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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGuardian profile on Dr. Cameron Webb, candidate for Congress (Virginia-5th)
(His opponent will be the former Liberty University athletic durector).
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/29/cameron-webb-obama-history-congress-virignia
..."Last week, the 37-year-old internal medicine physician won the Democratic primary election in Virginias fifth congressional district. He beat three rivals and earned an impressive two-thirds of the vote, garnering praise from California Senator Kamala Harris.
If Webb defeats his Trump-supporting Republican opponent in Novembers election, he will be the first black physician to vote in Congress.
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Webb said his work had always been at the intersection of healthcare and social justice, which is what prompted his venture into politics. He said he looks at healthcare in the United States through his lens as a physician not through the lens of a politician.
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"I define myself as someone who is driven by data and evidence and best practices. As clinicians, thats how we solve problems, Webb said. I am just passionate about equity and justice. That drives my policy positions. Thats a progressive notion in our country and it shouldnt be. It should just be the American dream....(more)
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Dang.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,447 posts)bottomofthehill
(8,348 posts)After graduating from UVA and getting his medical and law degrees, Cameron was tapped by President Obama for the White House Fellowship. He served on the White House Health Care Team and also worked on President Obamas My Brothers Keeper Initiative, where he helped tackle issues in education, workforce development and criminal justice reform.
crickets
(25,983 posts)He has both a law degree and a medical degree. Smart, young, already familiar with Washington politics--I hope he wins.
albacore
(2,406 posts)..and I think what great Senators and Presidents they would make.
One problem: Even after trump is gone, those mental-midget minions of his will stil be with us. How can we hope to bring them into the world where people like Porter and Webb are valued and not scorned?