TYD Endorsed Candidates
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Kendall Scudder
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas Senate District 2
Would serve Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt, and parts of Dallas County.
Key Platform Points
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Fight to fully fund public schools and the teacher retirement system
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Access to high speed internet in rural communities
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Ethics reform, a cap on political contributions, nonpartisan redistricting, online voter registration
Mark Phariss
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas Senate District 8
Would serve parts of Dallas and Collin County.
Key Platform Points
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Invest in public education for our children
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Reduce property taxes by increasing the state's share of public education spending from 38% to 50%
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Focus on real issues facing Texas like education, healthcare, and good paying jobs
Steven Kling
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas Senate District 25
Would serve Comal, Kendall, and parts of Bexar, Hays, and Travis County.
Key Platform Points
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Reinventing our public education system
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Expanding access to healthcare
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Returning city government to working for the people of Texas
Bill Brannon
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 2
Would serve Hopkins, Hunt, and Van Zandt County.
Key Platform Points
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Expand rural internet access
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Expand Medicaid in Texas
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Fund our schools, cap class sizes, eliminate school vouchers
Josh Wilkinson
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 14
Would serve parts of Brazos County.
Key Platform Points
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Stop underfunding public schools
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Ensure viable and affordable energy sources, replace dangerous fossil fuels
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Improve worker's rights by increasing the minimum wage
Erin Zwiener
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 45
Would serve Blanco and Hays County.
Key Platform Points
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All children should go to a great neighborhood school
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No one should have to choose between paying for medicine and paying for rent
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Guarantee equal treatment for all
Gina Hinojosa
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 49
Would serve parts of Travis County.
Key Platform Points
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Change how we fund public education and end outdated funding formulas
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End the epidemic of gun violence in Texas
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Maintain access to women's healthcare facilities by stopping the Republican assault on women's reproductive rights and restoring funding to Planned Parenthood
Andrew Morris
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 64
Would serve parts of Denton County.
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Key Platform Points
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Public education with increased funding and more vocational programs
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Diversifying the green energy sector
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Investment in infrastructure
Stephanie Phillips
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 73
Would serve parts of Comal, Gillespie, and Kendall County.
Key Platform Points
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Place teachers and students at the center of all education planning and legislation
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Prepare for the effects of climate change
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Healthcare as a human right
Mary Gonzalez
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 75
Would serve parts of El Paso County.
Key Platform Points
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Fully fund classrooms
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Guarantee access to basic healthcare
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Ensure fairness for all
Samantha Carrillo Fields
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 84
Would serve parts of Lubbock County.
Key Platform Points
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End the war on education
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End divisive legislation
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End the cycle of poverty
Steve Riddell
TYD endorsed candidate for House District 92
Would serve parts of Tarrant County.
Key Platform Points
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Investing in public schools is a top priority
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Discover ways to economically leverage rules of the future by investing in renewable energy
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Improve how the country deals with immigration and undocumented immigrants
Nancy Bean
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 93
Would serve parts of Tarrant County.
Key Platform Points
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Fight for full funding of public education
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Fight for a living minimum wage of at least $15 an hour
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Fight for expanded and improved Medicare-for-all
Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 97
Would serve parts of Tarrant County.
Key Platform Points
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Better funding for public education, infrastructure, and healthcare
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Women's health rights
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Decreased focused on standardized testing
Eric Johnson​
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 100
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Would serve parts of Dallas County.
Key Platform Points
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Expanding early childhood education
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Closing the school-to-prison pipeline
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Increasing financial security
Rafael Anchia
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 103
Would serve parts of Dallas County.
Key Platform Points
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Protect and expand Texans' right to vote
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Improve the Texas public education system
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Promote energy efficiency, renewable energy, and alternative technologies to protect our environment and save businesses, government, and residential consumers money
Terry Meza
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 105
Would serve parts of Dallas County.
Key Platform Points
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Reduce the number of unfair standardized tests
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Promote tax fairness to decrease the burden on homeowners
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Increase access to job training and college education
Brandy K. Chambers
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 112
Would serve parts of Dallas County.
Key Platform Points
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Increase education funding by closing corporate tax loopholes
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Prioritize healthcare for women, promote women's choice
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Remove the criminal background checks until given offer by employer
Rhetta Andrews Bowers
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 113
Would serve parts of Dallas County.
Key Platform Points
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Fully fund public schools
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Grant access to affordable healthcare for all
Julie Johnson
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 115
Would serve parts of Dallas County.
Key Platform Points
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Education shouldn't be determined by where one is born or how much one's parents make
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Criminal justice reform should be focused on accountability for police, citizens, defendants, prisoners, and families of prisoners
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Cities should be allowed to have open debate about rising the minimum wage, restore local control
Claire Barnett
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 122
Would serve parts of Bexar County.
Key Platform Points
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Expand resources for women's health
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Sensible gun laws involving safe gun storage and education
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Election security and integrity
John Bucy III
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 136
Would serve parts of Williamson County.
Key Platform Points
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Public education is the foundation of our communities
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Push back against the entrenched status quo
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Breakthrough partisan gridlock and tired thinking that fails to expand the horizon of what is possible
Gene Wu
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 137
Would serve parts of Harris County.
Key Platform Points
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Expand access to Pre-K and early childhood programs for all families
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Guarantee safer neighborhoods
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Encourage companies to move into our community by making sure they have the tools forsuccesss
Ana Hernandez
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 143
Would serve parts of Harris County.
Key Platform Points
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Free community college
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Protect DREAMers and their families
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Living wage for all Texas
Mary Ann Perez
TYD endorsed candidate for Texas House District 144
Would serve parts of Harris County.
Key Platform Points
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Increase funding for public schools
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More investment for universities and community colleges
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Protect DREAMers