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Beth earned her bachelor's degree in government and law from Cornell University. She is a single mother to 2 children. 

Beth previously worked as a regional administrator of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Southwest Region, vice president of strategic alliances at Akili Inc., and as a senior director of corporate communications at LSG Sky Chefs. 

Beth Van Duyne currently serves as the US Representative for Texas' 24th Congressional District. She was first elected in 2020 and is serving her 2nd term. She is the chair of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight. She previously served as the Mayor of Irving, Texas for 2 terms from 2011 to 2017 and on the Irving City Council for 2 terms from 2004 to 2010.

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Supports creating trade policies that benefit American workers and businesses, and re-negotiating or exiting trade policies that harm small businesses.

Supports reducing federal spending to lower the federal deficit and debt.

Plans to reduce federal spending to lower the federal deficit and debt.

Believes in reducing federal regulations to decrease government size and business costs.

Believes in reducing federal regulations to decrease government size.

Advocates for an infrastructure bill to rebuild roads, bridges, and flood gates.

Believes in prioritizing national growth and worker opportunities.

Wants to ensure "growth for our nation and opportunities for our workers are kept at the forefront."

- Supports creating trade policies that benefit American workers and businesses, and re-negotiating or exiting trade policies that harm small businesses.
- Plans to reduce federal spending to lower the federal deficit and debt.
- Believes in reducing federal regulations to decrease government size.
- Advocates for an infrastructure bill to rebuild roads, bridges, and flood gates.
- Wants to ensure "growth for our nation and opportunities for our workers are kept at the forefront."

Economy

Believes in designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations to combat them more effectively.

- Believes in designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations to combat them more effectively.

Public Safety

Fort Worth Report, Democrats Sam Eppler and Francine Ly hope to replace Rep. Beth Van Duyne in Texas’ District 24 seat

Wants to lower healthcare costs by expanding options and patient-doctor relationships.

- Wants to lower healthcare costs by expanding options and patient-doctor relationships.
- Opposes abortion access.

Healthcare

As of September 7, 2024, Beth Van Duyne’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

House of Representatives -  Vanduyne about page

Supports the development of next-generation nuclear reactors that are smaller and safer.

Believes more could be done to develop low or no emission energy sources.

Wants policies that will create abundant, affordable, and reliable energy to families and supply the expanding manufacturing industry.

- Supports the development of next-generation nuclear reactors that are smaller and safer.
- Believes more could be done to develop low or no emission energy sources.
- Wants policies that will create abundant, affordable, and reliable energy to families and supply the expanding manufacturing industry.

Energy & the Environment

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Believes in closing asylum loopholes, constructing additional walls, and hiring more border agents to address undocumented immigration and drug trafficking.

Believes in establishing relationships with ICE and local law enforcement to apprehend and deport "criminal illegals."

Wants to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law enforcement to address undocumented immigrants.

Supports creating a pathway to legal status (not citizenship) for undocumented immigrants who are not criminals or have lived in the U.S. since childhood.

Said, "For those in our country who are not committing crimes or have been in the US since they were children, we should create a pathway to legal status (not citizenship)."

- Believes in closing asylum loopholes, constructing additional walls, and hiring more border agents to address undocumented immigration and drug trafficking.
- Wants to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law enforcement to address undocumented immigrants.
- Said, "For those in our country who are not committing crimes or have been in the US since they were children, we should create a pathway to legal status (not citizenship)."

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Beth Van Duyne

Beth graduated from Greenhill School and earned a bachelor's degree in government and law at Cornell University. She is a single mother to 2 children. 

Beth is a US Representative she previously worked as the regional administrator of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Southwest Region and as mayor of Irving Texas. She also previously worked in senior technology, marketing, communications roles at various organisations. 

Beth Van Duyne serves as the US Representative for Texas' 24th Congressional District. She was first elected in 2020 and is serving her 2nd term. Beth previously served as the Mayor of Irving, Texas for 2 terms from 2011 to 2017 and on the Irving City Council for 2 terms from 2004 to 2010.

- Supports reducing federal spending to lower the federal deficit and debt.
- Supports reducing federal regulations to decrease government size and business costs.
- Believes in creating advantageous trade policies to benefit American workers and businesses.
- Believes in re-negotiating or exiting trade policies that harm small businesses.
- Believes in prioritizing national growth and worker opportunities.
- Believes in limiting government power.
- Supports lower taxes.

- Supports strong measures to combat government corruption and "good ole boy" politics.
- Believes in designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations to combat them more effectively.

As of September 12, 2024, Beth Van Duyne’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Beth Van Duyne previously served as the Mayor of Irving, Texas.

Beth Van Duyne previously served as the Mayor of Irving, Texas. She has also run for Congress and secured the Republican nomination.

Supports the Texas Municipal Police Association.

Supports the Bedford Municipal Police Association.

Supports law enforcement and believes enforcing laws protects the innocent and delivers justice for victims.

Believes in the "rule of law" to enhance public safety.

Endorsed by former U.S. House Representative and political candidate  Chip Roy, who said, "I know she will be an ally in the fight to stop government corruption, double standards in the application of law, and ensuring the rights of all our citizens are preserved and protected.”

The candidate's website includes a section asking, "Have you ever been arrested, charged with a crime or otherwise been part of a criminal proceeding? If yes, please explain:"

Supports maintaining an AAA bond rating to ensure city services and public safety are funded.

Promises to be a "voice in Congress that is always focused on getting things done to help us grow and create more."

Supports strong measures to combat government corruption and "good ole boy" politics.

Believes Congress should focus on "delivering solutions" like lowering healthcare costs, addressing drug trafficking and human trafficking, passing an infrastructure bill, and supporting family growth.

Believes the federal government should take steps to combat climate change.

Supports expanding energy development to achieve energy independence and preserve middle-class jobs.

Supports developing more sources of low or no emission baseload power.

Supports the development of more clean power plants.

Believes emissions are decreasing but supports additional efforts to reduce them.

Believes socialism is increasing, the border crisis is worsening, and threats from hostile nations are rising, including cyber-attacks, nuclear weapons, and terrorist jihad.

Opposes additional border wall or fence construction.

Opposes building additional border walls or fences and supports a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

Believes Congress must address border control.

Believes the federal government should focus on stopping drug cartels and human traffickers, and supports securing the border with walls where Border Patrol is present.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sam Eppler

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

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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 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.

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.

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.

Supports promoting new construction and housing starts.

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."

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 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 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 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."

- Your U.S. Representative represents the interests of your district in the U.S. House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Texas currently has 36 U.S. Representatives.
- U.S. 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. U.S. Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.

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