A proud Tyler native, Yolanda R. Prince was raised on faith, resilience, and the expectation that you don’t wait for change—you step up and create it. As the second of three children, a twin and an older brother, she early on learned the importance of family, responsibility, and standing firm in what you believe.

Yolanda R. Prince for US Congress

Yolanda has never been a bystander in her community. From volunteering with the Girl Scouts and Special Olympics to mentoring youth and organizing community-centered events, she has consistently shown up where she’s needed. Through her business, she has also created spaces that bring people together while giving back—most notably her annual mother-daughter tea, which supports and uplifts families while honoring her mother’s legacy.

Yolanda R. Prince is originally from Tyler. She volunteers with the Girl Scouts and Special Olympics, mentors youth, and organizes community-centered events.

As a project manager with Prairie View A&M University’s Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center, she works directly on initiatives aimed at reducing juvenile crime and strengthening families, tackling problems at their root instead of ignoring them. Yolanda also understands that economic stability doesn’t happen by accident—it requires investment, opportunity, and leadership that prioritizes working people.

Yolanda also understands that economic stability doesn’t happen by accident—it requires investment, opportunity, and leadership that prioritizes working people. She has built businesses, supported community initiatives, and continues to advocate for stronger schools, better wages, and resources that allow families not just to get by, but to move forward.

Yolanda works as a project manager with Prairie View A&M University’s Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center. She has built businesses.

2026 Texas General Election

Minimum Wage

The federal minimum wage has remained stagnant for far too long. I support raising the minimum wage to at least $15 per hour so that full-time workers can earn a living wage and support their families without relying on government assistance.

Supports raising the federal minimum wage to at least $15 per hour.

- Supports raising the federal minimum wage to at least $15 per hour.

Economy

Criminal Justice Reform

Our criminal justice system requires immediate reform. I support ending the use of privately owned, for-profit prisons and ensuring the justice system focuses on fairness, accountability.

Supports ending the use of privately owned, for-profit prisons.

- Supports ending the use of privately owned, for-profit prisons.

Public Safety

Medicare for All

I support a Medicare for All single-payer healthcare systems, that guarantees health insurance coverage for every American. No family should face bankruptcy, overwhelming medical debt, or have to start a fundraiser simply because a loved one became sick.

Rural Healthcare

Rural East Texas has experienced some of the highest hospital closure rates in the state. Families are often forced to drive hours for specialist appointments, emergency care, or routine medical services. Congress must increase Medicare reimbursement rates for providers and hospitals to help keep rural healthcare facilities open and financially stable.

Prescription Drug Costs

Americans pay some of the highest prescription drug prices in the world. Congress must hold pharmaceutical companies accountable and negotiate lower drug prices. No one should have to skip medication or ration prescriptions because they cannot afford them. East Texans are facing hundred and even thousand dollar prescription prices, and its time we put an end to deciding between dinner or medication.

Reproductive Justice

I am pro-choice. Decisions regarding reproductive healthcare belong to women, their families, and their healthcare providers—not politicians. I support restoring Roe and protecting access to reproductive healthcare.

Supports Medicare for All, a single-payer health insurance system for every American.

Calls for increasing Medicare reimbursement rates to help keep rural healthcare facilities open and financially stable.

Calls for Congress to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable and negotiate lower drug prices.

Supports restoring Roe and protecting access to reproductive healthcare.

- Supports Medicare for All, a single-payer health insurance system for every American.
- Calls for increasing Medicare reimbursement rates to help keep rural healthcare facilities open and financially stable.
- Calls for Congress to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable and negotiate lower drug prices.
- Supports restoring Roe and protecting access to reproductive healthcare.

Healthcare

K-12 Education

Teachers are the foundation of our education system and deserve professional wages that allow them to focus on teaching rather than working second jobs. I support raising teacher pay, protecting public education, expanding special education services, providing universal school meals, and investing in universal pre-kindergarten.

Supports expanding special education services.

Supports investing in universal pre-kindergarten.

- Supports raising teacher pay.
- Supports expanding special education services.
- Supports universal school meals.
- Supports investing in universal pre-kindergarten.

Education

As of July 31, 2026, Yolanda R. Prince’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

She has taken that fight beyond words. Yolanda marched in Washington, D.C. for the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act because she believes access to democracy is non-negotiable. As a national delegate representing Senate District 1, she helped ensure her community had a voice on the national stage.

Supports reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act.

- Supports reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act.

Voting & Elections

Immigration Reform

America needs a fair, efficient, and humane immigration system. I support creating a realistic pathway to citizenship that is less expensive and less time-consuming than the current process. Congress should ensure immigration courts are adequately staffed so applications can be processed efficiently. I will also advocate for ending the use of detention centers.

Supports a less expensive and less time-consuming pathway to citizenship.

Supports less expensive and less time-consuming pathways to citizenship.

Calls for adequately staffing immigration courts to process applications efficiently.

Advocates ending the use of detention centers in immigration enforcement.

Advocates for ending the use of detention centers in immigration enforcement.

- Supports less expensive and less time-consuming pathways to citizenship.
- Calls for adequately staffing immigration courts to process applications efficiently.
- Advocates for ending the use of detention centers in immigration enforcement.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Yolanda R. Prince

- Supports raising teacher pay.
- Supports protecting public education.
- Supports expanding special education services.
- Supports universal school meals.
- Supports investing in universal pre-kindergarten.

- Supports a less expensive and less time-consuming pathway to citizenship.
- Calls for adequately staffing immigration courts to process applications efficiently.
- Advocates ending the use of detention centers in immigration enforcement.

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