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