Daily Kos endorses Gina Ortiz Jones

Gina Ortiz Jones is a groundbreaking Democratic candidate running in TX-23, and Daily Kos is thrilled to endorse her. Her mother raised Jones and her sister alone while working multiple jobs. Jones attended college on an Air Force ROTC scholarship and served in Iraq as an intelligence officer. This first-generation American will bring a trio of crucial firsts to Congress: Jones will be the first Iraq War veteran and the first out member of the Texas delegation, and she’ll also be the first Filipina-American member of Congress, period.

It's time to end the tenure of incumbent GOP Rep. Will Hurd in Congress. He votes with Trump 95 percent of the time, a record that includes at least a couple of his nine separate votes to repeal Obamacare. He voted to target transgender members of the military for discrimination, and he voted to prevent Dreamers from serving in the armed forces.

Jones presents the ultimate contrast. She’s the daughter of an immigrant, and she’s going to fight to protect and expand the opportunities that allowed her to grow up healthy, get an education, and serve her country. This progressive believes that health care is a right, and she supports a woman’s right to have access to safe abortions and reproductive care. Jones supports commonsense gun safety laws, and she’s dedicated to fighting for a clean DREAM Act.

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