Mary Jennings Hegar (née von Stein ;[ 1] Air Force veteran, businesswoman, and teacher.[ 2]
In 2017, she published the memoir Shoot Like a Girl, which talks about her service in Afghanistan .[ 3] Combat Exclusion Policy .[ 4] [ 5]
In July 2017, she announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States House of Representatives to Texas's 31st congressional district . After winning the nomination,[ 6] Republican John Carter .[ 7]
On April 23, 2019, Hegar announced her plans run against incumbent United States Senator John Cornyn in the 2020 election .
References
↑ "Heritage Honor Wall: Capt Mary (von Stein) Jennings, Class of 1999, Combat Pilot, HH-60G Pave Hawk & Purple Heart Winner" . Department of Air Force Science, University of Texas at Austin . 11 December 2009.[permanent dead link ↑ Svitek, Patrick (6 July 2017). "Military hero MJ Hegar launches Democratic bid against U.S. Rep. John Carter" . Texas Tribune ↑ Hegar, Mary Jennings (2016). Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front ISBN 978-1-101-98845-9 OCLC 935676913 . ↑ "Mary Jennings Hegar, Jennifer Hunt, Alexandra Zoe Bedell, Colleen Farrell, and Service Women's Action Network v. Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense. Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief" (PDF) . American Civil Liberties Union ↑ Worrall, Simon (26 March 2017). "Female Helicopter Pilot Took on the Taliban—and the Pentagon" . National Geographic ↑ Silver, Johnathan (22 May 2018). "Hegar wins Democratic nomination in 31st Congressional District" . Austin American-Statesman the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020 . ↑ McElrath, Leah (8 July 2017). "Texas Purple Heart veteran enters House race to unseat 8-term GOP birther" . Shareblue Media the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020 .
