By Gregg WendorfAdvance News Journal Note: The following story was published in late May 2010, which just shows that running for a congressional seat has never come cheap.By the way, the old congressional seat mentioned in this story once occupied by Ruben Hinojosa, the 15th District, and Kika de la Garza before that, is now occupied by Republican Monica De La Cruz, who spent $2.2 million to defeat her Democrat challenger, Michelle Vallejo in 2022. She still has $1.48 million in cash on hand for her next race.From the May 2010 story back when the world was still relatively sane:--------------------------------------------------The ...