Meet the Latina Giving the Good Old Boys Club a Run for Its Money
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez hopes to unseat U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas)
Vying for a Senate seat is a tall order for a longtime workers’ rights advocate who has never held political office before — much less joining a race with six other Democrats also throwing their hats in the ring for the party’s nomination. But Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez promises to run an unapologetically progressive campaign that calls for immediate and aggressive action on climate change, a “massive disinvestment” in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ample support of Medicare for All, and economic change that ensures fair-paying and safe jobs for all Texans.
Tzintzún Ramirez is, for all intents and purposes, the antithesis to Cornyn. She is a multiethnic millennial while Cornyn is a white, Texas-bred baby boomer. Cornyn has previously served as attorney general of Texas, associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court, and judge of the Texas 37th Judicial District Court. Meanwhile, Tzintzún Ramirez has pledged to run a grassroots campaign and does not plan to accept funding from political action committees.
On the other hand, Cornyn accepts support from PACs and gets funding from various industries, including securities and investment and oil and gas…
