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Sam earned bachelor's degrees in economics and international affairs from George Washington University and a master's in urban education policy from Southern Methodist University. 

Sam was the principal of North Lake Early College High School. He previously worked as a math teacher in Dallas through Teach for America. He also worked as a political and economic affairs associate for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an economic researcher for the Federal Reserve Board. 

Sam Eppler's campaign for US representative is his first run for public office. 

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Supports increasing funding for the interstate highway system.

Supports modernizing all ports of entry, including airports, land crossings, and seaports.

Supports increasing the federal minimum wage.

Supports passing a federal statutory definition of market power to allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent "mega-mergers" that create monopolies, harm consumers, and lead to price gouging and predatory practices.

Said he supports "passing a federal statutory definition of market power to allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent mega-mergers that create monopolies, harm consumers, and lead to price gouging and predatory practices."

Supports American workers and unions advocating for competitive and fair wages.

Opposes "all extremist legislation that would cut Social Security payments to retired American citizens."

Believes in keeping the full retirement age at 67.

Supports fully guaranteeing benefits indexed to the inflation rate.

Supports a $7,500 First Responder Tax Credit.

Supports incentivizing American businesses to relocate operations, jobs, and factories from China to Latin America.

Believes the "zip code you grow up in is the single biggest factor in determining if you will succeed in life" and said "that's not fair, and we need to fix it so every child has the opportunity to live the American Dream."

Supports all future pro-infrastructure legislation.

- Supports increasing funding for the interstate highway system.
- Supports modernizing all ports of entry, including airports, land crossings, and seaports.
- Supports increasing the federal minimum wage.
- Said he supports "passing a federal statutory definition of market power to allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent mega-mergers that create monopolies, harm consumers, and lead to price gouging and predatory practices."
- Supports American workers and unions advocating for competitive and fair wages.
- Supports preserving Social Security.
- Opposes "all extremist legislation that would cut Social Security payments to retired American citizens."
- Believes in keeping the full retirement age at 67.
- Supports fully guaranteeing benefits indexed to the inflation rate.
- Supports a $7,500 First Responder Tax Credit.
- Supports incentivizing American businesses to relocate operations, jobs, and factories from China to Latin America.
- Believes the "zip code you grow up in is the single biggest factor in determining if you will succeed in life" and said "that's not fair, and we need to fix it so every child has the opportunity to live the American Dream."
- Supports all future pro-infrastructure legislation.

Economy

Supports waiting periods for purchasing assault-style firearms.

Supports raising the minimum age for all firearm purchases.

Supports government regulation of firearm sales and ownership, in accordance with Supreme Court rulings.

Believes firearms are a significant threat to children, saying "Firearms kill more children (ages 1-18) than any other cause of death."

Believes improving community conditions will aid in recruiting and retaining quality emergency service professionals.

- Supports waiting periods for purchasing assault-style firearms.
- Supports raising the minimum age for all firearm purchases.
- Supports government regulation of firearm sales and ownership, in accordance with Supreme Court rulings.
- Believes firearms are a significant threat to children, saying "Firearms kill more children (ages 1-18) than any other cause of death."
- Believes improving community conditions will aid in recruiting and retaining quality emergency service professionals.

Public Safety

Supports expanding the federal government’s ability to negotiate drug prices for Medicare.

Supports incentivizing states to opt into Medicaid to assist struggling hospitals.

Supports expanding the open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) healthcare marketplace.

Supports legislation that mandates one dedicated mental health counselor in every secondary public school in America.

Supports increasing in-home hospice care services for Medicaid and Medicare recipients.

Supports capping out-of-pocket maximums for co-pays and deductibles.

Supports expanding federal investments in curing diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's.

Supports providing life-saving Narcan supplies and training to every school in America in order to prevent fatal overdoses.

Supports providing life-saving Narcan supplies and training to every school in America to prevent fatal overdoses.

Supports passing the Women’s Health Protection Act.

Believes that uninsured Americans financially burden hospitals, local municipalities, and taxpayers.

Supports the establishment of a Rural Hospital Staff Corps to address staffing shortages in rural hospitals.

- Supports expanding the federal government’s ability to negotiate drug prices for Medicare.
- Supports incentivizing states to opt into Medicaid to assist struggling hospitals.
- Supports expanding the open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) healthcare marketplace.
- Supports legislation that mandates one dedicated mental health counselor in every secondary public school in America.
- Supports increasing in-home hospice care services for Medicaid and Medicare recipients.
- Supports capping out-of-pocket maximums for co-pays and deductibles.
- Supports expanding federal investments in curing diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's.
- Supports providing life-saving Narcan supplies and training to every school in America to prevent fatal overdoses.
- Supports passing the Women’s Health Protection Act.
- Believes that uninsured Americans financially burden hospitals, local municipalities, and taxpayers.
- Supports the establishment of a Rural Hospital Staff Corps to address staffing shortages in rural hospitals.
- Supports access to abortion care.

Healthcare

Supports universal, full-day pre-kindergarten education and plans to match funding for states that implement it.

Supports a moratorium on tuition increases for all publicly funded universities and colleges.

Supports reallocating federal Department of Education funds towards vocational and career technical education.

Supports open enrollment in traditional public and magnet schools, believing all parents should have the right to choose the best public school for their child.

Supports a program that would allow students to attend public universities or community colleges for free if they complete two years of public service.

- Supports universal, full-day pre-kindergarten education and plans to match funding for states that implement it.
- Supports a moratorium on tuition increases for all publicly funded universities and colleges.
- Supports reallocating federal Department of Education funds towards vocational and career technical education.
- Supports open enrollment in traditional public and magnet schools, believing all parents should have the right to choose the best public school for their child.
- Supports a program that would allow students to attend public universities or community colleges for free if they complete two years of public service.

Education

Believes in protecting national parks and federal lands.

Supports requiring methane capture at new wellheads and banning gas flaring with increased fines.

Supports tax credits for energy companies to develop renewable energy infrastructure, including wind turbines, solar farms, and geothermal drilling, to maintain Texas as the top energy-producing state for the next century.

Supports tax credits for energy companies to develop renewable energy infrastructure, including wind turbines, solar farms, and geothermal drilling.

Supports modernizing the Texas grid and connecting it to neighboring states.

Supports directing the Department of Energy to identify and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the U.S.

Supports investing in all types of existing energy infrastructure and expanding renewable sources such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, and geothermal.

- Believes in protecting national parks and federal lands.
- Supports requiring methane capture at new wellheads and banning gas flaring with increased fines.
- Supports tax credits for energy companies to develop renewable energy infrastructure, including wind turbines, solar farms, and geothermal drilling.
- Supports modernizing the Texas grid and connecting it to neighboring states.
- Supports directing the Department of Energy to identify and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the U.S.
- Supports investing in all types of existing energy infrastructure and expanding renewable sources such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, and geothermal.

Energy & the Environment

Supports the Voting Rights Act and ending "extreme partisan gerrymandering on both sides, in both 'Blue' and 'Red' states.'"

Supports the Voting Rights Act and ending partisan gerrymandering 

Supports a 10-year ban on lobbying after serving in Congress.

Supports banning members of Congress and federal government agencies from trading individual stocks.

- Supports the Voting Rights Act and ending partisan gerrymandering 
- Supports a 10-year ban on lobbying after serving in Congress.
- Supports banning members of Congress and federal government agencies from trading individual stocks.

Voting & Elections

Supports a $10,000 sign-on bonus for all enlisted service members.

Supports providing free tuition at public universities for all dependents of service members and veterans.

Supports a "strong, secure, and modernized border" to prevent unlawful crossings, human trafficking, and drug smuggling.

Believes improving economic opportunities and stable jobs in Mexico and Central America would reduce migration to the U.S.

Supports establishing and funding a fentanyl smuggling task force between the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. Border Patrol.

Believes in increasing federal funding to immigration courts to address being "overwhelmed and underfunded."

Supports comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, and addressing the root causes of migration.

Believes the U.S. should not rely on oil and gas imports from countries like Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Russia.

- Supports a $10,000 sign-on bonus for all enlisted service members.
- Supports providing free tuition at public universities for all dependents of service members and veterans.
- Supports a "strong, secure, and modernized border" to prevent unlawful crossings, human trafficking, and drug smuggling.
- Believes improving economic opportunities and stable jobs in Mexico and Central America would reduce migration to the U.S.
- Supports establishing and funding a fentanyl smuggling task force between the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. Border Patrol.
- Believes in increasing federal funding to immigration courts to address being "overwhelmed and underfunded."
- Supports comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, and addressing the root causes of migration.
- Believes the U.S. should not rely on oil and gas imports from countries like Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Russia.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Sam Eppler

Sam Eppler's campaign for Congressional District 24 is his first run for public office. 

Supports boosting the economy by encouraging Americans to "invent more, build more, and buy more in America!"

Believes interstate funding needs to be increased.

Believes there is a lack of good-quality and affordable housing and plans to cut "red tape" surrounding permitting to increase development speed and decrease costs for builders, buyers, and sellers.

He said he supports "passing a federal statutory definition of market power to allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent mega-mergers that create monopolies, harm consumers, and lead to price gouging and predatory practices."

Supports promoting new construction and housing starts.

- Supports increasing funding for the interstate highway system.
- Supports modernizing all ports of entry, including airports, land crossings, and seaports.
- Supports increasing the federal minimum wage.
- He said he supports "passing a federal statutory definition of market power to allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent mega-mergers that create monopolies, harm consumers, and lead to price gouging and predatory practices."
- Supports American workers and unions advocating for competitive and fair wages.
- Supports preserving Social Security.
- Supports promoting new construction and housing starts.
- Opposes "all extremist legislation that would cut Social Security payments to retired American citizens."
- Believes in keeping the full retirement age at 67.
- Supports fully guaranteeing benefits indexed to the inflation rate.
- Supports a $7,500 First Responder Tax Credit.
- Supports incentivizing American businesses to relocate operations, jobs, and factories from China to Latin America.
- Believes the "zip code you grow up in is the single biggest factor in determining if you will succeed in life" and said "that's not fair, and we need to fix it so every child has the opportunity to live the American Dream."
- Supports all future pro-infrastructure legislation.

Believes in "reasonable regulation" of firearms, comparing gun control to restrictions on purchasing military weapons like anti-tank missiles and battle tanks.

Believes there is a shortage of highly-qualified applicants for public sector positions like police officers.

Wants to "crack down on illegal trafficking of weapons."

Believes ending corruption in Washington D.C. will enhance public safety.

Believes that "all first responders should be able to afford to live in the communities they serve."

Supports "common-sense gun safety proposals" that align with the majority of Americans' views on gun control, believing these measures do not infringe on the "right to bear arms."

Supports the Second Amendment with "reasonable government regulation of firearm sales and ownership per the Supreme Court."

- Supports waiting periods for purchasing assault-style firearms.
- Supports raising the minimum age for all firearm purchases.
- Supports the Second Amendment with "reasonable government regulation of firearm sales and ownership per the Supreme Court."
- Supports government regulation of firearm sales and ownership, in accordance with Supreme Court rulings.
- Believes firearms are a significant threat to children, saying "Firearms kill more children (ages 1-18) than any other cause of death."
- Believes improving community conditions will aid in recruiting and retaining quality emergency service professionals.

Believes in addressing fentanyl use in K-12 schools.

Supports banning abortion and in vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide.

Opposes Van Duyne's views on abortion and IVF.

Supports capping tuition for four-year colleges.

Supports K-12 vocational training pathways.

Supports policies that enhance education and workforce development.

Believes in addressing educational challenges, saying "I was called to do more" during the pandemic.

As a school leader, helped lead food distribution drives and make schools safe for in-person instruction during the pandemic.

Believes in the importance of higher education and advanced degrees for educators, saying "I knew I needed to help more kids, so I earned my Master’s Degree in Education from Southern Methodist University and became the youngest principal in Dallas ISD."

Believes education is key to upward mobility, saying, "I was given opportunities that kids in the wrong zip code were not."

- Supports universal, full-day pre-kindergarten education and plans to match funding for states that implement it.
- Supports a moratorium on tuition increases for all publicly funded universities and colleges.
- Supports reallocating federal Department of Education funds towards vocational and career technical education.
- Supports open enrollment in traditional public and magnet schools, believing all parents should have the right to choose the best public school for their child.
- Believes education is key to upward mobility, saying, "I was given opportunities that kids in the wrong zip code were not."
- Supports a program that would allow students to attend public universities or community colleges for free if they complete two years of public service.

Supports Texas leading in solar, geothermal, nuclear, and hydrogen energy production.

Believes in protecting the environment and addressing climate change.

Supports incentivizing energy companies to diversify and invest in renewable and low-cost American energy.

Supports incentivizing energy companies to diversify and invest in renewable American energy.

- Believes in protecting national parks and federal lands.
- Supports requiring methane capture at new wellheads and banning gas flaring with increased fines.
- Supports tax credits for energy companies to develop renewable energy infrastructure, including wind turbines, solar farms, and geothermal drilling.
- Supports modernizing the Texas grid and connecting it to neighboring states.
- Supports directing the Department of Energy to identify and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the U.S.
- Supports investing in all types of existing energy infrastructure and expanding renewable sources such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, and geothermal.
- Believes in protecting the environment and addressing climate change.
- Supports incentivizing energy companies to diversify and invest in renewable American energy.

Supports digital ads on streaming and digital platforms to engage voters, especially women.

Supports restoring the Voting Rights Act and ending "extreme partisan gerrymandering on both sides, in both 'Blue' and 'Red' states."

Supports the Voting Rights Act and ending  partisan gerrymandering 

- Supports the Voting Rights Act and ending  partisan gerrymandering 
- Supports a 10-year ban on lobbying after serving in Congress.
- Supports banning members of Congress and federal government agencies from trading individual stocks.

Supports policies that benefit armed forces and veterans.

Supports strong commitments to U.S. armed services.

Believes the U.S. has the "world's greatest military" but is concerned about the "biggest shortage of applicants since moving to a volunteer fighting force."

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

Sam Eppler is the youngest principal in Dallas ISD. He previously taught math in a Dallas high school and worked with Teach For America.

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