Rochelle Garza enters race for Texas Attorney General

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Rochelle Garza, a former staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, announced this week she is jumping into the race for Texas Attorney General.

The statewide office is already pursued by two other Democratic candidates, civil rights attorney Lee Merritt and former Mayor of Galveston Joe Jaworski.

As an immigration law attorney, Garza successfully battled Ken Paxton and the Trump administration to secure abortion rights for a 17-year-old immigrant.

“Right now our way of life, our rights, our very democracy is under attack by politicians who’ve passed the most radical restrictive laws in the country,” Garza said in an ad announcing her launch.

Read more: https://texassignal.com/rochelle-garza-enters-race-for-texas-attorney-general/

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1. Joe Jaworski is a great guy who is involved with the Texas Democratic Lawyers Association

I like Joe Jaworski but having a female/Latina on the ticket could help

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Garza’s campaign is highlighting how she is the only woman and Latina running for attorney general — relevant given that some Democratic groups have been pressing for a more diverse slate of statewide candidates. Last month, Progress Texas and Annie’s List issued a call for more progressive women to run statewide.