All the way back in 1870, Hiram Rhodes Revels, a pastor and State Senator from Mississippi, was elected as the first Black U.S. Senator. Since then, we've come a long way as a country. But representation – like our democracy – is a work in progress, and I believe we can do better.
Black Americans have long faced far too many obstacles like: discrimination, lower pay, higher job instability – not to mention the racist voter suppression laws that Texas Republicans like Ted Cruz have championed, which make it harder for certain folks to vote.
The bottom line is this: It's essential that our government reflects the people it represents.
I'm ready to defeat Ted Cruz this November and fight to build a more perfect union for my boys and every kid in Texas. But unlike Ted Cruz, I don't have corporate special interests footing the bill for my campaign.
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