Daniel Hernandez, who became a school board member following the 2011 shootings in Arizona, is being targeted for his sexual orientation and for supporting gun laws. “This is the worst kind of politics,” Hernandez told BuzzFeed.
Daniel Hernandez, the intern who helped save the life of congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords when she was shot in 2011, is now facing anti-gay attacks as opponents try to remove him from his position on the Sunnyside Unified District school board.
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Hernandez is reportedly being targeted by supporters of board members who already face their own recall campaigns for extending the contract of an unpopular superintendent.
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The campaign against Hernandez features anti-gay flyers passed around to the community.
Hernandez was shocked and appalled by the flyers. "This is the worst kind of politics," he told BuzzFeed on Tuesday. "It's completely repugnant that in 2013 someone thinks its OK to put up negative flyers like this. Even worse, now they're walking it back and saying they had nothing to do with it."
Those behind the campaign are said to be supporters of board president Louie Gonzalez and board member Bobby Garcia, who are facing recall campaigns themselves.
The man reportedly behind the effort is the brother-in-law and campaign manager of Gonzalez, Marcos Castro.
Reached by the Huffington Post, Castro said he had received flyers to his home, but denied involvement. "I don't have nothing to do with it," he said.
