Texas House District 70, Democrat

Two robust candidates are in a runoff within the Democratic major for Texas House District 70, overlaying Plano, Allen and different factors north.

Between lawyer Cassandra Garcia Hernandez and legislative director Mihaela Plesa, we tip to Hernandez because the candidate voters ought to select to symbolize Democrats within the basic election.

Both Hernandez, 36, and Plesa, 38, are ready to do the legislative work. But we predict Hernandez’s longtime dedication to neighborhood causes relatively than political work alerts she could be a greater match for this politically and demographically various district.

Hernandez, who runs her personal legislation agency, has additionally served Catholic Charities in Dallas, Genesis Women’s Shelter, the Stewpot and different essential organizations. That work has rooted her within the wants not solely of the constituents she hopes to serve but additionally within the broader wants of our area.

Hernandez has rightly zeroed in on faculties and college funding as a high concern. That is a vital concern to constituents and an space the place she will be able to discover frequent floor with many conservatives within the space.

As she famous in our Voter Guide, “Most taxpayers in House District 70 like me are zoned to Plano ISD which sent nearly $190 million dollars in recapture payment to the state last year. The school district sent that payment while facing their third year of budget deficits for our classrooms. This arrangement is unsustainable and unfair to teachers, students, and families.”

Plesa is a succesful candidate, however a lot of her work has been targeted on Democratic Party politics. We don’t see that as a technique to broadly join on this district. Hernandez has a deeper background in work that isn’t targeted on partisan development however relatively on increase folks.

Democrats seeking to compete properly in November ought to select Hernandez.