| Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar | |
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| Born | March 16, 1976 Fairfield, Connecticut |
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| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Brandon Hegar |
| Children | Two |
| Alma mater | University of Texas |
| Occupation | Air Force veteran, teacher |
Military Service
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1999 – 2011 |
| Rank | Major |
Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar (born March 16, 1976 (age 47) (pronounced "HAY GAR") is a U.S. Air Force veteran who ran for the United States Senate from Texas in the 2020 elections to unseat three-term Moderate Republican incumbent John Cornyn. A liberal Democrat, her campaign received the backing of ActBlue,[1] a dark money group.
2020 Senate bid
Hegar announced in late April 2019 her run for U.S. Senate to challenge Republican John Cornyn.[2] The Senate campaign wing of the Democrat establishment backed her in December 2019 over all other Democrat candidates in the race,[3] sparking strong criticisms that the primary, as well as several others related to the 2020 Senate elections, was being rigged to destroy the chances of black candidates, including West.[4] After no candidate initially won a majority of the vote, Hegar proceeded to won the primary runoff,[5] and faced Cornyn in the general election. West, who said that Hegar "had a problem all along" with black voters,[6] announced that he would not vote for her in the general election;[7] this was pointed out in a campaign ad by Cornyn, who contrasted his support for reforms in the police and criminal justice systems to Hegar being out-of-touch and "wrong for Texas".[8]
According to Hegar, U.S. border policies are comparable to Chinese concentration camps.[9]
As was mostly expected, Hegar lost the general election to Cornyn despite being heavily backed by liberal donors.[10]
References
- ↑ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/adopt-mj-hegar
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ DSCC Endorses MJ Hegar in Texas Senate Race
- ↑ Democrats Spent Tens of Millions to Destroy the Hopes and Dreams of These Qualified Black Candidates
- ↑ 2020 Texas primary results
- ↑ State Senator Says Texas Dem Has a ‘Problem’ With African Americans
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ Cornyn ad uses West’s words to hurt Hegar with Black voters
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ Texas Senate Election Results 2020
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