Hegar won a contentious runoff election to face Sen. John Cornyn in November and try to shift Texas to Democrats.
Hegar, an air force veteran and former healthcare worker, garnered national Democratic support early on in the primary race from groups like the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. She was significantly ahead of her competitors in fundraising during the campaign.
In the Tuesday runoff, Hegar beat state Sen. Royce West, who had been in office since the early nineties. She campaigned on being a “kickass working mom” who can “get shit done,” and spoke about her experience as an outsider in DC advocating for women to have combat roles in the military.The runoff became heated after a debate in Austin in which Hegar accused West of being a corrupt political insider and West accused Hegar of attacking his integrity as a successful Black man.
Democrats hope to flip the seat as momentum for their party builds in Texas: Several local and federal seats have turned blue in recent years, and Joe Biden is leading President Trump in some state polls. They also hope to consolidate gains made in suburban Texas and among young voters by former Rep. Beto Beto O’Rourke in his close 2018 Senate run against Sen. Ted Cruz.
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