Ballotpedia, Laura Jones (Texas)

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Laura was born in Houston, Texas and lives in Coldspring. She is married to her husband, and they have children. She has served as a board member at Coldspring Community Center.

Laura is a small business owner. She previously served in the U.S. Army.

Laura Jones ran for US representative in Congressional District 8 in 2020 and 2022, but she did not win.

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Promises to advocate for all working people, including steelworkers, screenwriters, plumbers, pipefitters, teachers, and truck drivers.

- Promises to advocate for all working people, including steelworkers, screenwriters, plumbers, pipefitters, teachers, and truck drivers.

Economy

Public Safety

Believes access to healthcare is a "basic human right" and should not be dependent on employment or income.

Prioritizes enhancing Medicare and Social Security and protecting them from cuts and privatization.

- Believes access to healthcare is a "basic human right" and should not be dependent on employment or income.
- Supports access to abortion.
- Prioritizes enhancing Medicare and Social Security and protecting them from cuts and privatization.

Healthcare

Believes everyone deserves access to quality education, regardless of wealth or zip code.

Believes everyone deserves access to quality education, regardless of income or zip code.

- Believes everyone deserves access to quality education, regardless of income or zip code.

Education

Supports raising awareness about the "urgent climate crisis."

Supports the American Youth for Climate Action.

- Supports raising awareness about the "urgent climate crisis."
- Supports the American Youth for Climate Action.

Energy & the Environment

Believes Republican lawmakers are "attacking" individual freedoms, including voting access, and supports protecting, not restricting, personal liberties.

Believes Republican lawmakers are "attacking" individual freedoms, including voting access, and supports protecting personal liberties.

- Believes Republican lawmakers are "attacking" individual freedoms, including voting access, and supports protecting personal liberties.

Voting & Elections

Said, "Let's champion comprehensive immigration policies, keep families together, and uphold our American values of liberty, justice, respect, and diversity."

- Said, "Let's champion comprehensive immigration policies, keep families together, and uphold our American values of liberty, justice, respect, and diversity."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Laura Jones

Laura Jones is a lifelong Texan, an Army mom, and a small business owner.

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

Believes access to healthcare is a "basic human right" and should not depend on employment or income.

Believes "proper representation matters" and is "committed to fighting for equality and standing up for all."

Believes Republican lawmakers are "attacking" freedoms, including voting access.

- 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.