-railroad-commissioner
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/democrat-jon-rosenthal-elected-texas-railroad-commissioner-over-contro-cbdc43/

State representative Rosenthal’s win comes after national backlash to French’s social media remarks targeting south Asian Americans Jon Rosenthal has won a seat on the Texas railroad commission, a powerful state regulatory agency, beating out two challengers including the controversial Republican nominee Bo French whose campaign ignited a firestorm over his bigoted remarks . Rosenthal, a Democrat,

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