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Daniel Hernandez, former Gabby Giffords intern who helped save her life, is running for Congress
Washington (CNN)The intern who helped save former US Rep. Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords in the minutes after she was critically wounded in a 2011 shooting is running to represent her old Arizona district in Congress.
Arizona Democratic state Rep. Daniel Hernandez announced his bid Thursday to represent Arizona's 2nd Congressional District.
Hernandez joins a growing competitive Democratic primary set for August 2022 that includes fellow state House Rep. Randy Friese, a Navy veteran and trauma surgeon who operated on Giffords and others injured in the shooting, and Arizona state Sen. Kirsten Engel, a University of Arizona environmental law professor.
The seat is currently held by Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, who announced in March she will not seek reelection and instead retire at the end of her term.
Hernandez said Thursday that he's running for Congress to "ensure Southern Arizona continues to have leaders like Gabby Giffords and Ann Kirkpatrick," and "to continue to fight for progressive values while working across the aisle."
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