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.@cassi_pollock is live with former Travis County Judge @sarah_eckhardt to discuss her campaign for the Texas Senate and what an election might look like during a pandemic.

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@cassi_pollock @sarah_eckhardt If elected, @sarah_eckhardt would be the first woman to represent #SD14.

Will that resonate with voters? She says “Bastrop and Travis Counties are no strangers to women in leadership.” #txlege
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@cassi_pollock @sarah_eckhardt .@sarah_eckhardt says expanded vote-by-mail is absolutely necessary right now, but she was concerned with a “growing movement to disenfranchise people” even before the #COVID19 pandemic. bit.ly/3cMk5Ek

@cassi_pollock @sarah_eckhardt Here’s the latest development on voting by mail in Texas: bit.ly/3e2Jj1f

@cassi_pollock @sarah_eckhardt .@sarah_eckhardt says the state’s #COVID19 response has been a “mixed bag”: “Recently, something has spooked the governor, and he’s begun making statements and taking actions that divide us…” bit.ly/3cMk5Ek

@cassi_pollock @sarah_eckhardt Reader question: How do you justify leaving your county judge position during a crisis?

@sarah_eckhardt says the county has a “deep bench.” She isn’t worried about the quality of the local response, but she is worried about the “crucial” state response.
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@cassi_pollock @sarah_eckhardt .@sarah_eckhardt says her most proud moments in public office are when she is confronted with difficult problems and is able to make progress on them through partnerships with other people.
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@cassi_pollock @sarah_eckhardt Thanks for tuning in to today's discussion, folks!

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