NORFOLK, Va. — Esmeralda Cantu-Castle, the mother of Navy sailor Angelina Resendiz, is running for the a seat in the Texas state House of Representatives, according to WTKR sister station KXXV 25 News in Waco.

Castle is running as the Democratic nominee, which covers most of Cameron and all of Willacy Counties in the Rio Grande Valley.

Castle has been outspoken and demanding accountability following her daughter's death, alleging her daughter’s death was preventable and mishandled amid a culture of silence and failed safeguards. Kaine, Warner push for answers in Seaman Angelina Resendiz's death

Now, in the wake of her daughter's death, Cantu-Castle is a rising advocate, demanding accountability from the U.S. Navy as well as fighting for justice and help for survivors of military sexual

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