MJ Hegar

I'm kind of used to people trying to define me or, you know, lying about me.

— MJ Hegar

With the situation I was in when I was shot down, I self-identified as having PTSD.

— MJ Hegar

I'm not a big fan of dealing with stereotypes because I think everybody's unique and I have met plenty of people who…

— MJ Hegar

I've voted in a Republican primary in the past. That's something unique to Texas and a handful of other states, that we…

— MJ Hegar

It's important not to try to convince others of your own reasons for change. Finding the reason why they should want to…

— MJ Hegar

I'm very confident, that I'm going to be able to deliver better leadership to Texas than John Cornyn does - more reflective…

— MJ Hegar

We have the tools to be a stronger nation than we were before Sept. 11, 2001. We have learned valuable lessons about…

— MJ Hegar

Texas kind of operates as if we're our own little country.

— MJ Hegar

I've seen men and women who were fit for combat that I wanted to fight beside, and men and women who I…

— MJ Hegar

I had medevacked so many women off the battlefield that I knew that it was a misnomer to say that women weren't…

— MJ Hegar

I didn't want to crash into the ocean, but from watching Han Solo navigate an asteroid field to watching movies like 'Perfect…

— MJ Hegar

So, you know, I actually don't think it's going to be that hard to spread the message to people that their leadership…

— MJ Hegar

Texans and independent voters like to vote for somebody who is going to buck the status quo, and isn't going to do…

— MJ Hegar

I am for the Second Amendment, but I am for common-sense gun legislation.

— MJ Hegar

History will do what it always does. It will make ignorant statements, in retrospect, seem shortsighted and discriminatory, and the women who…

— MJ Hegar

If we are to retain our position as the world's leading superpower, we must maintain our influence and diplomatic relationships. We cannot…

— MJ Hegar

I never dreamed to be a fighter pilot, because those guys are jerks.

— MJ Hegar

The reasons I put the uniform on are the same reasons I'm running for office.

— MJ Hegar

I'm not a violent person, but I'm a capable person. I'm never looking for a fight. But I'm always ready for one.

— MJ Hegar

Texans deserve a senator who represents our values, strength, courage, independence - putting Texas first.

— MJ Hegar

The biggest problem in our government is that even those people who are there that are good and well-intended, there's too many…

— MJ Hegar

In the military, there's a sense of camaraderie that can sometimes make people bystanders. There were a lot of really good men…

— MJ Hegar

You know, when men perform in combat, they're expected to perform well. That's part of being masculine. And when one of them…

— MJ Hegar

We have seen a lot of barriers removed for women like myself with young children to be able to run for office.

— MJ Hegar

Ted Cruz cut his teeth politically in Texas on disrupting the Republican establishment, and Texans love a fighter. It's the same thing…

— MJ Hegar