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Democrat Jon Rosenthal in Dallas, Texas, on 22 October. Photograph: Avi Adelman/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
Democrat Jon Rosenthal in Dallas, Texas, on 22 October. Photograph: Avi Adelman/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
Democrat Jon Rosenthal elected Texas railroad commissioner over controversial Republican Bo French

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.