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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
“A Hero Takes a School Seat,"
In the November 2011 election, Daniel Hernandez, Jr. was elected to the School Board in the Sunnyside United School District near Tucson, Arizona. He felt he would bring a unique perspective to the table, having graduated from the district in 2008.
Hernandez, then a 21-year-old political science major at the University of Arizona, helped save the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford when she was shot on January 8, 2011. He was interning at a constituent event when the congresswoman was shot in the head.
Afterwards, Hernandez said, “I wanted to find a way to do public service.” That he is doing with his top priority – fighting to maintain the all-day kindergarten program, amid dwindling funding.
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