Dem candidate: Women running for office 'sick of' men saying they'll protect women's rights

In an interview with CNN's Brooke Baldwin on "CNN Newsroom" on Tuesday, MJ Hegar discussed her new political ad and the unprecedented number of women running for elected office this year.

"I think women are sick of the men in office telling us they are going to protect our rights and fight for us," Hegar said. "We know what's at stake."

Hegar also said she thought a lot of "barriers" have been removed for women like herself to run for office.

"We have seen a lot of barriers removed for women like myself with young children to be able to run for office," Hegar said. "As more of those barriers are removed, we are going to see more and more women running for and being elected into office."

Hegar is a former Air Force combat search and rescue pilot and a Purple Heart recipient. She is running for Congress in Texas' 31st District, which is currently represented by Republican Rep. John Carter.