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Ballotpedia, Theresa Boisseau

Theresa lives in Austin with her child. She earned a bachelor's degree in French from the University of Texas at Austin. 

Theresa has worked as a teacher in Austin ISD and in real estate. She holds the designation of Certified International Property Specialist and specializes in relocation services for employees and executives in Austin.

Theresa Boisseau's campaign for US representative is her first run for public office.

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Supports "sensible gun laws" such as red-flag laws, raising the age to buy firearms, and implementing safety measures in schools.

Believes guns are the leading cause of death among children.

- Supports "sensible gun laws" such as red-flag laws, raising the age to buy firearms, and implementing safety measures in schools.
- Believes guns are the leading cause of death among children.

Public Safety

Believes in expanding access to healthcare by establishing rural health clinics and providing incentives for doctors to remain in the state.

Supports abortion and believes in codifying Roe v. Wade to protect choice.

Supports access to abortion and believes in codifying Roe v. Wade to protect choice.

- Believes in expanding access to healthcare by establishing rural health clinics and providing incentives for doctors to remain in the state.
- Supports access to abortion and believes in codifying Roe v. Wade to protect choice.

Healthcare

Believes in providing incentives to recruit more teachers and creating an education system tailored to each child to ensure a future filled with opportunity.

Believes public schools should be "palaces to the future of America."

- Believes in providing incentives to recruit more teachers and creating an education system tailored to each child to ensure a future filled with opportunity.
- Believes public schools should be "palaces to the future of America."

Education

Believes there is "NO denying" the increase in extreme weather patterns, with hotter summers and fiercer winter storms causing chaos as "essential services cannot cope."

Supports addressing the increase in extreme weather patterns, with hotter summers and fiercer winter storms that "bring chaos as essential services cannot cope."

Believes in the need for environmental stewardship, clean air and water for all Texans, and using educational background to inform and encourage community participation in positive environmental changes.

Believes in the need for environmental stewardship, clean air and water for all Texans.

Said, "I would extend tax credits for solar use, add credits for wind, hydrogen production & energy storage and ensure access to clean water."

- Supports addressing the increase in extreme weather patterns, with hotter summers and fiercer winter storms that "bring chaos as essential services cannot cope."
- Believes in the need for environmental stewardship, clean air and water for all Texans.
- Said, "I would extend tax credits for solar use, add credits for wind, hydrogen production & energy storage and ensure access to clean water."

Energy & the Environment

Opposes gerrymandering practices and supports districts drawn citizens.

Supports enhancing voting access and "stopping dark money."

Said, "Voting is at the core of America, I believe this should be celebrated by making Federal Election day a national holiday, early voting & vote by mail should be federally protected."

- Opposes gerrymandering practices and supports districts drawn citizens.
- Supports enhancing voting access and "stopping dark money."
- Said, "Voting is at the core of America, I believe this should be celebrated by making Federal Election day a national holiday, early voting & vote by mail should be federally protected."

Voting & Elections

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

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Theresa Boisseau

Theresa Boisseau is a graduate of the University of Texas, Austin, and has lived in the Austin area since 1985. She graduated from Kaufer High School in Riviera, Texas.

Theresa Boisseau has worked as a teacher in Austin ISD for eight years and has been involved in the family real estate business, Keller Williams Realty, for over 20 years. She holds the designation of Certified International Property Specialist and specializes in relocation services for employees and executives in Austin.

As of September 12, 2024, Theresa Boisseau’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As a real estate professional, Theresa has helped relocate employees and executives from prestigious companies in Austin, Texas.

Believes in providing expert guidance to clients for informed decision-making in significant purchases, aiming to help them achieve successful homeownership and quality living in Austin.

Believes her family business experience in negotiations, budgeting, and networking will help her as a Representative to "make Congress work for all constituents in District 10 and build a brighter future for all Texans."

Believes the U.S. spends too much on healthcare but still leaves "many Texans without the coverage they deserve."

Believes in the importance of regular health check-ups.

Believes the healthcare system is "not good" and "constantly getting attacked by Republicans who would dismantle it."

Believes in educating clients about Austin’s real estate market, trends, and the home buying and selling process.

Believes in the importance of quality education and is committed to improving the education system.

Believes in addressing "extreme weather" through innovative solutions and policies.

Believes in finding "solutions for extreme weather."

Believes North Carolina has the "most restrictive voting laws in the nation."

Believes Texas is "not really a red state, but a non-voting state," noting that 7 million eligible Texans did not vote in 2020.

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Texas currently has 36 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Texas for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.