Rep. Juan Ciscomani on bilingual upbringing
Rep. Ciscomani sat down with Star columnist Tim Steller following the congressman's speech responding to President Biden's State of the Union address. Video by Tim Steller / ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñAV.
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Tim Steller's column: Spanish fluency pays off for Tucson's Rep. CiscomaniFor Star subscribers: The new congressman from Tucson gave a Spanish-language response to the State of the Union, but in an interview he said it's hard even for his family to keep strong Spanish skills.
Winn has portrayed herself as more conservative than Ciscomani, who says he's proud of his freshman term record.
Ciscomani counters: "I will not exploit a family situation for attention and I will not air our personal or political differences in a public forum." But he is sharing more details about his family's migration journey from Mexico than before. Â
