Pueblo Election Spotlights Hurd Vote for Medicaid Cuts in Tax Law

Colorado Newsline reports on the 2026 midterm battle in Pueblo County, a bellwether in the state's 3rd Congressional District race between Republican incumbent Jeff Hurd and Democratic challenger Dwayne Romero. Democrats are highlighting Hurd's vote for the 2025 federal tax and spending law, which included steep Medicaid and food assistance cuts, as a key line of attack despite his occasional breaks with President Trump on other issues. Local Democratic officials argue the vote undercuts Hurd's campaign promises to expand rural health care access. The race, along with a state Senate contest, will test whether Pueblo, once a reliable Democratic county that has swung toward Trump twice, returns to the Democratic column.

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