Daniel hernandez jr biography
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Daniel Hernández Jr., a Victory Fund Game Changer, is Ready to Make History
LGBTQ Victory Fund sat down with Daniel Hernández Jr., to share his story about his decision to run for Congressional Office.
Daniel Hernández Jr. is running to represent Arizona’s 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. If elected, Daniel will be the first out LGBTQ Mexican American elected to Congress.
What inspired you to run for Arizona’s 6th Congressional District?
I was born and raised in this community which makes the opportunity to represent it in Congress even more exciting. I am the son of a Mexican immigrant and a construction worker who wants to represent all the families like mine who care about sending their kids to a good school and having enough money to pay the bills. In college I interned for Congresswoman Gabby Giffords who introduced me to the idea of advocacy. It is an honor to now run for her old seat.
As a survivor of gun violence, and as someone who experienced a school shooting on my college campus, what measures would you take to prevent future gun violence in public spaces across the country?
It’s time to stand up to the NRA and fight back against complacency on gun violence prevention to make our communities safer. As a sur
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Daniel Hernandez
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Daniel Hernandez Jr.
National Hero
b. January 25, 1990
"I don't think I'm a hero—the heroes are people who spend their entire lives trying to help others."
University of Arizona student and congressional intern Daniel Hernandez Jr. garnered national recognition when he saved the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. President Obama acknowledged him for his heroism.
Raised in Tucson, Arizona, Hernandez has two younger sisters. His mother is a Mexican immigrant and his father is a first-generation Hispanic American. Hernandez became politically energized in response to Arizona’s immigration policies and worked on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Thereafter, he began his studies in political science at the University of Arizona. While attending college, Hernandez served as a campaign manager for State Representative Steve Farley, the minority leader in the Arizona State House.
Hernandez is an openly gay member of Tuscon’s City Commission on GLBT Issues. He worked with the Arizona Students’ Association to lobby the state legislature for students to be excused on Election Day to vote.
Hernandez met Congresswoman Giffords while working on her 2008 election campaign. He began as her congressional intern shortly before Giffords and 18 other people were shot