Currently holds the office of U.S. House of Representatives - Texas 7th Congressional District until January 3, 2025.
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Texas 7th Congressional District in 2024 Texas General Election.
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Get StartedThe health and safety of half of the population is under attack. Access to reproductive health care is essential to all Americans’ ability to control their lives. It is a matter of health. It is a matter of economics. It is a matter of justice. And it is not negotiable. Learn more
We must choose to reject hate, bigotry, and racism. We must work for equality, justice, and freedom for all Americans. There is no doubt that our history is complex; we are an imperfect people with an imperfect past. Examining our society, our history, our privileges, and our biases is not always an obvious or easy process. For some, the hate and bigotry we have witnessed in recent years were a shock and a wake-up call. Learn more
Houston is a hard-working city. A leader in invention. The energy capital of the world. Home to the world’s largest medical center, one of the world’s largest ports, and scientific, medical, and technological innovation. We work hard, and we work together. Learn more
All children—no matter where they live—deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. We must invest in public education and work to ensure its success. Teachers need to be able to teach. We need programs designed to close the achievement gap. We need to end the school-to-prison pipeline. We need to make sure that all of our schools offer the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) curriculum that helps build the skills our students will need for the jobs of the future and also a curriculum that encourages them to think, to create, and to find their own voices. Learn more
Most important, in the last decade, the advances in technology that have transformed our energy economy have substantially reduced U.S. Carbon emissions. Replacing coal-fired plants with natural gas plants has contributed more to the reduction of domestic carbon emissions than any other effort. And reducing emissions is key to addressing climate change. Learn more
We are facing serious threats both abroad and at home, and nothing is more important than keeping our country safe. We must work to repair our reputation and secure our alliances. And we must maintain our focus on stopping terrorist and other threats at home and around the globe, including providing law enforcement the resources and training needed to prevent terrorism. Learn more
We should be enacting and enforcing laws that make it easier, not harder, for citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote. We must fight for a better system to determine our representation, eliminate partisan bias, and work for an equitable voting process. Learn more
Gun violence in America doesn’t have to be inevitable. We can prevent gun violence with thoughtful, data-driven, common-sense policy solutions. Learn more
Houston is a world leader in advances in medicine, home to the largest medical center in the world. From the first heart transplant to the cutting-edge research in the Texas Medical Center today, we have led the way for decades. Yet many in our community do not have access to quality, affordable health care. We have an obligation to make sure they do. Learn more
There is no doubt that we need to fix our immigration system. It will not be easy to do. But instead of meaningfully addressing it, Congress has played politics for decades, using scare tactics to win elections instead of doing what’s best for our country. Learn more
But our roads and transit system have not grown at the same pace, which makes it harder to transport goods, commute to work, get to school, and attract new businesses. Improving the infrastructure to support our growing region is one of my top priorities. Learn more
Social Security is a promise we made to seniors who have paid into these programs with every paycheck. Medicare is the promise of health care coverage for millions of seniors and people with disabilities. We have an absolute obligation to keep these promises and protect Social Security and Medicare. Learn more
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