Q&A: Meet the candidates running to represent Texas in the US Senate

What would your top priorities be if elected?

I support personal freedom, economic freedom, digital privacy, and am anti-war and anti-foreign military intervention. I will only vote for laws that are constitutional and promote liberty. I want the U. S. to withdraw from the Middle East. I'm not beholden to any special interest groups.

How will you ensure Texans are able to receive the appropriate aid after natural disasters?

There's no guarantee when you're dependent on the federal government. I would probably trust the state to provide aid ahead of the feds, especially under the current administration. Private relief organizations are even better if they can avoid red tape.

What will you do to bring down the cost of living for Texas residents?

We can't afford the massive cost of government at all levels. The federal deficit and national debt lead to inflation, so we must cut government spending. Congress must take action to end all Trump tariffs, which are paid by consumers. Cutting income taxes and property taxes would help as well.

What will you do to support workforce development, small businesses and economic growth?

I strongly support small business and entrepreneurship. It should be easy to start a business without a bunch of licenses and permits. Stop arresting and deporting the employees of small businesses. Cut taxes and regulations on businesses.

What do you see as the greatest challenge for Texas in the next 5 years?

The challenge is to be able to thrive without having to worry about Christian nationalists telling people how to live their personal lives, and economic busybodies interfering in private business. We have to reject culture wars and concentrate on advancing our state. Texas has incredible potential.

What would your top priorities be if elected?

My top priorities are lowering costs, restoring the American Dream, and keeping Texas a safe place. I’ll fight to ensure Texas is a place where families are safe, they can buy a home, raise their children, and live a healthy life without struggling to make ends meet.

How will you ensure Texans are able to receive the appropriate aid after natural disasters?

When disaster strikes, Texans should not have to fight government bureaucracy for help. In the Senate, I will ensure federal agencies respond quickly and cut unnecessary red tape that delays recovery. I will empower state and local officials, first responders, and emergency teams while making sure Washington fulfills its responsibility ...

What will you do to bring down the cost of living for Texas residents?

My Protecting the Texas Promise agenda would provide a $25,000 tax deduction for out-of-pocket healthcare expenses, a $50,000 deduction when purchasing a home, a $5,000 deduction for healthy-living expenses, and permanently double the Child Tax Credit. I will put money back where it belongs, in Texans’ pockets.

What will you do to support workforce development, small businesses and economic growth?

I will champion pro-growth economic policies that create jobs, support small businesses, and lower costs for hardworking Texans. That means fighting for lower taxes, reducing burdensome regulations, unleashing American energy production, and ensuring families have greater opportunities to achieve the American Dream.

What do you see as the greatest challenge for Texas in the next 5 years?

Texas is growing because of our freedom and way of life. Now, our greatest challenge is ensuring that the American Dream is protected amid rising costs on everything. We must lower costs, expand infrastructure, protect our energy industry, and preserve the freedom that makes Texas strong.

What would your top priorities be if elected?

We must tackle corruption to bring down costs for working people. Right now, billionaires and corporations are getting tax breaks while costs are rising for the rest of us. We should ban corporate PACs and get Big Money out of our politics to make our economy work for working people.

How will you ensure Texans are able to receive the appropriate aid after natural disasters?

We should expand eligibility for FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program to help fortify at-risk homes and businesses, and more effectively provide assistance after disasters like Hurricane Harvey instead of leaving families in crisis. I will work closely with FEMA to ensure impacted communities receive equitable, timely access to funding.

What will you do to bring down the cost of living for Texas residents?

I will pass a cost-of-living tax cut and raise wages by making the billionaires and corporations pay their fair share. I’ll take on Big Pharma and the big healthcare companies to lower prices. I’ll stop data centers from driving up utility costs.

What will you do to support workforce development, small businesses and economic growth?

We must expand access to credit and capital, broaden eligibility for Small Business Administration loans, and support states providing more investment and technical assistance for small businesses. For workers, we must raise wages, expand overtime eligibility, protect labor unions, promote worker-centered AI rules, and expand career and technical education.

What do you see as the greatest challenge for Texas in the next 5 years?

The cost of living. DC politicians are enriching their donors while the rest of us struggle to get by. We must close tax loopholes and make the wealthiest pay their fair share so that we can afford programs that lower taxes, healthcare, childcare, and other costs for working Americans.