Gina Ortiz Jones Campaign Hosts ‘100 Days Out Weekend of Action’
July 27, 2020 - Statewide
Working for the weekend. Gina Ortiz Jones and her supporters recently reached out to more than 14,000 voters across South and West Texas during a campaign drive entitled 100 Days Out Weekend of Action. Photo: Jade Esteban Estrada.
By Jade Esteban Estrada - Political Columnist, San Antonio Sentinel
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
- Last weekend, congressional candidate Gina Ortiz Jones hosted a weekend of action marking 100 days until Election Day
- Jones' virtual town halls focus on vital issues for the residents of Texas' 23rd Congressional District, including Covid-19 resources and information
Last month’s virtual Texas Democratic Convention seemed to prove state Democrats’ commitment to doing all they can to ensure Democratic wins in the upcoming general election.
Over the weekend, Gina Ortiz Jones, the Democratic nominee in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, hosted a weekend of action marking 100 days until Election Day. Her team reached out to more than 14,000 voters across South and West Texas, according to a campaign press release.
The stakes are high for Jones; she lost by a mere 926 votes when she ran for the seat two years ago.
Leaving no stone unturned, Jones’ team of grassroots volunteers and organizers hosted virtual, phone and text banks throughout the weekend, directly contacting voters about their candidate’s commitment to fighting for quality, affordable health care and investing in first-class education, trade schools, and skills training.
Texas’ mostly rural 23rd Congressional District stretches from San Antonio to El Paso.
While votes are still being counted in the Republican primary runoff between Tony Gonzales and Raul Reyes, Jones has been reaching out to voters since March from her virtual field office. She has also gone the extra mile to communicate in both English and Spanish in her campaign messaging.
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Jones, a San Antonio native and Iraq war veteran, has also been providing informative virtual town halls on key issues such as rural and border health care, veterans’ services and access to education.
Additionally, Jones’ campaign has used these town halls to connect constituents to an online coronavirus resource guide.
Election Day is November 3.
Jade Esteban Estrada is a political columnist at the San Antonio Sentinel. He can be reached at jade@sasentinel.com.