Texas — 31st District

AUSTIN, Texas - U.S. Congressman John Carter is in a bitter primary race for re-election.

He currently holds the seat for Texas' 31st Congressional District in the U.S. House.

This district includes communities across Central Texas such as Round Rock, Pflugerville, Killeen, Temple, Belton, Georgetown, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, and surrounding areas.

Carter is running for his 12th term in office, having been in it since 2003.

Some of his Republican challengers include Valentina Gomez and Vince Offer, who has filed as Offer Vince Shlomi.

Gomez has been in arguments in person and on social media with Williamson County Republican Party members, even getting barred from attending party events.

Shlomi is better known as the "ShamWow guy." Shlomi has promised to "soak up the swamp, clean the House, and pick up those liberal tears."

Carter, 84, has served in Congress for two decades and his opponents have criticized his age. He has focused his campaign on his re…