Isaiah Martin is a Houston native. He attended the University of Houston. 

Isaiah previously worked as an advisor for Congresswoman Sheila Jackson.

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Isaiah Martin, former Senior Advisor to Sheila Jackson Lee, launches congressional run for 18th district

Isaiah previously ran for the same congressional seat in 2023 but did not win.

Supports applying the Social Security payroll tax to incomes over $400,000 to strengthen the program.

Supports ensuring public pension funds remain solvent and secure.

Supports ensuring public pension funds are protected and secure.

Supports national policies that guarantee paid family, medical, and sick leave for all workers.

Supports expanding access to affordable childcare.

Supports securing federal funding to upgrade Houston's flood control infrastructure.

Supports investing in workforce development programs and certification opportunities for high school graduates, focusing on healthcare, technology, and skilled trades.

Supports immigrant workers and small business owners by ensuring access to legal protections and opportunities.

- Supports applying the Social Security payroll tax to incomes over $400,000 to strengthen the program.
- Supports ensuring public pension funds are protected and secure.
- Supports national policies that guarantee paid family, medical, and sick leave for all workers.
- Supports expanding access to affordable childcare.
- Supports securing federal funding to upgrade Houston's flood control infrastructure.
- Supports investing in workforce development programs and certification opportunities for high school graduates, focusing on healthcare, technology, and skilled trades.
- Supports immigrant workers and small business owners by ensuring access to legal protections and opportunities.

Economy

Plans to work with local police and federal agencies to address the trafficking of stolen firearms.

Supports the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to ensure law enforcement accountability and provide funding for mental health services for police officers.

Supports community-led training for law enforcement, expanding community violence intervention programs, and advocates for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would ban chokeholds, limit military equipment, and mandate body cameras. It would also provide funding for mental health services for the police.

Advocates for increased federal funding to help clear rape kit backlogs at the Houston Police Department and ensure survivors of sexual assault receive the justice and support they deserve.

Advocates for increased federal funding to help clear rape kit backlogs at the Houston Police Department.

- Supports gun control policies.
- Plans to work with local police and federal agencies to address the trafficking of stolen firearms.
- Supports community-led training for law enforcement, expanding community violence intervention programs, and advocates for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would ban chokeholds, limit military equipment, and mandate body cameras. It would also provide funding for mental health services for the police.
- Advocates for increased federal funding to help clear rape kit backlogs at the Houston Police Department.

Public Safety

Supports increasing Title I funding for low-income schools.

Supports increasing funding for low-income schools.

Supports funding free school meal programs.

Supports eliminating tuition for community colleges and trade schools.

Supports making college more affordable through financial aid reform, including ending "predatory lending practices" and abolishing the 15-week requirement for Pell Grant eligibility.

Supports expanding mental health services in high schools and colleges.

- Supports increasing funding for low-income schools.
- Supports funding free school meal programs.
- Supports eliminating tuition for community colleges and trade schools.
- Supports making college more affordable through financial aid reform, including ending "predatory lending practices" and abolishing the 15-week requirement for Pell Grant eligibility.
- Supports expanding mental health services in high schools and colleges.

Education

Supports a public option to provide "stability in coverage, lower costs, and affordable quality care."

Supports expanding Medicaid to include home health care for seniors.

Supports capping insulin prices at $35 per month for all individuals with diabetes.

Supports increasing funding for Medicare Advantage plans to expand coverage for vision, dental, and mental health care services.

Supports the federal government buying out medical debt for "pennies on the dollar" to relieve families of "unsustainable and completely unexpected medical debt."

- Supports a public option to provide "stability in coverage, lower costs, and affordable quality care."
- Supports expanding Medicaid to include home health care for seniors.
- Supports capping insulin prices at $35 per month for all individuals with diabetes.
- Supports increasing funding for Medicare Advantage plans to expand coverage for vision, dental, and mental health care services.
- Supports the federal government buying out medical debt for "pennies on the dollar" to relieve families of "unsustainable and completely unexpected medical debt."

Healthcare

Supports federal investments in renewable energy, carbon capture, energy-efficient buildings, and electric vehicle infrastructure.

Supports the Lead Pipe Replacement Initiative to replace lead pipes in Houston's older neighborhoods.

Supports strengthening the oversight and enforcement powers of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure water safety and impose penalties for pollution.

Supports securing federal funding to upgrade Houston's flood control infrastructure, including levees, reservoirs, and drainage systems.

Supports establishing a federal emergency fund for rapid responses to water contamination crises.

- Supports federal investments in renewable energy, carbon capture, energy-efficient buildings, and electric vehicle infrastructure.
- Supports the Lead Pipe Replacement Initiative to replace lead pipes in Houston's older neighborhoods.
- Supports strengthening the oversight and enforcement powers of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure water safety and impose penalties for pollution.
- Supports securing federal funding to upgrade Houston's flood control infrastructure, including levees, reservoirs, and drainage systems.
- Supports establishing a federal emergency fund for rapid responses to water contamination crises.

Energy & the Environment

Supports the passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore voting rights protections.

Supports the passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would require states with a history of voting discrimination to seek federal approval when changing voting laws.

Opposes voter suppression tactics like closing polling places and restricting mail-in voting.

Opposes "voter suppression tactics" like closing polling places and restricting mail-in voting.

Supports measures like expanded early voting hours and more accessible polling locations to increase voter participation, especially among young people, students, and historically disenfranchised groups.

Supports measures like expanded early voting hours and more accessible polling locations to increase voter participation.

- Supports the passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would require states with a history of voting discrimination to seek federal approval when changing voting laws.
- Opposes "voter suppression tactics" like closing polling places and restricting mail-in voting.
- Supports measures like expanded early voting hours and more accessible polling locations to increase voter participation.

Voting & Elections

Opposes the "reckless pursuit of deporting undocumented individuals and even individuals legally in the United States" by the Trump administration.

Supports a clear, permanent pathway to citizenship for undocumented individuals, including "DREAMers."

Supports a clear, permanent pathway to citizenship for undocumented individuals, including "DREAMers," who are undocumented children who grew up in the US.

- Opposes the "reckless pursuit of deporting undocumented individuals and even individuals legally in the United States" by the Trump administration.
- Supports a clear, permanent pathway to citizenship for undocumented individuals, including "DREAMers," who are undocumented children who grew up in the US.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Opposes the Trump administration's immigration policies, saying they "flouted the law of due process and defied the judiciary" in their "reckless pursuit of deporting undocumented individuals and even individuals legally in the United States."

- Supports gun control policies.
- Plans to work with local police and federal agencies to address the trafficking of stolen firearms.
- Supports community-led training for law enforcement, expanding community violence intervention programs, and advocates for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would ban chokeholds, limit military equipment, and mandate body cameras. It would also provide funding for mental health services for the police.

Supports establishing a federal emergency fund for rapid responses to water contamination crises, ensuring quick access to resources for water testing, cleanup, and public health protection.

Isaiah Martin is a proud Houston native. He attended the University of Houston, where he founded #ForTheStudents and spearheaded initiatives that tackled pressing issues such as campus voting access, food insecurity, and sexual assault support. He is still a member of the Church he grew up in and where he served as a Junior Knight of Peter Claver, St. Mary’s. When he has any free time, you can find Isaiah watching sports or spending time with his family.

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