2024 Texas General Election

2024 Texas General Election Runoff

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Analisa earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Rice University and a master's degree in education from UMass Boston. She and her husband, Eric, have four adult children. 

Analisa is a self-employed tutor. She previously worked as a upper school lead tutor at Regina Caeli Academy, as a fourth grade aide at Regina Caeli Academy, and as a mathematics teacher and science lead teacher at Destiny Christian Academy.

Analisa Roche's campaign for US Senator is her 1st run for public office. 

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Supports requiring living wages, funding affordable housing, and considering rent control.

Supports requiring living wages, funding affordable housing, and considering rent control. Wants a stronger social safety net and tax reform.

- Supports requiring living wages, funding affordable housing, and considering rent control. Wants a stronger social safety net and tax reform.

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As of September 7, 2024, Analisa Roche did not have a website or any information online.

Public Safety

Said, "I believe the inherent dignity of all human life should be protected, from the preborn child to the mother carrying it... I believe we can create a society where abortion is not necessary."

Opposes abortion. Said, "I believe the inherent dignity of all human life should be protected, from the preborn child to the mother carrying it. Congress should expand support for those expecting children in the forms of assistance with healthcare, education, child care, and housing.  I believe we can create a society where abortion is not necessary."

- Supports universal healthcare.
- Opposes abortion. Said, "I believe the inherent dignity of all human life should be protected, from the preborn child to the mother carrying it. Congress should expand support for those expecting children in the forms of assistance with healthcare, education, child care, and housing.  I believe we can create a society where abortion is not necessary."

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Supports funding renewable energy, investing in green infrastructure, promoting sustainable agriculture, and protecting biodiversity.

Supports investment in renewable energy and green infrastructure, promoting sustainable agriculture, and protecting biodiversity. Suggests a carbon pricing system.

Believes the U.S. should lead international climate agreements.

- Supports investment in renewable energy and green infrastructure, promoting sustainable agriculture, and protecting biodiversity. Suggests a carbon pricing system.
- Believes the U.S. should lead international climate agreements.

Energy & the Environment

Said, "We need to elect people of integrity who we trust to work together in solidarity for the common good, regardless of which way they lean politically."

- Said, "We need to elect people of integrity who we trust to work together in solidarity for the common good, regardless of which way they lean politically."

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Supports comprehensive immigration reform that preserves border security and provides pathways to citizenship.

Supports prioritizing family unification, and protecting refugees and asylum seekers.

Wants to prioritize family unification and protection for refugees and asylum seekers.

- Supports comprehensive immigration reform that preserves border security and provides pathways to citizenship.
- Wants to prioritize family unification and protection for refugees and asylum seekers.

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Analisa Roche

Analisa earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Rice University and a master's degree in education from UMass Boston.

Analisa Roche's campaign for US Senator is her first run for public office. 

Analisa earned a bachelor's degree inChemical Engineering from Rice University and a master's degree in education from UMass Boston.

Analisa is a self-employed tutor. She previously worked as a upper school lead tutor at Regina Caeli Academy, as a fourth grade aide at Regina Caeli Academy and as a mathematics teacher and science lead teacher at Destiny Christian Academy.

Colin was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, and attended Baylor University. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Aly, and their two boys, Jordan and Cameron.

Colin is currently a Congressman. He previously worked as a civil rights attorney and served in the Obama Administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Colin Allred currently serves as a US representative for Texas' 32nd District. He was elected in 2018 and is serving his 3rd term.

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Supports small businesses and raising wages.

Supports job apprenticeship programs and has secured over $14 million for local institutions to expand job training efforts.

Opposes cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

Supports paid family leave, believing it is both a family and economic issue, saying "without paid leave, many parents simply can’t afford to take time off to take care of their child."

Supports small businesses, fair wages, good benefits, skills training, and increasing American manufacturing jobs.

Supports equal pay for women and voted for the Paycheck Fairness Act to address wage disparities.

Supports marriage equality and protecting Texans from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender.

- Supports small businesses and raising wages.
- Supports job apprenticeship programs and has secured over $14 million for local institutions to expand job training efforts.
- Opposes cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
- Supports paid family leave, believing it is both a family and economic issue, saying "without paid leave, many parents simply can’t afford to take time off to take care of their child."
- Supports small businesses, fair wages, good benefits, skills training, and increasing American manufacturing jobs.
- Supports equal pay for women and voted for the Paycheck Fairness Act to address wage disparities.
- Supports marriage equality and protecting Texans from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender.

Supports gun violence reduction and voted to pass a bill implementing "common-sense reforms" like expanding background checks and mental health services.

Supports measures that allow local law enforcement to prevent individuals experiencing a mental health crisis from accessing firearms.

Supports "common-sense" safe storage laws for firearms to prevent accidental injuries and thefts for violent crimes.

Believes political attacks on LGBTQ+ Texans are "shameful" and "fundamental" rights violations, especially harming transgender children and families.

- Supports gun violence reduction and voted to pass a bill implementing "common-sense reforms" like expanding background checks and mental health services.
- Supports measures that allow local law enforcement to prevent individuals experiencing a mental health crisis from accessing firearms.
- Supports "common-sense" safe storage laws for firearms to prevent accidental injuries and thefts for violent crimes.
- Believes political attacks on LGBTQ+ Texans are "shameful" and "fundamental" rights violations, especially harming transgender children and families.

Believes closing rural hospitals is due to rising healthcare costs and the failure to expand Medicaid.

Supports capping insulin costs at $35, out-of-pocket drug costs at $2,000, and allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.

Supports expanding Medicaid to help low-income seniors afford assisted living and full-time care.

Supports increasing access to mental health services.

Believes in "holding big pharmaceutical and insurance companies accountable for price gouging and denials of treatment."

Supports expanding mental health and addiction services for veterans with PTSD and service-related trauma.

- Believes closing rural hospitals is due to rising healthcare costs and the failure to expand Medicaid.
- Supports capping insulin costs at $35, out-of-pocket drug costs at $2,000, and allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.
- Supports expanding Medicaid to help low-income seniors afford assisted living and full-time care.
- Supports access to abortion.
- Supports increasing access to mental health services.
- Believes in "holding big pharmaceutical and insurance companies accountable for price gouging and denials of treatment."
- Supports expanding mental health and addiction services for veterans with PTSD and service-related trauma.

Supports investing in public schools and school infrastructure.

- Supports investing in public schools and school infrastructure.

Supports an "all-of-the-above energy strategy" that includes responsible oil and gas production, reducing methane leaks, and plugging orphan wells.

Supports an energy strategy that protects the environment, lowers energy costs, and incentivizes economic growth.

Supports Texas leading in renewable energy to create jobs and protect the environment.

Believes in enhancing the energy industry and power grid reliability to maintain Texas as a leader in wind and solar energy.

Believes in improving the energy industry and power grid reliability to maintain Texas as a leader in wind and solar energy.

- Supports an energy strategy that protects the environment, lowers energy costs, and incentivizes economic growth.
- Supports Texas leading in renewable energy to create jobs and protect the environment.
- Believes in improving the energy industry and power grid reliability to maintain Texas as a leader in wind and solar energy.

Supports overturning the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling.

Supports overturning the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, which allows corporations to donate to political candidates.

Supports reinstating and modernizing the Voting Rights Act to combat voter suppression.

- Supports overturning the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, which allows corporations to donate to political candidates.
- Supports reinstating and modernizing the Voting Rights Act to combat voter suppression.

Believes in ensuring due process for immigration cases to prevent the separation of families seeking legal entry into the U.S.

Believes in supporting border communities and collaborating with Central and South American countries to address economic instability and violence to reduce migration.

Believes a strong national defense is essential for protecting America and supports veterans.

Supports Ukraine in its defense against Russia.

Believes in improving veteran care and reducing wait times.

Believes in improving veteran care and reducing wait times for medical care.

Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes border security, protecting "Dreamers," and providing a pathway to earned citizenship for law-abiding immigrants.

Believes the number of homeless veterans is "deeply troubling" and supports helping local communities provide shelter and transition services for unhoused veterans.

Supports helping local communities provide shelter and transition services for unhoused veterans.

Supports job-training programs and educational opportunities for veterans to secure civilian jobs that utilize their skills.

- Believes in ensuring due process for immigration cases to prevent the separation of families seeking legal entry into the U.S.
- Believes in supporting border communities and collaborating with Central and South American countries to address economic instability and violence to reduce migration.
- Believes a strong national defense is essential for protecting America and supports veterans.
- Supports Ukraine in its defense against Russia.
- Believes in improving veteran care and reducing wait times for medical care.
- Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes border security, protecting "Dreamers," and providing a pathway to earned citizenship for law-abiding immigrants.
- Supports helping local communities provide shelter and transition services for unhoused veterans.
- Supports job-training programs and educational opportunities for veterans to secure civilian jobs that utilize their skills.

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Colin Allred

- Supports gun violence reduction and voted to pass a bill implementing "common-sense reforms" like expanding background checks and mental health services.
- Supports measures that allow local law enforcement to prevent individuals experiencing a mental health crisis from accessing firearms.
- Supports "common-sense" safe storage laws for firearms to prevent accidental injuries and thefts for violent crimes.
- Believes political attacks on LGBTQ+ Texans are "shameful" and "fundamental" rights violations, especially harming transgender children and families.
- Supports expanding mental health and addiction services for veterans with PTSD and service-related trauma.

- Believes closing rural hospitals is due to rising healthcare costs and the failure to expand Medicaid.
- Supports capping insulin costs at $35, out-of-pocket drug costs at $2,000, and allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.
- Supports expanding Medicaid to help low-income seniors afford assisted living and full-time care.
- Supports access to abortion.
- Supports increasing access to mental health services.
- Believes in "holding big pharmaceutical and insurance companies accountable for price gouging and denials of treatment."

- Believes closing rural hospitals is due to rising healthcare costs and the failure to expand Medicaid.
- Supports capping insulin costs at $35, out-of-pocket drug costs at $2,000, and allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.
- Supports expanding Medicaid to help low-income seniors afford assisted living and full-time care.
- Supports access to abortion.
- Supports increasing access to mental health services.

Colin Allred was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, and attended Baylor University. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Aly, and their two young boys, Jordan and Cameron.

Colin Allred is currently a Congressman. He previously worked as a civil rights attorney and served in the Obama Administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Colin Allred has served in Congress since 2018, representing Texas' 32nd District. He is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and has been involved in various bipartisan initiatives.

Believes that diverse leadership in businesses and government strengthens Texas.

Supports the agriculture industry, saying "Rural communities and the agriculture industries that support them have always been part of the fabric of Texas."

Supports economic fairness for women and voting to guarantee "equal pay for equal work" and to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.

Supports bipartisan legislation to benefit Texas, including economic initiatives.

Believes in protecting earned benefits and lowering costs.

Supports small businesses and plans to advocate for them in the Senate.

Supports a total ban on abortion with no exceptions for rape, incest, or health of the mother.

Believes the rate of gun deaths in Texas is "unacceptable," citing suicides, homicides, and mass shootings as major concerns.

Supports former Congresswoman Liz Cheney.

Believes in "protecting our democracy, our constitution and the foundational promise of our great country."

Endorsed by Liz Cheney, who believes in prioritizing public safety.

Supports the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

Believes in bipartisan support for public safety legislation, noting that "70% of all legislation he supports is supported by both Democrats and Republicans."

Believes in addressing public safety through community engagement and shared personal experiences to highlight the importance of effective policies.

As a state representative, voted to cap insulin and prescription drug costs for Medicare recipients.

Wants to protect Social Security and Medicare for seniors.

Supports lowering prescription drug costs.

Supports making "quality, affordable health care" accessible to all Texans.

Believes in expanding access to healthcare in rural communities to address care gaps caused by hospital closures.

Supports "restoring and protecting women's reproductive rights."

Supports policies that assist seniors with prescription drug costs.

Supports lowering prescription drug costs and protecting Medicare.

Believes Ted Cruz has "decades long effort to raise the retirement age for Texans on Social Security and Medicare, backing plans to cut Medicare funding and voting to raise prescription drug costs."

Believes in supporting education through community engagement and local celebrations.

Believes in earning bipartisan support, as demonstrated by his endorsement from former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney.

Believes in meeting Texans where they are, and has campaigned in various cities including Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Pasadena, and Fort Worth.

Believes learning riflery at YMCA summer camp taught him responsibility and firearm safety.

Supports the CHIPs and Science Act, which aims to boost U.S. semiconductor research, development, manufacturing, and workforce.

Believes in the importance of teachers, coaches, and counselors in pursuing personal goals.

Believes in the importance of education and leadership, as demonstrated by earning a full-ride scholarship to Baylor University and serving as Class President and team captain.

Supports education policies that benefit women and children.

Believes in engaging with the community to understand their concerns and priorities for education.

Believes in bipartisan education legislation, citing support from Republicans like Senator John Cornyn.

Supports education policies that benefit children and families.

Believes Texas must invest in clean energy to keep jobs and lead globally.

Supports renewable energy and sustainable practices to protect the environment.

Voted against U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s microchip manufacturing legislation.

Supports the bipartisan CHIPS Act, believing it will benefit Texas by funding semiconductor manufacturing.

Believes in supporting the energy sector, farmers, ranchers, and affordable rural health care.

Opposes leaders who abandon their constituents during crises, referencing the 2021 Texas winter storm.

Believes Texans cannot afford "six more years of Ted Cruz."

Supports voting rights and fair elections.

Supports bipartisan legislation and has been endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for his bipartisanship.

Believes in bipartisan support for legislation, with 70% of his supported bills receiving approval from both Democrats and Republicans.

Believes in protecting democracy and the Constitution.

Believes in protecting voting rights and ensuring fair elections.

Believes in supporting pro-business policies and received endorsements from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Supports advertising in Spanish and on digital platforms to reach diverse audiences.

Believes in protecting voting rights and fair elections.

Believes enforcement of content regulations is at the campaign's discretion and failure to enforce in some cases does not waive the right to enforce in others.

As a U.S. Representative, he was a leading voice to pass the PACT Act and expand care to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.

Believes the U.S. has a responsibility to fulfill promises made to veterans and their families.

Supports encouraging peace in the Middle East.

Supports protecting "Dreamers" and voted for the Dream and Promise Act.

Believes Texas Tech University would have won a national championship if not for the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

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Supports the revised USMCA trade deal, believing it supports Texas jobs.

Ted is originally from Steubenville, Ohio. He has a bachelor's degree from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Ted lives with his wife, Laura, and their daughter in Austin, Texas.

Ted currently works as an independent insurance adjuster, specializing in auto, property, and general liability cases.

Ted Brown previously ran for Texas House of Representatives District 50 in 2022, but he did not win. He also previously ran for U.S. House of Representatives for Texas District 17 in 2020, but he did not win.

Supports massive spending cuts and the "largest tax cut in American history" by repealing the federal income tax.

Believes free trade benefits consumers, farmers, and businesses.

Opposes tariffs, believing they are "just taxes on foreign products that must be paid by American consumers."

Supports repealing the income tax and abolishing the IRS.

Supports abolishing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Believes the federal government collects "too much money" and spends "much more than it collects," leading to unsustainable budget deficits. Supports cutting spending and the deficit.

Supports cutting government spending, arguing that the federal government collects "too much money" and spends "much more than it collects," which leads to unsustainable budget deficits.

Supports eliminating the estate tax, capital gains tax, and Social Security tax in addition to repealing the income tax.

- Supports massive spending cuts and the "largest tax cut in American history" by repealing the federal income tax.
- Believes free trade benefits consumers, farmers, and businesses.
- Opposes tariffs, believing they are "just taxes on foreign products that must be paid by American consumers."
- Supports abolishing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
- Supports cutting government spending, arguing that the federal government collects "too much money" and spends "much more than it collects," which leads to unsustainable budget deficits.
- Supports eliminating the estate tax, capital gains tax, and Social Security tax in addition to repealing the income tax.

Opposes gun control, believing disarming law-abiding citizens does not reduce crime.

Believes in ending mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses to address racial disparities in arrest and sentencing.

Advocates for ending mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses.

Supports ending the "War on Drugs," particularly marijuana prohibition, saying "Drug laws give police excuse to search peoples’ homes, cars, and bodies...This is a violation of the 4th Amendment and must end."

Supports ending the "War on Drugs," particularly the criminalization of marijuana, saying, "Drug laws give police [an] excuse to search peoples’ homes, cars, and bodies...This is a violation of the 4th Amendment and must end."

Opposes the death penalty, believing it is a "fundamental human rights violation" to execute innocent people and supports life imprisonment without parole for premeditated murderers.

Supports ending the militarization of police, arguing that surplus military equipment supplied to local police departments make "the average citizen seem like an 'enemy' to be fought instead of a neighbor to be protected."

Opposes no-knock warrants, which are search warrants served by police without knocking, waiting, and properly identifying themselves to residents.

Supports police being trained in de-escalating tense situations to resolve conflicts without violent force, saying, "Too often, police encounters lead to needless death or injury because officers are told to 'control' every situation, even ones they should just walk away from."

Supports ending qualified immunity for police officers and other government officials, such as prosecutors, who violate people's constitutional rights. Qualified immunity protects government officials from lawsuits if they act reasonably within their official capacity. 

Supports moving investigations of police misconduct away from the local police and prosecutors and instead to the state Attorney General’s office to ensure police accountability.

Advocates for requiring police officers to buy liability insurance in order to work as an officer, meaning that if their record fails to pass the test of an objective insurance company due to instances of misconduct, they may not work as an officer.

Supports calling on unarmed community service agents or mental health professionals for "situations that don’t involve dangerous criminals," and advocates for eliminating traffic stops by the police.

Supports limiting police unions to collective bargaining for wages and financial benefits only, saying, "There should be no contracts that limit investigation and discipline of officers who engage in misconduct."

Opposes “red flag” laws, which prevent people deemed dangerous from obtaining guns, saying, "Such laws are open to abuse and violation of due process."

Opposes civil asset forfeiture, which allows police to seize and keep any property deemed suspicious of involvement in criminal activity.

Plans to introduce a law to "require judges to tell jurors that they can judge the law as well as the facts of a case; and to permit defense attorneys to defend their clients by saying that the law is wrong."

- Opposes gun control, believing disarming law-abiding citizens does not reduce crime.
- Advocates for ending mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses.
- Supports ending the "War on Drugs," particularly the criminalization of marijuana, saying, "Drug laws give police [an] excuse to search peoples’ homes, cars, and bodies...This is a violation of the 4th Amendment and must end."
- Opposes the death penalty, believing it is a "fundamental human rights violation" to execute innocent people and supports life imprisonment without parole for premeditated murderers.
- Supports ending the militarization of police, arguing that surplus military equipment supplied to local police departments make "the average citizen seem like an 'enemy' to be fought instead of a neighbor to be protected."
- Opposes no-knock warrants, which are search warrants served by police without knocking, waiting, and properly identifying themselves to residents.
- Supports police being trained in de-escalating tense situations to resolve conflicts without violent force, saying, "Too often, police encounters lead to needless death or injury because officers are told to 'control' every situation, even ones they should just walk away from."
- Supports ending qualified immunity for police officers and other government officials, such as prosecutors, who violate people's constitutional rights. Qualified immunity protects government officials from lawsuits if they act reasonably within their official capacity. 
- Supports moving investigations of police misconduct away from the local police and prosecutors and instead to the state Attorney General’s office to ensure police accountability.
- Advocates for requiring police officers to buy liability insurance in order to work as an officer, meaning that if their record fails to pass the test of an objective insurance company due to instances of misconduct, they may not work as an officer.
- Supports calling on unarmed community service agents or mental health professionals for "situations that don’t involve dangerous criminals," and advocates for eliminating traffic stops by the police.
- Supports limiting police unions to collective bargaining for wages and financial benefits only, saying, "There should be no contracts that limit investigation and discipline of officers who engage in misconduct."
- Opposes “red flag” laws, which prevent people deemed dangerous from obtaining guns, saying, "Such laws are open to abuse and violation of due process."
- Opposes civil asset forfeiture, which allows police to seize and keep any property deemed suspicious of involvement in criminal activity.
- Plans to introduce a law to "require judges to tell jurors that they can judge the law as well as the facts of a case; and to permit defense attorneys to defend their clients by saying that the law is wrong."

Believes federal intervention, including Medicare and Medicaid, occupational licensing, complex regulations, and FDA certification, distorts the healthcare industry and increases costs.

Believes federal intervention, including Medicare and Medicaid, occupational licensing, complex regulations, and Food & Drug Administration (FDA) certification, distorts the healthcare industry and increases costs.

Said, "Health care is not a right or a privilege. It’s a service, and like other goods and services, it should be provided by free-market competition."

Opposes pandemic restrictions and supports limiting officials' power to impose such rules in the future.

Promotes Medical Savings Accounts, which are accounts into which tax-deferred income can be deposited and funds can be used to pay for medical expenses.

Supports making healthcare expenses tax-deductible and permitting people to buy health insurance across state lines.

Supports allowing health insurance companies to offer limited, catastrophic policies, replacing the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) with a private sector drug certification, and decriminalizing the purchase of drugs from other countries.

- Believes federal intervention, including Medicare and Medicaid, occupational licensing, complex regulations, and Food & Drug Administration (FDA) certification, distorts the healthcare industry and increases costs.
- Said, "Health care is not a right or a privilege. It’s a service, and like other goods and services, it should be provided by free-market competition."
- Opposes pandemic restrictions and supports limiting officials' power to impose such rules in the future.
- Promotes Medical Savings Accounts, which are accounts into which tax-deferred income can be deposited and funds can be used to pay for medical expenses.
- Supports making healthcare expenses tax-deductible and permitting people to buy health insurance across state lines.
- Supports allowing health insurance companies to offer limited, catastrophic policies, replacing the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) with a private sector drug certification, and decriminalizing the purchase of drugs from other countries.

Opposes the federal Department of Education, believing it fails to educate and only imposes regulations and mandates on local schools.

Plans to abolish the federal Department of Education, believing it fails to educate and only imposes regulations and mandates on local schools.

Believes in the "complete separation of school and state" to ensure quality education for future generations.

Supports tuition tax credits for parents who send their children to private school.

- Plans to abolish the federal Department of Education, believing it fails to educate and only imposes regulations and mandates on local schools.
- Believes in the "complete separation of school and state" to ensure quality education for future generations.
- Supports tuition tax credits for parents who send their children to private school.

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

Supports allowing immigration at any international port of entry to reduce traffic in Texas border towns and eliminate the need for a border wall.

Supports an Ellis Island-style immigration system allowing free movement of people across borders, with checks for criminal records and communicable diseases.

Believes the U.S. should embrace its history as a "melting pot" of immigrants and oppose "ill-informed xenophobia."

Believes Congress has failed in reforming immigration policy, leading to "untold suffering" and the creation of an "immigration police state," particularly in southwestern states like Texas.

Believes U.S. immigration policy is flawed, citing examples of abuse and misconduct such as warrantless searches, forced deportations, and child separation.

- Supports allowing immigration at any international port of entry to reduce traffic in Texas border towns and eliminate the need for a border wall.
- Supports an Ellis Island-style immigration system allowing free movement of people across borders, with checks for criminal records and communicable diseases.
- Believes the U.S. should embrace its history as a "melting pot" of immigrants and oppose "ill-informed xenophobia."
- Believes Congress has failed in reforming immigration policy, leading to "untold suffering" and the creation of an "immigration police state," particularly in southwestern states like Texas.
- Believes U.S. immigration policy is flawed, citing examples of abuse and misconduct such as warrantless searches, forced deportations, and child separation.
- Supports non-interventionism and opposes foreign military presence, advocating for troop withdrawal and the elimination of alliances like the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO).
- Opposes military appropriations that sustain foreign troop deployments.
- Opposes foreign aid, saying it is "primarily the transfer of wealth from American taxpayers to the elite of other countries" and plans to end all foreign aid payments.
- Supports immigrants being allowed to work starting the day they arrive in the U.S., "instead of being placed on welfare programs and told to wait for a work permit."
- Said, "Our troops, our bombs, our drone strikes, and our meddling have created more terrorists every year."

Ted Brown

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