M.J. Hegar is the 2020 Democratic nominee to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in Texas. She is an Air Force veteran who challenged U.S. Rep. John Carter in 2018 and came within three percentage points.

Big ups to MJ Hegar, then, for capturing the eye of many ... was the inability to get a meeting with her representative, Rep. John Carter (R), a member of the Tea Party because she wasn't a ...