Meet the Candidates: Dr. Kristin Hook on Immigration Detention, Oversight, and Reform

Host Adam West interviews Dr. Kristin Hook, Democratic candidate for Texas’ 21st Congressional District, in an episode recorded the day after the Dilley detention protest. They discuss the recent detention of a five-year-old and his father, calls for accountability and oversight, and the broader immigration concerns driving local activism.

Dr. Hook draws on her background as a scientist, former teacher, and federal public servant to outline her priorities: government accountability, workers’ rights and unions, affordable health care, protecting reproductive rights, ethical AI and technology guardrails, and strengthening public education and voting access. Listeners are encouraged to learn more and get involved.