Candidates running for U.S. House of Representative Election

Updated: Wed 11:03 PM, Feb 24, 2016

By: Yocelin Gallardo - Email

LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - Election Day is only six days away and KGNS is keeping you informed with a every race.

We introduce you the candidates running for U.S. House Representative for the 28th district of Texas.

Voters have two choices, for the U.S. Congress position representing south Texas.

One of them being the current congressman.

One of the candidates is William R. Hayward, Hayward is a military vet with field experience in electronic engineering.

His opponent is Congressman Henry Cuellar who is running to be re-elected- he has held the position for 14 years.

In the race for U.S. House Representative for the 28th district of Texas there is William R. Hayward, a Vietnam veteran and Henry Cuellar who is running to be reelected.

Hayward says border security is one of his main priorities if elected.

"The Narco terrorism that is Islamic terrorism on the border to secure the border so businesses are willing to invest along the border to bring into the tourism and jobs and everything", said Hayward

That's something, that according to Cuellars' campaign website is also an issue for the current congressman.

Hayward says building a fence is needed to send a message to people trying to harm the country.

"It's for the people that are thinking bad things we can't come across here if you do come across the first time you coming through free the next time you come through if you try to come you're going to go to jail", said Hayward.

Cuellar has also worked toward border security, according to his website he wrote the southern border security Taskforce Act of 2009.

Which increases severity in U.S. border cities from violence associated with drug trafficking, gunrunning, human smuggling, and kidnapping.

Hayward adds says he wants to make the crossing process easy for the people who have the right too.

"As far as all the local families and everybody you have your cousins and your uncles across the border there you should have a legal right to be able to walk across the border back-and-forth without someone sitting there giving you a hard time", said Hayward.

Hayward says once the border is secured, business will want to invest in Laredo which will lead to employment opportunities.

Cuellar has openly supported Hillary Clinton's presidency campaign. But Hayward says he leans more toward the candidates on the Republican presidency race.

"Even though I'm a christian conservative democrat Donald Trump is a man it's good to get the job done", said Hayward.

What they do have in common both candidates hope to represent south Texas in Washington D.C.

"Once I go in an elected I represent the people of Laredo not as a Democrat, not as a Republican but as the people of Laredo", said Hayward.

When reaching out to the candidates, Congress Henry Cuellar was unable to grant KGNS News an interview due to scheduling conflicts.

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