Brandon Herrera
Role at the time: Republican nominee for Texas's 23rd congressional district.
Condemned
Statement summary
Answering a question about Flock cameras, Herrera opposed government surveillance that violates Fourth Amendment rights and private collection of personal data without consent.
“against any warrantless government surveillance in violation of 4th amendment rights”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Herrera answers a question about Flock camerasReply to a question asking for his position and plan on Flock cameras, July 27 at 10:35 a.m. EDT
A user asks Herrera what he thinks about Flock cameras and what he plans to do about them. Herrera says the backlash against Flock cameras should not be surprising.
Why we used this label
Herrera expressly opposes warrantless government surveillance in his response about Flock. His statement also rejects private data collection without consent, but does not propose a categorical camera ban.