>> From KPRC channel 2 this is
>> From KPRC channel 2 this is
Houston newsmakers with
khambrel Marshall.
>> Her name is seeing a lot of
already an and you may not have
seen or heard a lot from her
until the last year or so but
she is determined to unseat
first-term congressman Dan
Crenshaw in the second
congressional District, she
describes herself as a mother,
a b***** cancer survivor, a
lawyer and a woman with passion
for causes she believes in will
that be enough to help her win
a district that since 2004 when
it was drawn has always been
held by Republican. We’re going
to talk about that this morning
seem a good to see you.
>> Great to see you Campbell
>> Great to see you Campbell
thanks for having me and made
me ask you why you decided to
run for this. Office. Well I
had to be put in correctly you
should come to this incredible
country for that. American
dream I studied hard I was able
to make it and be here and I’ve
been in this incredible city
who has accepted me who has
helped me grow and I have 2
kids who have going here and
help me go to school I you know
I got football, lots of ups and
downs and looking at it I just
felt that people were being
left behind you know DC has
changed I was also looking at
data Crenshaw you know reaching
of course I respect his service
but you know he campaigned on
bringing a prescription drug
prices went into the sea got a
bunch of follow any voting
against it on struck that off
of his Web site and as a cancer
survivor. You know that’s just
really important to me and I
just feel like he’s that he’s
that people behind I feel like
I’ve been here for saw a lot of
people are hurting I want to
represent them I want to make
sure that I represent everybody
and I take care of them.
So it’s fine with me.
>> So here’s one thing to
decide to run it is quite
another to be able to win in
that district, I looked at some
election since 2004. And with
the exception of 2018 when Todd
Litton lost by 7 percentage
points. The margin of victory
for former congressman Ted Poe
average more than 42 percentage
point that more than 4 double
now other than the district
boundaries over change in 2013
and you’re perceived.
Vulnerabilities of congressman
Dan Crenshaw what do you see
the last few gives you hope
that you’re going to be a get
closer than that or possibly
even win that distric.
>> So I feel very confident
I’ll tell you I can tell the
district has to remind you that
is is it is entirely in Harris
County high scout is one of the
most for gas is going the
streets the most diverse
district. My district is for
25% Hispanic about 10% African
American and about 9% Asian the
dynamics have completely
changed I 2016 Trump won by 9
points and in 2018 been won by
one will be lost by one point
which is on the 2000 votes as
since then we’ve had 60,000 new
registrants I’ve been talking
to people throughout the
district that involved in this
for a very long time as a base
to attack and wanting to help
the community. You know the
public and I got in and then it
doesn’t matter I everybody
within this district has to
remind you that is is health
care is number one on the
agenda up especially during
this crisis that’s going on you
know people are hurting it
weighed about the same things
they want better jobs better.
Economy needs to be better
better education for the kids
and you know she she has that
been behind and that’s when
shots went to the sea joined
shots went to the sea joined
the storm has left behind also
so I feel very strong about my
chances it’s just because
changed like you know Harris
County district have changed so
other than the farmer you
talked about that with
congressman Crenshaw what about
him what has he done or not
done.
>> That you would tell the
voters in your district that he
needs to be fired.
>> I mean
>> let’s look at the pandemic
his response to the pandemic
has just been completely
abysmal. He’s put out a lot of
lies and this information he’s
given out. You know no
direction or leadership.
He started off you know he’s
had I think you have to keep
us, you know, I’ve kept a lot
of Isis as to how he’s been
doing it all over the past few
months and I’m sure you saw
that should be an article
saying that and you don’t even
have to take my word for it
there’s a 100 doctors who voted
voted letter nature like just
begging him to stop eating out
this kind of get this
information. Our case is in
Houston have gone off we’ve had
in Texas the number of deaths
have gone up to 13,000 in this
County, the unemployment is
high and all our economy is
where it is because we opened
late we opened to argue without
any clear direction I had so
many people being hurt by
what’s going on you know it was
having on these discussions
about school funding which is
terrifying but again it’s the
same thing this been all this
information that has been out
and he has been a terrible
example asked what should or
shouldn’t be done do you count
this hospice events event last
week he was in Austin and you
know and that’s been on the
investigation, you know, so
investigation, you know, so
just being absolutely is that
the people can be pie. And he’s
also forgot he’s gone to DCF
and has been voting with
talking 95% of the time has
forgotten about the people of
this district so do you think
this is a referendum on
President Trump as well.
I think it’s a referendum on
President Trump is also a
referendum on in a voice like
Crenshaw who have completely
forgotten, you know why they
want and they should be
representing here at this
moment, 95% of the time again
urging the people of this
district will need
representation. I need to know
that people are standing up for
them OK so I get all so once
that say you’re November 30 of
the week before the start to
celebrate.
>> What are you starting to
make your first priority is
once you get in office if
you’re if you’re elected.
>> I mean look as as I was
saying as a b***** cancer
survivor see what’s going on in
Texas health and health care is
the absolute number one issue I
play you know we already Texas
we have one out of 5 people
that we’re not covering enough
to covid has fallen out of 3
people. You know those in the
middle of all this Crenshaw has
been voting with trial within
also to get rid you know
preexisting condition got
portable health care. We have
in my district are on we have
over 320,000 people that
existing conditions. So I would
make sure that I expand
affordable health care act make
sure we open enrollment right
has so many people have lost
their jobs. You know I they
have we have to make sure that
they’re able to get insurance
and I would allow the public
option for anybody who wants to
have Medicare. I’m Morse
important I would negotiate out
of the process of water.
Prescription drug prices which
are ridiculous right now I
would hope I’m want to us
governor to make sure that we
have we expand Medicaid to help
everybody else so health care
is definitely the number one on
my son well I we’ve got much
more to talk about the missing
man and we’re going to do that
on Houston newsmakers extra
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