Democrat Charlie Crist has tapped Miami-Dade County teachers union president Karla Hernandez-Mats as his running mate as he challenges Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida
this week after a campaign that focused heavily on criticizing DeSantis as a"bully" who gained political prominence through his willingness to exploit cultural divides on gender, sexuality and race.
The daughter of two Honduran immigrants who came to the U.S. in the 1970s, Hernandez-Mats was the first Hispanic elected to lead the United Teachers of Dade in 2016. She was born in Miami and her father picked tomatoes in the Everglades before becoming a carpenter and labor leader, according to a statement from Crist's campaign.
Crist on Saturday reiterated a pledge to sign an executive order protecting a woman's right to choose, upon the first day of his new administration.
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