Hegar, local candidates campaign at Denton County Democratic Party event
LEWISVILLE — Several local Democratic candidates shared the spotlight during Thursday afternoon’s meet-and-greet hosted by the Denton County Democratic Party.
MJ Hegar, from Round Rock, was the headline speaker. She is vying to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Austin. She previously ran an unsuccessful congressional bid against U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock.
The former military pilot, who received both a Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross, opened her speech Thursday with appeals to hope and references to her military service. It didn’t take long before she began to criticize, in no uncertain terms, President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies, especially those surrounding the detention of migrant children, a topic she returned to several times.
She portrayed herself as a warrior and mother who would rather be at home than on the campaign trail, as someone who has had to fight against adversity much of her life and isn’t planning on slowing down now.
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(Denton Record-Chronicle)
