Miscellaneous
* Attention all Texas voters abroad! * On March 3, 2020, the Lone Star State will hold its Democratic primary. Among the several candidates battling it out to be the Democratic nominee is Royce West (https://roycewest.com/), a long-time Texas legislator (23rd Senatorial District) who's looking to unseat the incumbent Republican senator. Mark your calendars! Sen. West spoke to us with his thoughts on improving our nation's public education system, presidential impeachment, and his commitment to criminal justice reform. Have a listen to our interview with the senator to hear more of his thoughts on the issues. And although we're still months out from this important race, we encourage all Texans living abroad to become educated on the several candidates and to make sure they request their absentee ballots in a timely manner (https://www.votefromabroad.org/). "Look at my record on women's issues, civil rights issues... and you'll see that I've been in favor of equal rights for women, African Americans, Hispanics, the LGBTQ community - and I'll continue to be for those rights." -- Royce West, candidate for U.S. Senate from Texas. *Note: As the Democrats Abroad Hispanic Caucus is part of the Democratic Party, it does not formally endorse a candidate before a Democratic primary has occurred when there is more than one Democratic candidate running for the same seat. As such, we have invited all Democratic candidates running for this U.S. Senate seat to speak with us on our podcast to inform Texas' absentee voters about themselves and their campaigns. Not all candidates have responded to the invitation. We are grateful to hear directly from Sen. West and the other Democratic candidates who have accepted our invitation. Hispanic Caucus participants in this episode: Nelleke Bruyn (Costa Rica) and Michael Ramos (Australia). Postcast music provided by Carlos Colao (Spain).