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LGBTQ ally Democrat announces run for Texas House Speaker

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State Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos Texas state Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos, a Democrat from Richardson, announced Sunday night, Sept.

15, that she is running for Speaker of the House. “When it comes time to elect a speaker, we will need a candidate who will fight to protect our public schools, restore the protections of Roe v.

Wade and pass common sense gun safety reforms. I am stepping into this race today because Texans deserve a Democrat in every single race, and that includes the race for the most powerful role in the Texas House of Representatives,” she wrote in a letter to colleagues.

The letter continued, “Vice President Harris has reminded us that when we fight, we win. Here in Texas, we also know that we only win when we fight together.”= It’s an odd move for a member of the minority party to run for the highest office in the lower chamber, and she has a low chance — on paper — of winning.

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