{"id":217647,"date":"2026-02-04T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/?p=217647"},"modified":"2026-02-04T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:00:00","slug":"on-the-issues-a-qa-with-the-texas-democrats-running-for-u-s-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/02\/04\/on-the-issues-a-qa-with-the-texas-democrats-running-for-u-s-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"On the issues: a Q&amp;A with the Texas Democrats running for U.S. Senate\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_qap4wU1eepa?client=wp&amp;client_version=3.0.3&amp;ui_cover_art=false&amp;ui_title_intro=Listen+to+this+article&amp;ui_title_icon=headphones\" width=\"100%\" height=\"130px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><style>.wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed { margin: 0 !important; }<\/style><div class=\"everlit-disclaimer\" style=\"margin: 0;\"><div style=\"margin-top: -0.5rem;font-size: 0.7rem;color: #4a4a4a;font-family: Open Sans, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/ethics\/#ai-policy\">AI policy<\/a>, and give us <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appFeleeKVUN0Iytx\/pagPG40gbkU0EfjIr\/form\">feedback<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/newsletters\/the-brief\/?utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=trib-ads-owned&amp;utm_campaign=trib-marketing&amp;utm_term=inline-CTA-brief\">Sign up for The Brief<\/a>, The Texas Tribune\u2019s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is one of a four-part series of surveys featuring candidates in the Democratic and Republican primaries for U.S. Senate and attorney general. <em>Read the survey with Republican U.S. Senate candidates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/02\/05\/texas-us-senate-republicans-2026-primary-q-and-a-voter-guide-cornyn-hunt-paxton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/em>.<\/em> <em>See all of our resources for voting in the Texas primaries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a rare opportunity for Texas Democrats, this year\u2019s primary for U.S. Senate features a highly competitive race between two rising stars with national audiences and strong fundraising abilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas is facing off against her former legislative colleague, state Rep. James Talarico of Austin, to be the party\u2019s 2026 standard-bearer atop the ticket. The winner will face off against the prevailing Republican this November in what\u2019s expected to be an uphill battle, given that no Democrat has won statewide office in Texas since 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stakes are high.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. Senate is currently made up of 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats, with Republican Vice President JD Vance able to cast tiebreaking votes. Turning Texas\u2019 seat blue would be a major victory for Democrats that would simplify their difficult path to 51 seats and reestablish them as a viable opposition party in Texas, where Republicans have prevailed by wide margins in recent statewide elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. senators are elected to six-year terms in Congress\u2019 100-member upper chamber. They vote on critical federal legislation, from annual spending bills to military policy to ratifying treaties. Presidential Cabinet and judicial appointments must be confirmed by the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help primary voters distinguish between Crockett and Talarico, we asked the candidates to share their views on a variety of issues ranging from immigration and energy to taxes and artificial intelligence. See where they stand, and how they differ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-border\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Question topics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#regulating-ai\">Regulating AI<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#health-care\">Health care access<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#supreme-court-justices\">Adding Supreme Court justices<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#weapons-israel\">Weapons sales to Israel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#lawmaker-stocks\">Congress members trading stocks<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#chuck-schumer\">Reelecting Chuck Schumer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#corporate-tax-rate\">Corporate tax rate<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#antitrust-oversight\">Antitrust oversight<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#immigration\">Immigration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#oil-gas-production\">Domestic oil and gas production<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#filibuster\">Eliminating Senate filibuster<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-background is-horizontal is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a0fb0088 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5dd;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:250px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/u-s-rep-jasmine-crockett-d-dallas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"U.S. House of Representatives\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"U.S. Rep. 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Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217905\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-51f7783f wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasmineforus.com\/\">Campaign site<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-88275ed8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Jasmine Crockett<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><em><em>U.S. Representative, Dallas<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0\">\ud83d\udcb0 Campaign finance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Total raised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/08\/jasmine-crockett-texas-senate-democratic-primary-2026\/\">since Senate launch<\/a>:<\/strong> $6.5 million, which includes a $4.5 million transfer from her House campaign account.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Total spent since Senate launch:<\/strong> $911,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Cash on hand as of Dec. 31:<\/strong> $5.6 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0\">\ud83d\udcb0 Top outside spending:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">N\/A so far<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>\ud83c\udfe2 <strong>Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Currently serving her second term in the <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.texastribune.org\/jasmine-crockett\/\">U.S. House<\/a> as the representative for Texas\u2019 30th Congressional District in Dallas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Served one term in the Texas House beginning in 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked as a criminal defense, civil rights and personal injury attorney in Dallas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elected Bowie County Democratic Party Chair in 2008 while working in East Texas as a public defender<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udce3 <strong>Endorsements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EMILYs List<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Service Employees International Union (SEIU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>San Antonio Express-News editorial board<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>State Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.texastribune.org\/ana-maria-rodriguez-ramos\/\">Ana-Mar\u00eda Rodr\u00edguez Ramos<\/a>, D-Richardson and chair of the Texas Legislative Progressive Caucus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-background is-horizontal is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a0fb0088 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#e9efe4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:250px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/state-rep-james-talarico-d-austin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Social media\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217904\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-51f7783f wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/jamestalarico.com\/\">Campaign site<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-88275ed8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>James Talarico<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><em><em>State Representative, Austin<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0\">\ud83d\udcb0 Campaign finance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Total raised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/09\/09\/james-talarico-texas-senate-democrat-primary\/\">since Senate launch<\/a>:<\/strong> $13.1 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Total spent since Senate launch:<\/strong> $6 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Cash on hand as of Dec. 31:<\/strong> $7.1 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0\">\ud83d\udcb0 Top outside spending, according to federal filings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Lone Star Rising PAC: $930,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>\ud83c\udfe2 <strong>Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Currently serving his fourth term in the <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.texastribune.org\/james-talarico\/\">Texas House<\/a>, representing parts of North Austin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked at Reasoning Mind, an education nonprofit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taught at <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.texastribune.org\/districts\/san-antonio-isd\/rhodes-middle-school\/\">Rhodes Middle School<\/a> in the San Antonio Independent School District<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udce3 <strong>Endorsements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Houston Chronicle editorial board<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U.S. Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.texastribune.org\/julie-johnson\/\">Julie Johnson<\/a>, D-Dallas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bobby Pulido, candidate for Texas\u2019 15th Congressional District<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>State Tejano Democrats, the largest Hispanic Democratic organization in Texas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size\"><strong>Q&amp;A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: These responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length. Minor changes have been made, when necessary, to correct grammatical or spelling errors and ensure the text conforms with Tribune style.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"regulating-ai\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong>Some Republicans, including Sen. Ted Cruz, want to bar states from regulating artificial intelligence, or AI, arguing that a patchwork of state rules \u2014 instead of a federal approach \u2014 would hinder innovation and disadvantage U.S.-based companies. Should the federal government preempt states from regulating AI?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5dd;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/u-s-rep-jasmine-crockett-d-dallas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"U.S. House of Representatives\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217905\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Crockett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\">It is clear that AI needs to be regulated to protect American consumers and workers, prevent abuse such as deepfakes, and to ensure our data security. I believe there should be federal regulations in place to protect the civil rights and privacy of all Americans as a floor. States should continue having the power to regulate AI beyond what the federal government outlines. Texas has actually been able to lead in this space and Senator Cruz is out of touch with even Republican leaders in our state who recognize the need for comprehensive artificial intelligence regulations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e9efe4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/state-rep-james-talarico-d-austin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Social media\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217904\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Talarico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">No. In the Legislature, we established the AI Advisory Council to create guidelines for the responsible use of AI in state agencies \u2014 and these policies shouldn\u2019t be preempted. In the Senate, I will support safeguards to keep kids safe online, like prohibiting platforms from using algorithms to send targeted content to minors and reining in social media\u2019s broad immunity protections. I\u2019ll champion legislation to protect workers from invasive AI surveillance in the workplace, use AI to make jobs safer and less repetitive instead of replacing them, and create pathways for workers to move into better-paying jobs as the economy evolves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"health-care\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>On health care, do you support: a) a single-payer system such as Medicare for All, b) the creation of a public option, c) expanding Medicare to include dental and vision benefits, or d) another option?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5dd;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/u-s-rep-jasmine-crockett-d-dallas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"U.S. House of Representatives\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217905\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Crockett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\">I\u2019m a proud cosponsor of Medicare For All because health care in our country is deeply broken. I support a single-payer system that centers patients, not profits, and includes dental, vision, mental, and reproductive health coverage. Being able to afford your health care and having insurance that\u2019ll actually cover your needs is a priority for me. I support capping annual out-of-pocket costs and eliminating premiums, deductibles, and co-pays. I backed the Affordable Insulin Now Act, capping insulin at $35 per month, and cosponsored the Lower Drug Costs for Families Act. My message is clear: your health shouldn\u2019t depend on your wallet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e9efe4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/state-rep-james-talarico-d-austin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Social media\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217904\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Talarico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Universal health care is a human right. I have a proposal called \u201cMedicare for Y\u2019all\u201d that would allow every American to join Medicare, providing an affordable not-for-profit health care option for all, while bringing down costs for those who don\u2019t participate by increasing competition with private insurance. It is unconscionable that D.C. Republicans are kicking people off their health insurance and raising premiums for millions of Texans in order to give yet another tax break for billionaires. I will work to protect the Affordable Care Act, expand Medicare to include dental and vision, and reverse the Trump administration\u2019s health care cuts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"supreme-court-justices\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong>Some Democrats have pushed to expand the U.S. Supreme Court beyond its current bench of nine justices after President Trump successfully appointed three conservative judges during his first term. Do you support \u201cpacking\u201d the Supreme Court by adding more justices?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5dd;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/u-s-rep-jasmine-crockett-d-dallas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"U.S. House of Representatives\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217905\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Crockett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\">I serve on the Judiciary Committee, the Supreme Court Task Force and am a licensed attorney of 20 years. SCOTUS has changed size seven times before reaching the current nine justices; I\u2019ve filed a bill to change it again. The last time the size of the court changed was 150 years ago, yet our country has grown, and there\u2019s been a notable shift in the complexity of cases and an increase in the breadth of laws. Not only do we need to expand the court, but we also need ethics reform as this group of justices has revealed itself to be compromised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e9efe4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/state-rep-james-talarico-d-austin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Social media\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217904\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Talarico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The Supreme Court has been corrupted and is no longer fully upholding our Constitution, respecting our democracy, or serving the American people. We must enact term limits for Supreme Court justices. We must implement a binding code of conduct for the Supreme Court that includes mandating ethics rules for recusals, financial disclosures, and limitations on accepting gifts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"weapons-israel\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong>Before the current ceasefire in the war against Hamas, some Democrats called for an end to offensive weapons sales to Israel, pointing to the soaring death toll in Gaza. Should the U.S. end weapons sales to Israel?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5dd;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/u-s-rep-jasmine-crockett-d-dallas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"U.S. House of Representatives\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217905\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Crockett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\">I was one of the Democrats who had concerns about the escalation of the war and therefore in May of 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/jayapal.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Quill-Letter-L18047-Rafah-Letter-Version-3-05-01-2024-@-04-31-PM.pdf\">signed onto a letter<\/a> regarding this issue that we sent to President Biden, as presidents have authority over who is able to purchase our weapons. Thus far, Trump has approved $13 billion in offensive weapons to Israel. I remain deeply concerned about the civilian death toll in places like Gaza, Sudan, The Congo, and Haiti.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e9efe4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/state-rep-james-talarico-d-austin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Social media\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217904\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Talarico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">It is our duty as the most powerful democracy in the world to lead with moral clarity and prevent any U.S. funds from being used to harm civilians. We should stop offensive weapons sales to the Netanyahu government while supporting defensive systems like the Iron Dome, alongside agreements that American funds will not be used to harm civilians. We must use all of America\u2019s financial and diplomatic leverage to secure a two-state solution that disarms Hamas, establishes a democratic Palestinian state, halts Israel\u2019s illegal settlements, and respects the sovereignty of both nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"lawmaker-stocks\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong>A bipartisan group of House members is <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/DischargePetition\/2025120211?Page=2\"><strong>pushing for a vote<\/strong><\/a><strong> on a bill to ban lawmakers from buying and selling individual stocks. Would you support an effort to ban members of Congress from owning or trading individual stocks?\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5dd;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/u-s-rep-jasmine-crockett-d-dallas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"U.S. House of Representatives\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217905\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Crockett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\">I am opposed to all forms of insider trading, including in and by the Congress. Texans work hard and the Congress should work harder \u2014 not give ourselves unfair advantages that aren\u2019t available to the American people. I support all efforts to root out corruption and the influence of big money and shady private interests in our politics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e9efe4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/state-rep-james-talarico-d-austin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Social media\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217904\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Talarico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Yes. In the Senate, I would vote to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks, engaging in insider trading, and profiting from their positions. We must also close the revolving door of former members of Congress becoming lobbyists after leaving office to leverage their influence and insider knowledge to enrich themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"chuck-schumer\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has received blowback from some Democrats after agreeing to Republicans\u2019 stopgap spending measure in March and then seeing a contingent of Democrats defect to end this fall\u2019s government shutdown. Would you vote to reelect Schumer as Senate Democratic leader?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5dd;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/u-s-rep-jasmine-crockett-d-dallas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"U.S. House of Representatives\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217905\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Crockett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\">I\u2019ve taken enough caucus votes in Washington and Austin to know that this is a matter for after the midterm. That is a decision that will be made in 2027 with the consultation of my Democratic colleagues in the Senate. I do want to be clear, I was against ending the shutdown with an empty promise from Senate Republicans, and right now, Texans are suffering because health insurance costs have skyrocketed in an already unaffordable time. Right now, my only focus is on who is going to lead Texas and make life better for the 30 million people who live here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e9efe4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/state-rep-james-talarico-d-austin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Social media\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217904\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Talarico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This problem is a lot bigger than one person. The problem is that our party has forgotten how to fight at the national level. Red- state Democrats \u2014 particularly Texas Democrats \u2014 are at the forefront of the fight to transform our party. As I said when the stopgap spending measure was negotiated: Any deal that kicks 1.4 million Texans off their health care isn\u2019t compromise; it\u2019s surrender. When voting for leader, I\u2019ll do what Texans expect me to do: sit down with every candidate for the job and ask for a clear plan to fight and win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"corporate-tax-rate\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong>President Trump\u2019s 2017 tax law reduced the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. Should the rate be increased, lowered further or kept as is?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5dd;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/u-s-rep-jasmine-crockett-d-dallas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"U.S. House of Representatives\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217905\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Crockett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\">I support reinstating the previous corporate tax rate for the largest corporations. I would like to see the tax rate maintained or lowered for small businesses that are the backbone of our economy. Once the top 1%, the billionaires, pay their fair share, we can fund robust health care, education, and assistance for first-time homebuyers and for entrepreneurs who want to start or grow their small business. We can also deliver tax relief to the middle and working class who are paying way more than our fair share in taxes while Elon Musk and Trump\u2019s billionaire buddies do not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e9efe4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/state-rep-james-talarico-d-austin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Social media\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217904\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Talarico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">We should not be cutting taxes for the ultra-wealthy when the average American is struggling to get by. The corporate tax rate should absolutely be increased, as it has fallen by more than half since the 1980s. I would support legislation to end the \u201ccarried interest\u201d tax loopholes that allow hedge funds to avoid paying billions that they owe, as well as rolling back other extreme tax breaks that allow the largest corporations to pay $0 in federal income taxes. I would also raise the tax on corporate stock buybacks, which corporations use to artificially inflate their stock prices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"antitrust-oversight\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong>In recent years, large companies have consolidated the tech industry and other economic sectors, prompting calls to break up major corporations, including Google, Meta and Amazon, and pursue more vigorous antitrust oversight. On this issue, do you support a) maintaining the status quo, b) having federal regulators more aggressively enforce existing antitrust laws, or c) breaking up certain large companies?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5dd;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/u-s-rep-jasmine-crockett-d-dallas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"U.S. House of Representatives\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217905\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Crockett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\">I do not support monopolies in any industry, and that includes the tech sector. Monopolies hinder competition and prevent startups and small businesses from being able to participate. We need to break up monopolies while actually enforcing the antitrust laws we have with vigor to match the corporate landscape of today. When we boost competition, it leads to lower costs and more innovation. Monopolies lead to skyrocketing prices with little to no alternatives for consumers. When we talk about the tech sector, monopolies can also lead to echo chambers and restrictions on our free speech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e9efe4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/state-rep-james-talarico-d-austin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Social media\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217904\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Talarico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Federal regulators must aggressively enforce existing antitrust laws \u2014 and in the Senate I will work with regulators to explore new ones. We must increase competition so a single company does not have as much power to set prices artificially high or take advantage of consumers. I also support increasing oversight of mergers and acquisitions and closing loopholes in antitrust laws that allow companies to coordinate and set unnecessarily high prices. Additionally, I would support reducing the barriers to entry that make it hard for new companies to enter the market and compete, in order to reduce prices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"immigration\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong>The Dignity Act is a bipartisan House bill that would provide for the construction of physical barriers at the border, mandate employer use of E-Verify, expedite asylum processing, end catch-and-release, provide work authorization and protection from deportation to non-criminal undocumented immigrants who have been in the U.S. for five years, and offer permanent resident status to Dreamers. Would you support this framework?\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5dd;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/u-s-rep-jasmine-crockett-d-dallas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"U.S. House of Representatives\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217905\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Crockett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\">I support being smart on the border through investing in technology to identify bad actors and remove them, while increasing resources to quickly process asylum. I support comprehensive immigration reforms to create a pathway to legal status\/citizenship that is secure, timely, and addresses the thousands of immigrants who followed our laws but fell out of status waiting for USCIS. Immigrants are part of Texas\u2019 strength, contributing over $400 billion in economic activity, taxes, and Social Security. It shouldn\u2019t cost $100,000 and take 30 years for someone who has played by the rules to earn their citizenship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e9efe4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/state-rep-james-talarico-d-austin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Social media\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217904\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Talarico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">I support this framework. Our border should be like a front porch \u2014 it should have a welcome mat and a lock on the door. We can both welcome the stranger and we can keep people out who mean to do us harm. ICE should go after gang members and human traffickers, not moms and babies \u2014 and we must hold agents accountable for abuses. We should reform the asylum system, modernize ports of entry to better detect threats before they come in, and make it easier for employers to legally hire migrant workers in sectors where they are struggling to hire Americans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"oil-gas-production\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong>Oil and gas production soared under the Biden administration, and President Trump has moved to pull back regulations on the industry, open up more public lands for drilling and undercut Biden-era incentives for wind and solar. Do you support federal efforts to expand domestic oil and gas production?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5dd;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/u-s-rep-jasmine-crockett-d-dallas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"U.S. House of Representatives\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217905\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Crockett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\">The road to American energy independence runs through Texas and will rely on using an \u201call of the above\u201d approach to energy production. We have more wind power than any other state and are about to be the top in solar production as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/07\/24\/texas-clean-energy-tax-credit-cuts\/\">Rolling back the Biden-era tax incentives on these projects has already led to an increase in Texans\u2019 utility bills<\/a>. I am opposed to drilling on public lands, as public safety must be paramount. I am also concerned about the impact of Trump\u2019s foreign policy on Texas\u2019 energy economy. I support Midland, not Maduro.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e9efe4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/state-rep-james-talarico-d-austin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Social media\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217904\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Talarico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Texas is the state that put a man on the moon. We\u2019re the state that pioneered ranching, computers, and modern energy. If any state can figure out how to grow our economy, lower costs, and combat climate change, it\u2019s us. I will work tirelessly to ensure our state not only maintains, but extends our energy leadership so that Texans always have access to reliable, affordable energy. I would reinstate federal tax credits, loans, and other tools that diversify energy production and accelerate renewable energy development, and I would support streamlining permitting processes for certain energy projects without compromising environmental protections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"filibuster\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><strong><strong>President Trump wanted to eliminate the Senate filibuster to reopen the government this fall, and Democrats previously sought to end the filibuster to push through bills on voting and reproductive rights. Do you think the filibuster should be eliminated?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fdf5dd;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/u-s-rep-jasmine-crockett-d-dallas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"U.S. House of Representatives\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217905\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-Jasmine-Crockett-Office-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Crockett<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\">The Senate has historically created carveouts for the filibuster. There should be no hesitation to create the same carveouts for things as paramount as voting rights. You get no other rights without having a voice and vote. Right now, politicians are choosing their constituents instead of the other way around, allowing them to escape accountability from the very people they are supposed to serve. Otherwise, we will continue to have a government that works only for the privileged few.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e9efe4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c6b4b7cd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:150px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"217904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/state-rep-james-talarico-d-austin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Social media\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1769447940\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217904\" style=\"width:1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sen-James-Talarico-Social-Voter-Guide.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Talarico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Yes, I support eliminating the current filibuster. It is stopping our country from fulfilling the will of the people to make progress on voting rights, worker rights, and so many more reforms that the American people overwhelmingly support. In order to ensure the minority\u2019s voice is heard in Congress, I support retaining a talking filibuster \u2014 but the current rules are undermining our democracy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group prompt-membership-text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Texans need the truth. Help us report it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Independent Texas reporting needs your support. 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