### Biographical Information
Education Business graduate and Masters in Systems Management

Experience Past Chair, Board of Trustees of Denton County India Cultural Association; Past Vice President of Dallas Indian Lions Club; Past Community Chair of India Association of North Texas; and Past Member Lewisville Medical Center Community Advisory Board.

Texas State House District 66 — VOTE411 Voter Guide. Additional information available on VOTE411.org. (Sandeep Srivastava)

Sandeep Srivastava holds a business degree and a master's degree in systems management. He has served as chair of the Denton County India Cultural Association board of trustees, as vice president of the Dallas Indian Lions Club, as community chair of the India Association of North Texas, and as a member of the Lewisville Medical Center Community Advisory Board.

Sandeep Srivastava, a longtime Plano/Frisco resident, business owner, and community advocate, is officially announcing his candidacy for Texas House District 66 as a Democrat. He will challenge the five-term Republican incumbent in the November 2026 election.

Sandeep For Texas — About Us

## Texas House District 66

### Democratic Primary

Sandeep Srivastava previously ran as a Democrat for Congressional District 3.

Sandeep Srivastava is the only Democrat running in the primary for Texas House District 66. Srivastava ran twice as a Democrat for Texas Congressional District 3, losing to Rep. Keith Self both times.

Collin County primary elections voter guide: What's at stake | KERA News

Sandeep previously ran for Texas Congressional District 3 twice but did not win.

2026 Texas General Election

### Other Issues: What other issues do you believe will be most pressing in the next session of the Texas Legislature, and what is your position on these issues?
Home and auto insurance rates in Texas have become unaffordable for too many families, with premiums skyrocketing and options limited. The state must prioritize meaningful insurance reform by increasing competition, lowering rates, and protecting consumers from high costs. Without action, more Texans will be priced out of coverage and financial security.

Lowering property taxes isn’t just about saving money—it’s about protecting the Texas way of life. It’s about keeping homeownership within reach, supporting local communities, and ensuring our economy stays strong for the next generation.

That means greater transparency in how tax rates are set. It means putting limits on excessive increases and giving local voters more control. And it means finding smarter ways to fund our schools and essential services without overburdening property owners.

Sandeep For Texas — Issues

Bring Down Health Care Costs:

Health care is too expensive for families, businesses, and the state. We need to simplify the system, eliminate waste, and support price transparency so Texans can shop for care like they would any other service. I support measures to limit hospital price gouging and promote competitive, free-market options.

Calls for insurance reforms that increase competition, lower rates, and protect consumers from high costs.

Supports greater transparency in property-tax rates, limits on excessive increases, and more local voter control.

Supports limiting hospital price gouging and promoting competitive, free-market healthcare options.

- Calls for insurance reforms that increase competition, lower rates, and protect consumers from high costs.
- Supports greater transparency in property-tax rates, limits on excessive increases, and more local voter control.
- Supports limiting hospital price gouging and promoting competitive, free-market healthcare options.

Economy

### Children: What legislation and/or funding is needed, if any, to improve the state’s care of children in protective services, foster care, and the juvenile justice system?
Texas must strengthen care for children in protective services, foster care, and the juvenile justice system by investing in prevention, workforce support, and accountability. This includes fully funding CPS to reduce caseloads, improve training, and retain staff; expanding family preservation and mental health services; and prioritizing family-based foster placements while supporting kinship caregivers and youth aging out of care.
Texas should also shift juvenile justice toward rehabilitation through community-based alternatives, with strong oversight to protect children’s safety and rights.

### Border: What should the state do, if anything, with respect to immigration and border security?
Texas should end Operation Lone Star to free DPS and local law enforcement to focus on criminal investigations and public safety. The state can invest in technology like drones, cameras, and data systems to secure the border efficiently, and improve ports of entry and staffing to streamline lawful trade and travel. Texas can also expand access to state services for law-abiding immigrants and fund legal aid and humanitarian programs.
However, comprehensive immigration reform must come from the federal government, ensuring a fair pathway to citizenship while balancing safety and opportunity.

Calls for funding child protective services, reducing caseloads, expanding family preservation services, and supporting family-based foster placements.

Supports shifting juvenile justice toward rehabilitation through community-based alternatives with strong oversight.

Calls for ending Operation Lone Star so state and local law enforcement can focus on criminal investigations and public safety.

Supports investing in border-security technology and improving ports of entry and staffing to streamline lawful trade and travel.

- Calls for funding child protective services, reducing caseloads, expanding family preservation services, and supporting family-based foster placements.
- Supports shifting juvenile justice toward rehabilitation through community-based alternatives with strong oversight.
- Calls for ending Operation Lone Star so state and local law enforcement can focus on criminal investigations and public safety.
- Supports investing in border-security technology and improving ports of entry and staffing to streamline lawful trade and travel.

Public Safety

### Healthcare: What state legislation, if any, is needed related to healthcare in Texas, including in rural areas?
Texas must expand Medicaid to reduce one of the largest uninsured populations in the country. More than 3 million Texans, nearly a third of them children, lack health insurance—an unacceptable reality. Uncertainty in federal funding is forcing rural hospitals, including those in Hunt County, to close, increasing pressure on Collin County’s healthcare system, which has no public hospital. I will work with legislators and county leaders to strengthen rural healthcare and secure local hospital access.
Additionally, medical decisions should be made by women and their doctors—not the government.

Prioritize Mental Health and Preventive Care:

A healthy Texas starts with early intervention. I’ll work to expand access to mental health care, especially for youth and veterans, and support preventive care programs that keep people healthy and reduce long-term costs.

### LGBTQ: What action should the state take, if any, related to transgender and other LGBTQ people?
The state has a responsibility to protect the rights and safety of transgender and LGBTQ Texans. This includes ensuring equal access to education, healthcare, public services, and employment without fear of discrimination. Policies should be grounded in civil rights principles, promoting inclusion while protecting individuals from harassment, bullying, or violence.
Texas should also support resources for mental health, youth programs, and community services that affirm LGBTQ identities, so every Texan can live safely, openly, and with dignity.

Calls for expanding Medicaid and strengthening rural healthcare and local hospital access.

Said medical decisions should be made by women and their doctors, not the government.

Plans to expand mental-health access for youth and veterans and support preventive-care programs.

Supports equal access to healthcare, education, public services, and employment for transgender and LGBTQ Texans without discrimination.

- Calls for expanding Medicaid and strengthening rural healthcare and local hospital access.
- Said medical decisions should be made by women and their doctors, not the government.
- Plans to expand mental-health access for youth and veterans and support preventive-care programs.
- Supports equal access to healthcare, education, public services, and employment for transgender and LGBTQ Texans without discrimination.

Healthcare

### Education Funding: What, if anything, should change about how the state funds public and private education?
The best way to ensure every child in Texas has access to a high-quality education is to fully and reliably fund public schools. Texas is constitutionally required to do so, and voucher programs undermine that obligation by diverting resources away from public education. The state should repeal the voucher legislation, increase funding to reflect the true operational costs faced by our largest districts, and raise teacher pay to recruit and retain qualified educators.
Investing in public education is essential to the success of our students and our state.

### Higher Education: What role should the state government have in policies of public colleges and universities, including free speech, protests on campus, classroom instruction, and personnel management?
Texas’s public colleges and universities have long been among the best in the country because faculty are trusted to design curriculum, lead research, and provide rigorous instruction. The state government should support these institutions by providing adequate funding, ensuring academic freedom, and protecting free speech on campus.
Administrators should manage personnel and campus policies in ways that promote excellence and safety, while the state focuses on accountability, transparency, and access—not dictating classroom content or restricting scholarly inquiry.

Calls for repealing voucher legislation, increasing public-school funding, and raising teacher pay.

Supports funding public colleges and universities while protecting academic freedom and campus free speech.

- Calls for repealing voucher legislation, increasing public-school funding, and raising teacher pay.
- Supports funding public colleges and universities while protecting academic freedom and campus free speech.

Education

### Electricity: What, if anything, should the state government do to ensure that electricity is consistently available, sustainable, and affordable for Texans, especially with increasing data center demand?
Texas must fully weatherize and modernize the electric grid to ensure reliable, affordable power in all conditions. While some progress has been made, ERCOT still issues emergency alerts during extreme heat and winter storms—unacceptable for a state with a significant budget surplus. The state should invest in grid resiliency, transmission upgrades, and energy storage, while planning responsibly for growing demand from data centers and population growth.
A balanced mix of energy sources and efficiency measures is critical to keeping electricity reliable, sustainable, and affordable for Texans.

### Water: What legislation, if any, is needed to manage water usage for industrial, agricultural, and residential users?
Texas must act now to manage water as population and industrial demands grow. Collin County, one of the fastest-growing areas in the nation, highlights the challenges our state will face. Future infrastructure and engineering projects must prioritize water conservation, efficiency, and reuse. Large industrial users, including data and blockchain centers, should follow clear water-use standards and reporting requirements to prevent strain on local supplies.
Protecting water resources is critical for residential, agricultural, and long-term economic sustainability.

Calls for weatherizing and modernizing the electric grid, including investments in resiliency, transmission, and energy storage.

Calls for water-conservation and reuse requirements in infrastructure projects and water-use standards for large industrial users.

- Calls for weatherizing and modernizing the electric grid, including investments in resiliency, transmission, and energy storage.
- Calls for water-conservation and reuse requirements in infrastructure projects and water-use standards for large industrial users.

Energy & the Environment

Frisco, TX – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Texas state house candidate, Sandeep Srivastava (district 66), has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the term limits convention pledge. Previously, Matt Shaheen signed the pledge.

The U.S. Term Limits pledge is provided to candidates and members of state legislatures. It reads, “I pledge that, as a member of the state legislature, I will cosponsor, vote for, and defend the resolution applying for an Article V convention for the sole purpose of enacting term limits on Congress.”

Sandeep Srivastava Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits

### Voter Representation: What criteria would you support in drawing districts for elected offices?
Redistricting should be a nonpartisan process based solely on census data, not political advantage. Texas needs fair maps that reflect the state’s true political competitiveness and give voters meaningful choices in more districts. Ideally, an independent, nonpartisan commission would oversee redistricting to prevent gerrymandering, though we may not be there yet.
In the meantime, the Legislature should prioritize transparency, public input, and fairness to ensure that district lines accurately represent communities and voters, not political interests.

Pledged to co-sponsor, vote for, and defend a resolution seeking an Article V convention for congressional term limits.

Supports nonpartisan redistricting based on census data and an independent commission to prevent gerrymandering.

- Pledged to co-sponsor, vote for, and defend a resolution seeking an Article V convention for congressional term limits.
- Supports nonpartisan redistricting based on census data and an independent commission to prevent gerrymandering.

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- Supports nonpartisan redistricting based on census data and an independent commission to prevent gerrymandering.

Sandeep Srivastava is from Plano/Frisco, Texas. He is a husband and father of two.

Sandeep Srivastava: Candidate for Texas House District 66

Sandeep's campaign for Texas State Representative, District 66, is his first time running for public office.

Said, "I will support legislation that attracts more insurers to Texas by cutting red tape and making it easier for reputable companies to offer affordable policies."

Said, "I will work to improve the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) and other risk pools, ensuring affordable, reliable coverage is available when the private market falls short."

Said, "I’ll support smart reforms that curb these abuses without limiting the rights of legitimate policyholders."

Supports legislation to attract more insurers to Texas by reducing red tape and facilitating affordable policy offerings.

Plans to improve the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and other risk pools to ensure affordable and reliable coverage when the private market is insufficient.

Said, "Health care is too expensive for families, businesses, and the state. We need to simplify the system, eliminate waste, and support price transparency so Texans can shop for care like they would any other service. I support measures to limit hospital price gouging and promote competitive, free-market options."

Said, "One-size-fits-all policies don’t work in Texas. Our rural areas need targeted investment. I’ll support incentives for rural hospitals and mobile clinics and work to attract health professionals to underserved areas through education partnerships and local hiring programs."

Supports expanding access to mental health care, particularly for youth and veterans, and advocates for preventive care programs to reduce long-term costs.

Supports fighting against surprise billing, advocating for transparency in insurance billing, and ensuring fair dispute resolution between providers and insurers to protect patients.

Said, "Community-based crime prevention: Supporting programs that build trust between law enforcement and the neighborhoods they serve."

Said, "Addressing root causes of crime: Including mental health services, drug treatment programs, and youth outreach initiatives that steer people away from violence and toward opportunity."

Said, "Stronger support for victims: We need better resources for victims of domestic violence, assault, and other crimes because justice means more than arrests; it means healing."

Supports expanding access to mental health care, particularly for youth and veterans, and advocates for preventive care programs to maintain health and reduce long-term costs.

Said, "Enhance campus security through funding for school resource officers (SROs), threat detection technologies, and infrastructure upgrades where needed."

Supports increasing the availability of counselors and mental health professionals in every school district.

Said, "Encourage local partnerships between schools, law enforcement, and community organizations to identify risks early and act preventively."

Supports requiring schools to maintain, regularly update, and practice comprehensive safety and crisis response plans for emergency preparedness.

Said, "Instead of defunding public schools, let’s invest in them. Let’s pay our teachers what they deserve. Let’s lower class sizes, provide mental health resources, and make sure every student, in every part of this great state, gets the quality education they deserve."

As of July 22, 2026, Sandeep Srivastava’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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