Sema Hernandez
Sema Hernandez is a Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. Senate from Texas in 2020.[1][2][3] She is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and a supporter of the organization's social platform platform.[4]
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Hernandez was previously a 2018 Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from Texas.
History[edit]
2018 Texas Senate race[edit]
Hernandez was inspired to run for the Senate after watching a CNN debate between Ted Cruz & Bernie Sanders: “I was motivated to jump into the race to fight for our Human Rights before any more people die due to Ted Cruz's inhumane decisions.” [5] She was characterized as being farther left on the political spectrum than her opponent O'Rourke,[6] and was endorsed by popular alternative media TV show host Lee Camp.[7]
Hernandez was able to gather a quarter million votes in the 2018 primary, but lost to her opponent Beto O'Rourke on March 6, 2018. Unfortunately for the Texas Democratic Party, O'Rourke lost the election to his Republican opponent, Ted Cruz, in the general election.
2020 Texas Senate race[edit]
In September 2018, Hernandez was the first and only Democrat to announce her candidacy to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. Wendy Davis, M.J. Hegar[8] and Rep. Joaquin Castro, are reportedly considering a run the Democratic nomination[9]. The seat currently is held by John Cornyn.
Hernandez's candidacy has been covered by the popular progressive online alternative media outlet The Young Turks, which interviewed Hernandez on February 14, 2019.[10]
Endorsements[edit]
- On February 17, 2019, Hernandez received an endorsement from Nina Turner, President of Our Revolution and Co-chair of Bernie Sanders's Bernie2020 presidential campaign.[11] [12]
Political views[edit]
Healthcare[edit]
Hernandez supports the Sanders Medicare For All bill, which would provide universal healthcare to all Americans.[4]
Higher education[edit]
Hernandez supports tuition-free college, student debt relief, and vocational training programs.[4]
Immigration[edit]
Hernandez supports providing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and honoring international and U.S. asylum laws for the protection of refugees. She is critical of the exploitation of undocumented workers by businesses seeking sources of cheap labor.[4]
Voting rights[edit]
Hernandez supports automatic voter registration and the re-enfranchisement of convicted felons.[4]
Equal Rights[edit]
Hernandez supports the federal Equal Rights Amendment and campaigns to reduce discrimination of women, LGBT+, and other people who are members of marginalized communities. She also supports the Violence Against Women Act, and Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.[4]
Environment[edit]
Hernandez supports renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, environmental justice, and a Green New Deal.[4]
Criminal justice reform[edit]
Hernandez is critical of the American prison system which has produced the highest incarceration rates in the world. She is critical of Zero-Tolerance legislation, and the private prison industry/
Marijuana legalization[edit]
Hernandez supports the legalization of marijuana and the release of nonviolent drug offenders who've been impacted by the American war on drugs.[4]
Foreign policy[edit]
Hernandez is an outspoken critic of U.S. military intervention.[4]
Global trade[edit]
Hernandez is a critic of "free trade" bills such as NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, and favors instead "fair trade" policies which do not result in offshoring U.S. jobs due to the low cost of labor in the periphery world.[4]
Indigenous rights[edit]
Hernandez is critical of how the United States has treated indigenous peoples. She supports the restoration of sovereignty over tribal lands and the protection of those lands from corporations seeking to extract resources without the tribes' consent.[4]
Activism[edit]
Hernandez is an organizer in the Texas Poor People's Campaign, and she appeared with Rev. Barber in Washington DC at the "Stand Against Poverty Mass Rally & Moral Revival" event on June 23, 2018[13].
References[edit]
- ↑ "United States Senate election in Texas, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ "Sema for Texas". www.crowdpac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ Tribune, The Texas; Livingston, Abby (2019-03-06). "List of Texas Democrats scrambling to challenge John Cornyn in 2020 grows". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 "On The Issues". Sema For Texas. 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/WayOfTheBern/comments/7ixrtc/hi_im_sema_hernandez_candidate_for_us_senate/
- ↑ "With O'Rourke out, Democrats should pick a woman to challenge Cornyn [Opinion] - HoustonChronicle.com". www.houstonchronicle.com. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ↑ Camp [Redacted, Lee (2017-12-11). "WE HAVE ONE DAY TO REPLACE TED CRUZ.https://twitter.com/hippyactivist/status/939861792418861056 …". @LeeCamp. Retrieved 2019-03-13. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Liebelson, Dana (2019-03-04). "Chuck Schumer Reaches Out To MJ Hegar Ahead Of Potential Texas Senate Bid". HuffPost. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ Liebelson, Dana (2019-02-27). "While Waiting On Beto O'Rourke, Other Democrats Eye Taking On GOP Sen. John Cornyn". HuffPost. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ↑ Rebel HQ (2019-02-14), Beto's Primary Challenger Takes On John Cornyn, retrieved 2019-03-07
- ↑ Sema 🌹 (2019-02-17). "I was honored to meet Sen. @ninaturner, one of my great inspirations, and humbled by her endorsement tonight at the Saint Arnold Brewery in Houston, Texas, with @OurRevTexas. #ThreeBones #OurRevolution #Sema2020https://twitter.com/_SemaHernandez_/status/1096946210554896384 …". @_SemaHernandez_. Retrieved 2019-03-07. line feed character in
|title=at position 175 (help); External link in|title=(help) - ↑ Sema 🌹 (2019-02-17). "Live with @ninaturner https://twitter.com/_SemaHernandez_/status/1096946210554896384 …". @_SemaHernandez_. Retrieved 2019-03-07. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Bernie, People for (2018-06-23). ""The capitalist system is deeply rooted in White supremacy. When people cross invisible borders it's not because we want to, it's because we have to" Irasema Hernandez #PoorPeoplesCampaignpic.twitter.com/INfb0ct7pN". @People4Bernie. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
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