Miscellaneous
* Attention all Texas voters abroad! * On March 3, 2020, the Lone Star State will hold its Democratic primary. Among the several candidates battling it out to be the Democratic nominee is John Love III (http://johnlovefortexas.com/), president of the Texas Municipal League and seven-year veteran of the Midland City Council who's looking to unseat the incumbent Republican senator. Mark your calendars! John spoke to us on the topics of how common-sense gun control is needed more than ever amid the recent gun violence in Texas, the difficulty his sibling and others have had in navigating the broken VA health care system, why it makes sense to reform the U.S. health care system by looking at it from an economic perspective, and he also touched on his experience in leading a project which brought the very first space port to an international airport. Have a listen to our interview with John to hear more of his thoughts on the issues. And although we're still months out from this important race, we encourage all Texans living abroad to become educated on the several candidates and to make sure they request their absentee ballots in a timely manner (https://www.votefromabroad.org/). "I'm a seven-year city council member... I've worked with Democrats and Republicans to solve problems... I have great border training and immigration experience... I've already represented 29 million Texans at the state legislature with the Texas Municipal League... I have a unique set of experiences that would allow me to not only win the primary, but to beat John Cornyn as well." -- John Love III, candidate for U.S. Senate from Texas. *Note: As the Democrats Abroad Hispanic Caucus is part of the Democratic Party, it does not formally endorse a candidate before a Democratic primary has occurred when there is more than one Democratic candidate running for the same seat. As such, we have invited all Democratic candidates running for this U.S. Senate seat to speak with us on our podcast to inform Texas' absentee voters about themselves and their campaigns. Not all candidates have responded to the invitation. We are grateful to hear directly from Mr. Love and the other Democratic candidates who have accepted our invitation. Hispanic Caucus participants in this episode: Amerika García-Grewal (Fiji), Ana Blackstad (Czech Republic), and Michal García (Canada). Postcast music provided by Carlos Colao (Spain).