TX-SEN: Latina organizer Cristina Tzintzn Ramirez enters Democratic primary
Leading Latina organizer Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez is launching a campaign for U.S. Senate, entering a Democratic primary to oust Republican John Cornyn that has steadily grown throughout the summer.
The daughter of an immigrant mother, co-founder of the Workers Defense Project and founder of the progressive Latino youth group Jolt Texas, Tzintzún Ramirez argues she has the best story, experience and ideas to harness the energy of Texas' ascendant voters, particularly young people of color. To do so, she will have the help of some of the top organizers from Beto O'Rourke's 2018 U.S. Senate campaign, a potentially pivotal asset as the crowded field vies to build on O'Rourke's closer-than-expected loss to GOP U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
"I don't think we have a reflection of those in power that represent the Texas we are today. I think I represent those ideals and the diversity of the state, and I want Texas to be a national leader in solving the major problems that our country faces," Tzintzún Ramirez said in an interview, citing health care, immigration and climate change as major issues the state should be at the forefront of tackling.
Tzintzún Ramirez made her candidacy official in a video Monday morning.
The longtime organizer joins a primary lineup that is approaching a double-digit tally. Among the better-known contenders are former U.S. Rep. Chris Bell of Houston, Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards, 2018 U.S. House candidate MJ Hegar, state Sen. Royce West of Dallas and Sema Hernandez, who was the runner-up to O'Rourke in the 2018 Senate primary.
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