Texas House District 134

SD: As a breast cancer survivor, the issue of healthcare is personal to me. Far too many Texans still lack the ability to see a doctor when they need one. That’s why I support expanding Medicaid eligibility in Texas and believe that all Texans should have the ability to access quality, affordable medical care. We also need to be focused on doing what we can to ease the burden this pandemic has created on people’s lives and livelihoods. Next session I plan on working to eliminate the kind of unnecessary government regulations that harm our small businesses so we can create jobs and get Texans back to work.

SD: I’m proud of my strong record of working with both parties to produce reasonable and responsible results for all Texans. I have the most independent voting record in Austin, and I’ve shown I’m not afraid to work with members of the other party when I think they’re right or stand up to members of my own party when I think they’re wrong. Whether it’s fighting for access to healthcare for needy families, protecting victims of human trafficking, or investing in flood relief in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, I have always worked across party lines to get results and I will continue to do so in the future.

AJ: I will stand up to Republican attempts to deny coverage to Texans with pre-existing conditions, including COVID, and will expand access to health care for more than one million uninsured Texans. Federal funds are available but Republicans in Austin, driven by partisan politics, have refused to accept them. My opponent actually made the motion to kill the legislation in 2017. I will fight to protect public education, raise teacher pay so we can compete for the best teachers, and get more resources to modernize classrooms and reduce class sizes. I will also fight to end our senseless epidemic of gun violence.

AJ: I have shown my ability to work across the aisle. When I took the case of a 13-year-old charged with prostitution to the Texas Supreme Court, I was successful in convincing an all conservative court to rule in our favor and create a framework for protecting child victims of exploitation and human trafficking. I believe in working across the aisle to form policies that are good for our communities. Sadly, my opponent has taken a partisan turn to the right. She recently signed onto a partisan fight by Republicans that has stalled more than $1 billion in Hurricane Harvey housing recovery funds for the City of Houston.