2020 TX Senate race: on Civil Rights
MJ Hegar:
Celebrated LGBT job protection decision as huge victory
In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling that protects LGBT people from discrimination in the workplace due to their sexual orientation. MJ Hegar, a Democratic candidate for Texas' U.S. Senate seat,
described the ruling as a "huge victory.""Today I'm celebrating with LGBTQ+ friends, neighbors, and loved ones," she wrote in a tweet.
Source: WFAA TV-8 ABC on 2020 Texas Senate race
Jun 15, 2020
Sema Hernandez:
End discrimination for sexual orientation & gender identity
There is still much work to be done in regard to protecting Women's Rights and LGBTQ Rights. When elected, I will relentlessly press for legislation that prevents discrimination against individuals due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
We also must increase efforts at the federal level and state level to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
Source: 2020 Texas Senate campaign website, Sema4Texas.com
Jan 12, 2020
Sema Hernandez:
End the exploitation of Native Americans
Native Americans have suffered for over two centuries under U.S. government rule. Private corporations prey on the hardship of Native American communities. Representing our indigenous brother and sisters to ensure that their voices are heard in the
Senate. We must respect all treaties and Native American rights to their land. We must end the exploitation of Native Americans by corporations and work to preserve generations of culture and identity.
Source: 2020 Texas Senate campaign website, Sema4Texas.com
Jan 12, 2020
Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez:
Defend LGBTQ+ Rights, supports protective laws
Cristina will ensure that full equality for everyone in the LGBTQ+ community is enshrined into federal law by supporting the Equality Act, which would prevent discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation and
gender identity, the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, which will make it illegal for anyone receiving Federal assistance to discriminate against
LGBTQ children and families when placing children for adoption and foster care, the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, which bans conversion therapy and the
Do No Harm Act, which prohibits the use of personal religious beliefs as an excuse to discriminate.
Source: 2020 Texas Senate campaign website CristinaForTexas.com
Dec 19, 2019
Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez:
Combat White Supremacy and hate crimes
Cristina recognizes that we need to address the growing threat of violence driven by white supremacy in our communities. No Texan-- and no American-- should ever fear violence because of the color of their skin, the God they pray to, or any other
identity they carry. As Senator, Cristina would direct funding to the Department of Justice to investigate hate crimes and treat acts of violence fueled by white supremacy as acts of domestic terrorism.
Source: 2020 Texas Senate campaign website CristinaForTexas.com
Dec 19, 2019
Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez:
Pass Voting Rights Advancement Act, make elections a holiday
Some people in power are afraid of democracy. They want a government that serves their interests, not ours, which is why we need to shield our democracy against ongoing voter suppression and international efforts to interfere in our elections.
When Cristina goes to Washington one of her top priorities will be to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act and making election day a national federal holiday so everyone can participate easily and equally in our democracy.
Source: 2020 Texas Senate campaign website CristinaForTexas.com
Dec 19, 2019
Royce West:
Every person should have access to the voting booth
America was built upon the ideal of one person, one vote. Federally, we must take whatever steps necessary to ensure that every person has the opportunity and access to the voting booth.
Voter equity means strengthening automatic voter registration, making Election Day a national holiday, increasing the number of polling places, and reversing all of the discriminatory Voter ID laws.
Source: 2020 Texas Senate campaign website RoyceWest.com
Dec 19, 2019
Royce West:
Pass Equality Act; end trans-phobic policies
We must pass The Equality Act and unequivocally say that discrimination in housing, employment, healthcare, and access to public goods and services is illegal.
Congress needs to pass legislation to end the exclusion of sexual and gender identity as a protected class under Title VII and Title IX. Congress must take action to immediately end the Trump Administration's blatant transphobic policies.
Source: 2020 Texas Senate campaign website RoyceWest.com
Dec 19, 2019
Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez:
Real democracy a threat to people in power
In 2018, TzintzŁn Ramirez helped lead an initiative through the Texas Youth Power Alliance that registered one in five Texas voters in 2018. She said they saw a 500% increase in the youth vote, and a 250% increase in the Latino vote. "I know real
democracy will be a threat to people in power," TzintzŁn Ramirez said. "We are going to get more young people, more people of color out to vote, more low income people, and that's how we build a democracy, an economy and a country for everyone."
Source: KXAN-TV NBC on 2020 Texas Senate race
Nov 10, 2019
Page last updated: Oct 24, 2020