Daniel is from Dripping Springs, Texas, and currently resides in Manchaca with his wife Rebecca, their dog Willie, and cat Peanut. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Texas State University.

Daniel has worked in the startup world in Austin. He is the vice-chair of the Travis County Libertarian Party executive committee

Daniel Jerome McCarthy previously ran for mayor of San Marcos.

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Supports an annual tax rebate that nullifies property taxes and state sales taxes.

Opposes new spending and aims to reduce waste.

Believes in minimizing state intervention in personal, employer, and consumer finances to enhance prosperity and local economic resilience.

Opposes mandatory contributions into government-regulated retirement programs.

Supports minimizing state intervention in personal, employer, and consumer finances to enhance income retention, prosperity, and local economic resilience.

Believes employers should have complete freedom to operate their businesses without state interference regarding operational hours, clientele, or staffing decisions.

- Advocates for minimal taxation.
- Supports an annual tax rebate that nullifies property taxes and state sales taxes.
- Opposes new spending and aims to reduce waste.
- Believes in minimizing state intervention in personal, employer, and consumer finances to enhance prosperity and local economic resilience.
- Opposes mandatory contributions into government-regulated retirement programs.
- Supports minimizing state intervention in personal, employer, and consumer finances to enhance income retention, prosperity, and local economic resilience.
- Believes employers should have complete freedom to operate their businesses without state interference regarding operational hours, clientele, or staffing decisions.

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Believes in acknowledging the failure of the "war on drugs" and supports progressive drug policy reforms.

Supports decriminalizing adult consensual activities.

Believes the current immigration system has "long processing times and bureaucratic hurdles," leaving immigrants in limbo. Supports a return to "Ellis Island style acceptance" to allow the "99% of immigrants who only desire a better life" to immigrate legally.

Supports a return to "Ellis Island style acceptance" to allow the "99% of immigrants who only desire a better life" to immigrate legally.

- Opposes gun control.
- Believes in acknowledging the failure of the "war on drugs" and supports progressive drug policy reforms.
- Supports decriminalizing adult consensual activities.
- Supports a return to "Ellis Island style acceptance" to allow the "99% of immigrants who only desire a better life" to immigrate legally.
- Opposes the death penalty.

Public Safety

Believes addressing socioeconomic disparities in healthcare policy will improve public health and community welfare.

Supports safeguarding individual privacy rights in medical settings and advocates for gender equality in legislation.

Opposes "discriminatory laws" and supports repealing laws that restrict personal choice.

- Believes addressing socioeconomic disparities in healthcare policy will improve public health and community welfare.
- Supports safeguarding individual privacy rights in medical settings and advocates for gender equality in legislation.
- Opposes "discriminatory laws" and supports repealing laws that restrict personal choice.

Healthcare

Supports Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) for parents with children enrolled in non-public schools.

Believes in providing all Texans access to tailored educational solutions such as private academies, tutoring services, and online curricula, saying "every Texan" should have these options for their children.

- Supports Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) for parents with children enrolled in non-public schools.
- Believes in providing all Texans access to tailored educational solutions such as private academies, tutoring services, and online curricula, saying "every Texan" should have these options for their children.

Education

Supports ending government bailouts for "environmental offenders."

Believes in addressing environmental degradation from government-subsidized agricultural practices and supports cultivating hemp as a sustainable alternative.

Believes in addressing environmental degradation from subsidized agricultural practices.

- Supports ending government bailouts for "environmental offenders."
- Believes in addressing environmental degradation from government-subsidized agricultural practices and supports cultivating hemp as a sustainable alternative.
- Believes in addressing environmental degradation from subsidized agricultural practices.

Energy & the Environment

Supports transparency in campaign financing, requiring filers to know the name and amount of each contributor, and prohibiting "pass the hat" or contribution jar practices.

- Supports transparency in campaign financing, requiring filers to know the name and amount of each contributor, and prohibiting "pass the hat" or contribution jar practices.

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Daniel Jerome McCarthy

Donna is a native of Austin, Texas. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in health education from the University of Texas.

Donna has worked as a critical care nurse at Brackenridge and Seton hospitals and served as Austin’s first hospital-based patient education coordinator. She is a past president of the Texas Nurses Association (District 5) and was a health education instructor at the University of Texas.

Ballotpedia, Donna Howard

Donna Howard is a state representative for State House District 48. She assumed office in 2006 and has served for 18 years. She is the chairwoman of the Texas Women’s Health Caucus. She previously served on the Eanes Independent School District Board from 1996 to 1999.

As a state representative, passed the Tax F.R.E.E. Act, which eliminates the sales tax for menstrual products, diapers, wipes, and other essential family products.

- As a state representative, passed the Tax F.R.E.E. Act, which eliminates the sales tax for menstrual products, diapers, wipes, and other essential family products.

Supports reentry programs for incarcerated women to address trauma and connect them with jobs after release.

Supports implementing common sense gun safety measures.

- Supports reentry programs for incarcerated women to address trauma and connect them with jobs after release.
- Supports implementing common sense gun safety measures.

Prioritizes enhancing access to affordable healthcare services.

- Supports access to abortion.
- Prioritizes enhancing access to affordable healthcare services.

Supports school-based mental health screenings to prevent youth suicide.

Wants to forgive student loan debt for low-income earners and provide student loans without interest.

- Supports school-based mental health screenings to prevent youth suicide.
- Wants to forgive student loan debt for low-income earners and provide student loans without interest.

As of September 7, 2024, Donna Howard’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Texas House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Texas State Legislature
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. 
- There are 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives, each representing a single district. Representatives must be at least 21 years old and reside in the state for at least two years before their election. 
- State representatives are elected to two-year terms during even-numbered years. There are no term limits. 
- State representatives make $7,200 annually in addition to a $221 payment per day during legislative sessions and mileage reimbursements.

Texas State Representative, District 48

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