Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar seeks to have assault arrest expunged
By Grace Yarrow
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Jose Sanz, a Republican running for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s seat in South Texas, was arrested in 2021 for assaulting a family member in an incident where he was accused of throwing a chair at his sister, according to court records.
The case was dismissed after Sanz completed 36 sessions of batterer intervention and 12 hours of community service at a church.
A hearing is scheduled Friday to determine whether the incident will be expunged from Sanz’s record, according to Harris County District Court records. Sanz filed for expunction on Aug. 15 of this year, a month before he announced his candidacy.