HOUSTON (AP) – A Houston city councilwoman says she’s running for U.S. Senate in 2020, becoming the latest Democratic challenger vying to take on Republican Sen. John Cornyn.
Amanda Edwards launched her campaign Thursday with a video in which she appeals to people who have been told to wait their turn because “the status quo and establishment was not ready for change.”
If elected, Edwards would be Texas’ first black senator. She joins a Democratic field headlined by Air Force veteran MJ Hegar, who lost a House race last year and has raised more than $1 million. Democrat, Chris Bell, the former Houston congressman and 2006 gubernatorial nominee, has also entered the primary.
Cornyn said this week he was sitting on $9 million for his re-election bid.
