TX-23: Gina Ortiz Jones hammers Tony Gonzales for lack of healthcare plan
In last night’s televised debate against Tony Gonzales, Gina Ortiz Jones had a singular objective: reiterating her plan for quality affordable and accessible healthcare, versus her opponent’s non-plan to provide protections for pre-existing conditions. For Gonzales, a former career cryptologist, his goal was to continually lie about Jones’s record.
Moderator Steve Spriester from KSAT-TV kept a brisk pace and allowed rebuttals from the candidates to challenge allegations. That was extremely advantageous to Jones who could combat false allegations from Gonzales, who claimed Jones supports the Green New Deal and wants to defund the police.
After a brief introductory question about the biggest challenge each candidate overcame, the real debate began. Spriester started by asking Jones a viewer question about her residence. Gonzales has falsely accused Jones of not living in the district. Throughout the debate, he also referred to her as a “virtual candidate.”
Jones took that as an opportunity to talk about being a “product of 78245.” She listed the schools she attended and even the church, also in the district, where she had received her first communion. As to owning a condo in D.C., Jones pointed to her previous background at the Defense Intelligence Agency. The San Antonio Express-News recently obtained a letter about a lease agreement with the tenant who now rents the D.C. condo.
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