James Talarico's Girlfriend Revealed: Details on His Former Chief of Staff
Many People Are Saying (5/29/26)
Ami Glover contributed to the reporting of this story.
Current Revolt has obtained the name and details of the girlfriend of Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico.
Controversy has surrounded the James Talarico campaign amid allegations that he is gay, a vegan, and other unverified rumors.
Recently, the San Antonio Current interviewed Talarico, in which he stated that he is in a committed relationship with a woman he has been dating for the past four years. According to Talarico, he met this woman while she was serving as his Chief of Staff.
Talarico’s campaign said he met his girlfriend when she was the Chief of Staff in his Texas House legislative office, and that they’ve been together for four years. After they developed feelings for each other, she left the office to pursue other opportunities and have been together ever since.
“We became best friends, and then we fell in love, and we’ve been together ever since,” he added.
Many people, including political pundits, have dismissed the veracity of the reporting, claiming that Talarico doesn’t actually have a girlfriend.
This is partially because the Current chose not to publish the name of Talarico’s girlfriend:
However, the San Antonio Current published the name of the woman romantically involved with Ken Paxton, Talarico’s opponent, it also published her age, the number of children she has, and details about her ex-husband:
A different outlet even chose to publish what they allege is the location of her home.
Current Revolt has obtained the name and details of James Talarico’s girlfriend as well as reached out to both her and the Talarico campaign for comment.
The woman, aged 30, previously
worked for Talarico as his chief of staff. Brianna Menard now serves as the Director of TEXPAC, a bipartisan political arm of the Texas Medical Association:
Menard, a registered lobbyist, previously served as a staffer for James Talarico, first as his Legislative Director and later as his Chief of Staff.
Menard also served as the Chief of Staff for Democratic House Representative Salman Bhojani during the 88th legislature.
Around the time the San Antonio Current published the article and podcast discussing Talarico’s relationship, Menard would delete her social media, including her Instagram and X accounts where Talarico regularly interacted with her.
Current Revolt reached out to Brianna Menard via phone, text, and email. She did not respond in time for publication.
Current Revolt also reached out to the Talarico campaign for comment on James Talarico’s relationship with Brianna Menard. The campaign referred all questions to the San Antonio Current article.
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4D chess. He's as queer as a three-dollar bill.
Did the San Antonio Current confirm whether Brianna Menard was transgender or not. This was a rumor flying around.