“Harris County already suffers from some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the developed world—in the face of the frightening dangers to women in post-Roe America, our opponent has remained silent,” says campaign manager, Jonathan Geldof.
“Judge Hidalgo will continue fighting the effects of SB8 and pushing to better fund Harris County’s public hospital system. Her GOP opponent however, tacitly supports her allies’ ongoing efforts to make a bad situation worse by undermining women’s healthcare and cutting funds to public healthcare,” says Geldof.
Hidalgo has remained unafraid to advocate for women in Harris County in the face of unrelenting attacks from the extreme right-wing. Springing into action after the repeal of Roe, Hidalgo cast the deciding vote in a County resolution seeking to expand access to affordable and no-cost contraception, sexual education, family planning, and avenues to attain safe legal abortions, in addition to speaking at the Texas Rally for Abortion Rights.
Hidalgo’s opponent Alex Mealer calls herself “very pro-life”, touts endorsements from controversial figures like Jan. 6 insurrectionist Doc Greene, Senator Ted Cruz and Angela Box, a former HISD teacher who was forced to resign for using racial slurs, refuses to admit Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, and appears to support Governor Greg Abbott’s catastrophically-restrictive policies on abortion. Abbott’s nationally-criticized governance includes approving Senate Bill 8, a law that allows private citizens to sue anyone who “aids or abets" performing abortions. Mealer’s complete silence on the repeal of Roe v. Wade allows the extremist views of her endorsers to speak on her behalf.
To view Lina Hidalgo for Harris County Judge’s latest ad, “Not a Word,” click here. Stay up to date with the campaign by following Lina on social media at @linahidalgotx on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
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