Campaign And Hospital Deny Claim That James Talarico Went To Ohio Mental Hospital
2026 Midterm Elections,James Talarico,Ken Paxton,Mental Health,Mental Health Crisis,Texas,Senate Elections
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James Talarico's Senate campaign is officially denying rumors that his two-week absence from the public eye was the result of a mental health crisis.
"This is a lie designed to promote a pathetic conspiracy theory. Last week James Talarico was home in Austin, Texas, recovering from the flu," campaign spokesman JT Ennis said in a statement Sunday afternoon.
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