Courtney Head is originally from San Antonio. She earned an associate's degree in paralegal studies from San Antonio college and a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Houston. Courtney lives with her husband and two children.

Courtney is a Contracts & Privacy Manager. She works at ESO Solutions, Inc, a software company based in Columbus, OH. She previously worked as a business manager and in public-sector contract negotiation and compliance.

Courtney currently works as a contracts and privacy manager for ARCOS, LLC, a software company. She previously worked as a contract manager for ESO Solutions, Inc., a software company.

Courtney Head's campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Texas is her first entry into politics.

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Courtney's campaign for lieutenant governor of Texas is her first run for public office.

Supports fair wages and small businesses to drive the economy forward.

Supports fair wages and small businesses.

For Candidate Courtney Head on Issue economy:  
Commits to delivering meaningful property tax relief while maintaining essential community services.

Commits to delivering meaningful property tax relief while maintaining essential services.

- Supports fair wages and small businesses.
- Commits to delivering meaningful property tax relief while maintaining essential services.

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Supports expanding mental health care, strengthening rural hospitals, and improving access to addiction treatment to enhance community health outcomes.

Supports expanding mental health care, strengthening rural hospitals, and improving access to addiction treatment.

Supports expanded access to medical cannabis for patients under doctor guidance and advocates for a fair marketplace that includes Texas farmers, veterans, and small business owners.

For Candidate Courtney Head on Issue healthcare:  
Prioritizes women's right to make autonomous healthcare decisions and aims to ensure care is accessible to all communities, both rural and urban.

Prioritizes women's right to make autonomous healthcare decisions and aims to ensure care is accessible to all communities, both rural and urban.

- Supports expanding mental health care, strengthening rural hospitals, and improving access to addiction treatment.
- Supports expanded access to medical cannabis for patients under doctor guidance and advocates for a fair marketplace that includes Texas farmers, veterans, and small business owners.
- Prioritizes women's right to make autonomous healthcare decisions and aims to ensure care is accessible to all communities, both rural and urban.
- Supports access to abortion.

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Supports using legalization revenue to double Texas's renewable workforce and maintain leadership in both traditional and clean energy.

Supports using revenue from legalizing marijuana to double Texas's renewable workforce and maintain leadership in both traditional and clean energy.

- Supports using revenue from legalizing marijuana to double Texas's renewable workforce and maintain leadership in both traditional and clean energy.

Energy & the Environment

For Candidate Courtney Head on Issue public-safety:  
Supports Complete Streets planning to design safer roads for drivers, bus riders, cyclists, and pedestrians, while enhancing neighborhood resilience.

Supports safer roads for drivers, bus riders, cyclists, and pedestrians, while enhancing neighborhood resilience.

Supports investing in highways while expanding public transit to reduce congestion and improve transportation choices for Texans.

Supports investing in highways while expanding public transit to reduce congestion and improve transportation choice.

Supports utilizing Texas' budget surpluses and the Permanent School Fund to benefit children and public safety initiatives.

Supports targeted reinvestment to strengthen grid reliability through weatherization, modern transmission, and energy storage.

Supports legalizing marijuana and investing tax revenue into education, healthcare, transportation, and the energy grid.

- Supports safer roads for drivers, bus riders, cyclists, and pedestrians, while enhancing neighborhood resilience.
- Supports investing in highways while expanding public transit to reduce congestion and improve transportation choice.
- Supports utilizing Texas' budget surpluses and the Permanent School Fund to benefit children and public safety initiatives.
- Supports targeted reinvestment to strengthen grid reliability through weatherization, modern transmission, and energy storage.
- Supports legalizing marijuana and investing tax revenue into education, healthcare, transportation, and the energy grid.

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Supports balanced immigration reform that reflects both compassion and security.

Supports immigration reform that reflects both compassion and security.

As of January 22, 2026, Courtney Head’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports paying teachers as professionals to attract and retain great educators.

Supports paying teachers as professionals.

Opposes private school vouchers, asserting that public funds should be used solely for public education and that such vouchers violate the state constitution and the principle of equal access to education.

Opposes school vouchers, saying that public funds should be used solely for public education and that such vouchers violate the state constitution and the principle of equal access to education.

For Candidate Courtney Head on Issue education: Supports directing funding into classrooms to raise teacher pay, modernize facilities, update curriculum, and ensure safe, supportive learning environments.

Supports directing funding into classrooms to raise teacher pay, modernize facilities, update curriculum, and ensure safe, supportive learning environments.

- Supports paying teachers as professionals.
- Opposes school vouchers, saying that public funds should be used solely for public education and that such vouchers violate the state constitution and the principle of equal access to education.
- Supports directing funding into classrooms to raise teacher pay, modernize facilities, update curriculum, and ensure safe, supportive learning environments.

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Commits to ensuring clear and open communication in government actions and spending, aiming to make processes more accessible and inclusive for all Texans.

- Commits to ensuring clear and open communication in government actions and spending, aiming to make processes more accessible and inclusive for all Texans.

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- Supports fair wages and small businesses.
- Commits to delivering meaningful property tax relief while maintaining essential services.
- Supports immigration reform that reflects both compassion and security.

Courtney's campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Texas is her first run for public office.

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Marcos Isaias Velez lives in Houston with his wife and four children.

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Marcos is the assistant director for the United Steelworkers Union.

Marcos Isaias Velez's campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Texas.

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Marcos was raised in Houston, where he lives today with his wife.

Promises to reduce property taxes without diverting funds from public schools.

Promises to "bring down everyday costs and deliver real property tax relief without taking money from our public schools."

- Promises to "bring down everyday costs and deliver real property tax relief without taking money from our public schools."
- Supports raising the minimum wage.

Plans to prioritize legislation that ensures seniors have stable, affordable access to housing, health care, and utilities.

Prioritizes ensuring seniors have stable, affordable access to housing, health care, and utilities.

- Prioritizes ensuring seniors have stable, affordable access to housing, health care, and utilities.

Supports protecting rural water, farmland, and local communities while supporting the ranchers and farmers who keep Texas running.

Wants to "protect rural water, farmland, and local communities while supporting the ranchers and farmers who keep Texas running."

- Wants to "protect rural water, farmland, and local communities while supporting the ranchers and farmers who keep Texas running."

As of January 22, 2026, Marcos Isaias Velez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said, "I will fully fund public education, raise teacher pay, and stop the political attacks on educators."

Supports fully funding public education, raising teacher pay, and stopping the political attacks on educators.

- Supports fully funding public education, raising teacher pay, and stopping the political attacks on educators.

Marcos Isaias Velez

- Promises to "bring down everyday costs and deliver real property tax relief without taking money from our public schools."
- Supports raising the minimum wage.
- Wants to "protect rural water, farmland, and local communities while supporting the ranchers and farmers who keep Texas running."

Marcos is the Assistant Director for the United Steelworkers Union and has been with them for over a decade.

- Plans to "prioritize legislation that ensures seniors have stable, affordable access to housing, health care, and utilities."

- Promises to "fully fund public education, raise teacher pay, and stop the political attacks on educators."

Supports protecting rural water, farmland, and communities from corporate exploitation.

Vikki Goodwin is originally from Dallas. She earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and government and a master's degree in public affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. She lives with her family in southwest Austin.

Vikki currently works as the owner of a residential real estate company. She previously worked as a systems analyst for the Office of the Attorney General of Texas.

Vikki currently serves as the representative for Texas House of Representatives District 47. She was first elected in 2018 and is serving her fourth term.

Supports raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour and increasing the wage for tipped workers.

Supports small businesses and plans to implement reforms to help them compete with large corporations and address rising costs and insurance premiums.

Supports using the state's surplus for initiatives like the Fair Rent Incentive Act while prioritizing teacher pay increases, childcare center tax exemptions, and infrastructure investments.

Supports allowing Texans to vote on legalizing gambling in the state, believing it would generate revenue, create jobs, and boost tourism if properly regulated.

Supports allowing Texans to vote on legalizing gambling, believing it would generate revenue, create jobs, and boost tourism.

Supports regulating THC to ensure public safety through age restrictions, testing standards, and proper labeling requirements.

Supports legalizing and regulating cannabis to ensure public safety through age restrictions, testing standards, and proper labeling requirements.

Said "I remain committed to meaningful property tax reform for Texas families."

- Supports raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour and increasing the wage for tipped workers.
- Supports small businesses and plans to implement reforms to help them compete with large corporations and address rising costs and insurance premiums.
- Supports using the state's surplus for initiatives like the Fair Rent Incentive Act while prioritizing teacher pay increases, childcare center tax exemptions, and infrastructure investments.
- Supports allowing Texans to vote on legalizing gambling, believing it would generate revenue, create jobs, and boost tourism.
- Supports legalizing and regulating cannabis to ensure public safety through age restrictions, testing standards, and proper labeling requirements.
- Said "I remain committed to meaningful property tax reform for Texas families."

Supports abortion and wants to "restore" access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare for all Texans.

Supports expanding Medicaid to reduce the high uninsured rate in Texas, ensure vulnerable populations receive care, and attract federal funding to the state.

Supports expanding Medicaid to reduce the high uninsured rates, ensure everyone receives care, and attract federal funding.

Supports extending postpartum Medicaid coverage, addressing provider shortages in rural areas, and reducing high maternal mortality rates, especially among Black women.

Supports extending postpartum Medicaid coverage, addressing provider shortages in rural areas, and reducing high maternal mortality rates.

Supports expanding mental health resources for Texans with depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

Supports expanding mental health resources for Texans with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Opposes Medicaid cuts for children with special healthcare needs.

- Supports access to abortion.
- Supports expanding Medicaid to reduce the high uninsured rates, ensure everyone receives care, and attract federal funding.
- Supports extending postpartum Medicaid coverage, addressing provider shortages in rural areas, and reducing high maternal mortality rates.
- Supports expanding mental health resources for Texans with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Opposes Medicaid cuts for children with special healthcare needs.

Supports sustainable land management in Texas to minimize wildfire risks.

Supports strategies to address extreme weather and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, acknowledging their role in increasing wildfire danger in Texas.

Supports strategies to address extreme weather and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Believes access to water should be a priority for all Texans and supports improving water infrastructure through conservation and re-use policies.

- Supports sustainable land management in Texas to minimize wildfire risks.
- Supports strategies to address extreme weather and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Believes access to water should be a priority for all Texans and supports improving water infrastructure through conservation and re-use policies.

Supports gun control, "like stronger background checks, proper training requirements, and tools to investigate straw purchases without infringing on constitutional rights."

As a state representative, introduced "the Natalia Cox Act of 2023, which provides critical resources to domestic violence victims."

As a state representative, introduced House Bill 4863 to increase "mental health resources for first responders."

- Supports gun control, "like stronger background checks, proper training requirements, and tools to investigate straw purchases without infringing on constitutional rights."
- As a state representative, introduced "the Natalia Cox Act of 2023, which provides critical resources to domestic violence victims."
- As a state representative, introduced House Bill 4863 to increase "mental health resources for first responders."

Supports comprehensive immigration reform, including doubling visa caps and creating safe processing facilities in home countries.

- Supports comprehensive immigration reform, including doubling visa caps and creating safe processing facilities in home countries.

Believes low pay, excessive paperwork, constant testing, and safety concerns are causing many teachers to leave the profession and too few college students to choose teaching.

Believes low pay, excessive paperwork, constant testing, and safety concerns are causing a shortage of teachers.

Supports better pay for educators and support staff.

Supports reducing standardized testing in Texas schools.

Opposes school voucher programs, which are programs that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools.

Supports increasing school funding to avoid financial struggles for districts.

Supports expanding Pre-K eligibility to include children of all public school employees.

As a state representative, introduced legislation (House Bill 4598) to fund childcare programs through employer contributions.

Passed legislation "establishing the Texas Food System Security and Resiliency Planning Council," to increase access to fresh food.

- Believes low pay, excessive paperwork, constant testing, and safety concerns are causing a shortage of teachers.
- Supports better pay for educators and support staff.
- Supports reducing standardized testing in Texas schools.
- Opposes school voucher programs, which are programs that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools.
- Supports increasing school funding to avoid financial struggles for districts.
- Supports expanding Pre-K eligibility to include children of all public school employees.
- As a state representative, introduced legislation (House Bill 4598) to fund childcare programs through employer contributions.
- Passed legislation "establishing the Texas Food System Security and Resiliency Planning Council," to increase access to fresh food.

Supports the Empowering Texans Ballot Initiative Act (HJR 198), which would allow citizens to propose statewide ballot initiatives through a signature collection process.

Supports the Empowering Texans Ballot Initiative Act (House Joint Resolution 198), which would allow citizens to propose statewide ballot initiatives through a signature collection process.

Supports ranked choice voting, especially in city and school board elections, as a means to save money and increase voter impact on election outcomes.

Supports ranked choice voting, method where voters rank candidates in order of their preference, as a means to save money and increase voter impact on election outcomes.

- Supports the Empowering Texans Ballot Initiative Act (House Joint Resolution 198), which would allow citizens to propose statewide ballot initiatives through a signature collection process.
- Supports online voter registration.
- Supports ranked choice voting, method where voters rank candidates in order of their preference, as a means to save money and increase voter impact on election outcomes.

Vikki Goodwin

- Supports raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour and increasing the wage for tipped workers.
- Supports small businesses and plans to implement reforms to help them compete with large corporations and address rising costs and insurance premiums.
- Supports using the state's surplus for initiatives like the Fair Rent Incentive Act while prioritizing teacher pay increases, childcare center tax exemptions, and infrastructure investments.
- Supports allowing Texans to vote on legalizing gambling, believing it would generate revenue, create jobs, and boost tourism.
- Supports legalizing and regulating cannabis to ensure public safety through age restrictions, testing standards, and proper labeling requirements.
- As a state representative, "passed legislation establishing the Texas Food System Security and Resiliency Planning Council," to increase access to fresh food.
- Said "I remain committed to meaningful property tax reform for Texas families."

- Believes low pay, excessive paperwork, constant testing, and safety concerns are causing a shortage of teachers.
- Supports better pay for educators and support staff.
- Supports reducing standardized testing in Texas schools.
- Opposes school voucher programs, which are programs that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools.
- Supports increasing school funding to avoid financial struggles for districts.
- Supports expanding Pre-K eligibility to include children of all public school employees.
- As a state representative, introduced legislation (House Bill 4598) to fund childcare programs through employer contributions.

Buket Urgen

Opposes the use of public funds for religious education.

- The lieutenant governor is elected statewide by voters and is the second-highest elected official in Texas.
- They run the Texas Senate, deciding which bills are considered and who serves on Senate committees. This gives them major influence over state laws.
- They can cast a deciding vote in the Senate if there is a tie.
- The lieutenant governor helps shape the state budget and policy priorities by serving on key budget and oversight boards.
- If the governor is out of state, temporarily unable to serve, or leaves office, the lieutenant governor takes over the governor’s duties. If the governor leaves office permanently, the lieutenant governor becomes governor.
- The lieutenant governor serves a four-year term and can run again with no term limits.
- The position pays the same base salary as a Texas state legislator (about $7,200 a year), plus additional daily pay during legislative sessions.

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