But Van Duyne easily sailed through a five-way primary to win the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Coppell.
To be sure, Van Duyne will be a freshman member of the chamber’s minority party when she is sworn in next month.
“The people spoke loud and clear that they’re ready for a change,” Van Duyne said after her first mayoral victory.
“People talk about, ‘Oh you’re so brave,’” Van Duyne said during a 2015 speaking engagement, according to The Morning News.
On the same day in 2019 that Marchant, the outgoing U.S. House member who Van Duyne replaced, announced he wouldn’t seek another term in Congress, Van Duyne said she planned to run for the seat.