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Air Force Vet, Democrat Running to Unseat Texas Senator John Cornyn in 2020

Air Force Vet, Democrat Running to Unseat Texas Senator John Cornyn in 2020
Air Force veteran and Democrat MJ Hegar announced April 23 her bid to run for Senate in 2020 against Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas). Photo: MJ for Texas

Air Force and Air National Guard combat veteran MJ Hegar on Tuesday announced her bid to take Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) seat back for the Democrats in 2020, just months after she led a viral campaign against – and narrowly lost to – Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) in 2018. “Unseating an entrenched incumbent senator is going to be tough, but I’ve faced worse odds in my life,” she tweeted Tuesday while unveiling her 2020 campaign video. “Saddle up, Texas. I’m…

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