Marine combat veteran bets big on Hispanic outreach in bid to flip Dem-held House seat

A congressional candidate in New Mexico is betting that his Hispanic ties — and military background — are just the thing historically Democratic voters will need to go Republican in the fall.

"I connect with them on that level. They wanted somebody with law enforcement or military experience, which, you now know, I have both," Greg Cunningham said, referring to the Hispanic community in the state’s 2nd Congressional District.

"One of the reasons that I decided to run — that I feel so strongly about this is...