A pro-Mamdani, Medicare-for-all scientist is running to replace Chip Roy in Congress

[TexasTowelie]

A progressive scientist is running for a second time in Republican firebrand U.S. Rep. Chip Roy’s 21st District — and she’s doing with it an unflinchingly pro-science and pro-Medicare-for-all platform.

Kristin Hook — who’s also pro-vaccine, pro-Bernie Sanders and pro-Zohran Mamdani — is running to replace Roy as he pursues the office of Texas Attorney General. If elected, Hook would be the first-ever woman with a STEM PhD to serve in Congress, and the first woman to represent her district, which includes parts of San Antonio. Though it formerly included parts of Austin, that has since been gerrymandered out of her district.

Hook is a Cornell University grad with a PhD in animal behavior, so it sounds like she’ll be perfect in Congress.

Jokes aside, Hook comes with quite the resume, including stints as a Congressional Science and Technology Fellow for U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the National Institutes of Health. She’s also served as a biological scientist for the U.S. Government Accountability Office and did more recent work as a consultant for startups and political candidates.

Read more: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-news/a-pro-mamdani-medicare-for-all-scientist-is-running-to-replace-chip-roy-in-congress/
(San Antonio Current)

[jaymac]

1. JEEZ

LOVE to see this.........change needs to happen. Let's vote those thieving repugs out of office and work for progressive ideas and reforms.
As E. Warren said, we could afford the ACA subsidies and have a Billion left over if trumps' tax cuts for the wealthy weren't in place.
Go Ms. Hook!!!

[ariadne0614]

8. Some say Medicare For All would be even more cost effective.

[jfz9580m]

2. K&R

Exciting..she sounds super cool

[Vogon_Glory]

3. My best wishes for her

I hope that the people in her district decide to vote for their best interests instead of Republicans and Republicans’ billionaire and centi-millionaire campaign donors.

[AZ8theist]

4. THIS is somebody..............

This atheist, liberal, progressive, commie, pinko, bedwetter, techno geek elitist can get behind!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sending her some donero as we speak.

Roy is a fucking scumbag. Her district would do themselves a tremendous favor electing her to congress.

[anciano]

5. Excellent!

[JT45242]

6. Hard to believe no MD/PHD female doctor has been elected befor

Good for her. Running on issues that will actually help the people in that district.

[Squaredeal]

7. America can afford it. Don't let them lie to you.

Just have a progressive tax system.