TX-31: Mann, Imam vie for Democratic nomination in July 14 runoff
It might be a boon for Dr. Christine Eady Mann that she is a family physician running for Congress in the middle of a pandemic. But that’s only if the Cedar Park Democrat makes it to the Nov. 3 ballot.
“It’s an obvious thing to most people that we would be in a different place if we had physicians sitting at the table running things in our national government. It’s always been, for me, a positive to be a doctor because health care is such a mess in the country,” Mann said. “The way we’re going to get that fixed is to have people who have a deep understanding of how our health care system works. The pandemic has really shown a light on how badly the system is messed up.”
Computer engineer Donna Imam and Mann are locked in a runoff for the Democratic Party’s nomination for Texas’ 31st Congressional District. The winner of the July 14 runoff will go on to face nine-term incumbent U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock.
“Our campaign is the campaign for people who work for a living. We are the campaign for the working class Americans,” Imam said. “I am just an average person who works for a living. Nobody relates to the kitchen table problems … that people face in this district like I do.”
Mann, 55, previously ran for the seat in 2018 and placed second behind Air Force veteran MJ Hegar, a Democrat who later lost to Carter by 3 percentage points.
Imam is a first-time candidate. It was clear Imam was a political newcomer when the Telegram asked the Democrat for her age — 15 times — during a recent interview. She refused to disclose it, saying age could be used to discriminate against her and that voters should focus on her work experience.
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