WASHINGTON ― Texas Democratic congressional candidate Gina Ortiz Jones got the most votes in Tuesday’s night’s primary. Ortiz Jones won 41 percent of the vote, well above any of her four opponents. A former Air Force intelligence officer, Ortiz Jones served in Iraq under President George W. Bush and as a high-level director within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative under President Barack Obama. If she faces him in November, it won’t be easy for Ortiz Jones to unseat Hurd. Ortiz Jones argues that she is in a strong position to take on Hurd, a former CIA agent, in part because of her intelligence experience.

Source: Huffington Post March 07, 2018 22:18 UTC