# Cornyn meets with Sen-elect Talarico, describes him as ‘basically … a good person’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cornyn-meets-with-sen-elect-talarico-describes-him-as-basically-a-good-person/
- Published: 2026-11-10T16:37:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T18:57:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cornyn-meets-sen-elect-talarico-describes-him-basically-good-person
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Cornyn met Talarico in Washington after an earlier meeting in Texas.
- Cornyn called the senator-elect “basically … a good person”.
- Talarico won about 55 per cent of the vote against Paxton.

## Summary

Outgoing Republican Senator John Cornyn met Democratic senator-elect James Talarico in Washington on Monday, after an earlier meeting in Texas, and described him as “basically … a good person”. Their public exchange of praise and Talarico’s call for Republicans and Democrats to work together signal a cordial start as he prepares to represent Texas in the Senate.

Talarico defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the 2026 Senate election, winning about 55 per cent of the vote to Paxton’s 43 per cent, according to unofficial results. He is the first Democrat in more than three decades to win a Texas Senate race; Cornyn, a senator since 2002, lost this year’s Republican primary runoff to Paxton.

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