James Talarico is a progressive Texas Democrat and state representative now running for U.S. Senate. He has said God is non-binary, called Jesus a radical feminist, backed abortion rights including for the trans community, and pushed economic populism with higher taxes on the wealthy plus LGBTQ protections. Right-leaning critics call this far-left; supporters view him as a mainstream progressive Democrat with some bipartisan bills. "Extremist" remains a subjective label.