Daniel Hernandez announces run for Congress
TUCSON, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - A former member of the Arizona House of Representatives has launched a campaign to represent the state's Seventh Congressional District.
In a press release obtained by KYMA, Daniel Hernandez made the announcement Monday in a post on X, where he said he will fight "the MAGA extremists, lower costs, and protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security in Congress."
"We need more leaders who'll stand up and do whatever it takes for working families, for veterans, and for seniors. To protect Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security that so many Arizonans depend on. To protect our right to vote, to choose, and to live freely, on our terms. Not theirs," Hernandez said in the video.
Hernandez also shared how access to healthcare saved his life when he was a teenager and "how his medical training gave him the skills to help save lives" when a gunman opened fire during an event hosted by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.
"I've faced my share of hardships. Growing up, my family struggled to make ends meet. We depended on Medicaid and when I lost health insurance as a teenager it nearly killed me. And an act of political violence tested my resolve to keep on fighting," Hernandez explained.
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