Office sought: U.S. Senate, Texas
Election date: November 3, 2026
Why we’re endorsing
- Eighth-generation Texan, former middle school teacher, and Presbyterian seminarian.
- Earned degrees from UT Austin, Harvard, and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
- Elected to the Texas House in 2018
- Capped insulin at $25 and lowered prescription costs
- Reduced property taxes for child care centers
- Expanded affordable housing options
Candidate’s platform
- Bold anti-corruption package to enhance government ethics and oversight, including reversing Citizens United, ending partisan gerrymandering, banning Congressional stock trading
- Setting term limits and ethics reform for Congress and the Supreme Court, requiring annual town halls, banning presidential pardons, and supporting the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
- Cost-of-living tax cuts by expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, restoring ACA Tax Credits, and providing a tariff rebate, paid for by closing tax loopholes and ensuring corporations and wealthy individuals pay their fair share.
- Lower housing and utility costs by cutting red tape for housing construction and energy projects, stopping rent manipulation by corporate landlords, and banning Wall Street from buying up residential housing stock.
- Support families by passing paid family leave, expanding access to affordable child care, and increasing tax credits for child-rearing costs.