WASHINGTON — A Texas sex therapist running for Congress claimed in a recent radio interview that her Democratic primary opponent should be “tried for treason” over his support for Israel — and doubled down on the inflammatory language when contacted by The Post.
Maureen Galindo, a licensed marriage and family therapist with Exulted Sex Therapy, told Texas Public Radio May 13 that Johnny Garcia “and others who support him, or anybody who is supported by Israel should be tried for treason.”
Asked whether she stood by the comments Friday, she told The Post: “YES. In fact, as soon as I’m elected, I’ll start the process of having all American candidates and elected officials who knowingly accepted Israeli-affiliated money tried for treason.
“They knowingly accepted money to support a foreign government for weapons that could be used on Americans,” she added. “I believe this is the most necessary action Congress must take in these times to protect the future public safety of America from an AI surveillance prison state. I’ll be doing this for the freedom of America.”
Galindo, without evidence, claimed during the TPR sitdown that Israel was signing contracts with “all these churches in America to take over their data” and making offices available in the Jewish state to the Department of Homeland Security, contributing to “an Israeli occupation of America.”
“That sounds crazy to say,” she noted, “but that’s not crazy for so many people who are just kind of sick of hearing the mainstream media not cover this kind of stuff.”
“In fact, I was thinking this morning, maybe Johnny Garcia and others who support him, or anybody who is supported by Israel should be tried for treason,” she added.
Galindo edged Garcia by 2.2 percentage points in the March 3 Democratic primary to represent Texas’ 35th Congressional District, which covers an area south and east of San Antonio.
The 38-year-old single mom has not accepted direct donations from any of the three major pro-Israel political groups: Democratic Majority for Israel, NORPAC or the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) PAC, per Federal Election Committee filings. She has been endorsed by the anti-Israel group Track AIPAC.
Democratic Majority for Israel has spent fewer than $400 on digital advertising for Garcia and endorsed him over Galindo.
The winner of the Democratic runoff will face the winner of the GOP contest between state Rep. John Lujan and Air Force veteran Carlos De La Cruz in the Nov. 3 general election.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report ranks the redrawn 35th District as “Likely Republican.”
Galindo’s campaign is currently in the red to the tune of more than $3,000, while Garcia has more than $61,000 in cash on hand.
Galindo has been criticized by the Jewish Federation of San Antonio for her remarks — as well as by other pro-Israel and Jewish groups for “vile” comments accusing “Jews who own Hollywood” of using “books and movies to create realities,” the Washington Free Beacon first reported last week.
“[Jesus] was trying to warn us. He was trying to warn us about these exact same people, who worship Satan,” Galindo said in an October 2025 Facebook post.
In the TPR interview, Galindo stated she was” not antisemitic,” but was “against Zionist Jews,” who she alleged were “influencing our local politics and our South Texas politics,” and claimed Garcia was funded by AIPAC.
“We combat antisemitic remarks that we’ve seen my opponent make,” Galindo later told TPR, while the Jewish Federation of San Antonio said in a statement it “strongly condemns the spread of antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories in public discourse.”
Before seeking office, Galindo had run the astrology-themed Cosmic Kinks Tarot in Bexar County, Texas.
She also, through her sex therapy business, offered “kinky birthchart readings” and “live tarot therapy” to “empower individuals through the exploration of their sexuality, spirituality, and the stars,” the Daily Mail first reported.
