Richard Ojeda

thumb|MAJ Richard Ojeda Richard Neece Ojeda II (born October 25, 1970) is an American politician and retired United States Army major who served in the West Virginia Senate representing the 7th district from January 2017 until January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he ran a brief campaign for President of the United States in the 2020 election. Quotes The teachers in West Virginia, LA, Oklahoma, Arizona, Kentucky, Colorado, and more are saying something radical with their actions. They are saying that every single child of this nation is worthy. The poor kids. The immigrant kids. The special needs kids. The holler kids. They all deserve a safe place, with dedicated professionals. A place to thrive. A place to explore. A place to be treated as the human beings they are, rather than a problem to be dealt with or another faceless name on an overstuffed roster.Underfunding, privatizing, demonizing teachers, these are all tactics used to destroy a public education system that helped to build the middle class. I often say that the elites of this nation better take care, because if we get to a place in this country where there’s only the dirt poor and the filthy rich, the dirt poor will eat the filthy rich. The teachers strikes are a warning shot.Don’t make us go West Virginia on you. 16 January 2019, "Richard Ojeda on the LA Teachers Strike: “Don’t Make Us Go West Virginia on You”", The Intercept External Links Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:United States Army people Category:People from West Virginia Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians Category:United States presidential candidates, 2020