Democrat Ernest Lineberger announced his campaign for Texas’ 26th Congressional District seat.
The Navy veteran held a fundraising event on Thursday evening to launch the campaign he said will put people’s needs first.
In a press release, he said his goal is to “flip the CD26 seat from 42 years of Red and representing the wealthy and connected, to Red, White and Blue to serve all people for the true benefit of the district and the country.”
Lineberger’s campaign focuses on working for all Americans if he makes it to congress.
“With every bill before congress, ask ‘who does this benefit,'” he said. “If the answer is not all Americans, especially the working class and those at the lower end of the economy, then something is wrong.”
Lineberger also said he wants to restore the government