Gary Taylor is from Fort Worth, Texas. He is a retired high school and community college math teacher. He has three daughters, three grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.

Gary Taylor is from Fort Worth. He is a widower, and has three daughters, three grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.

Gary is a retired high school and community college math teacher. He is also a semi-retired musician.

Gary is a retired high school and community college math teacher, and a semi-retired musician.

Gary's campaign for Texas 21st Congressional District representative is his first time running for public office.

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Gary's campaign for U.S. representative for Texas' 21st District is his first run for public office.

Supports shifting away from "trickle-down" economics to "Progressivism."

Supports shifting away "from this trickle-down [economics] system back to Progressivism."

Supports progressive economic policies that address wealth inequality and fair labor compensation.

Supports the Build Back Better Act, saying "It is designed to build an economy for all and leave no one out."

Supports the Build Back Better Act, saying "[i]t is designed to build an economy for all and leave no one out."

Supports saving and improving Social Security.

- Supports shifting away "from this trickle-down [economics] system back to Progressivism."
- Supports progressive economic policies that address wealth inequality and fair labor compensation.
- Supports the Build Back Better Act, saying "[i]t is designed to build an economy for all and leave no one out."
- Supports improving Social Security.

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

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Said, "We must begin the hard work of transforming our healthcare system into an affordable, quality healthcare system for all."

Said, "[w]e must begin the hard work of transforming our healthcare system into an affordable, quality healthcare system for all."

- Said, "[w]e must begin the hard work of transforming our healthcare system into an affordable, quality healthcare system for all."

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Supports publicly funded college education.

Supports retraining programs for workers whose jobs are becoming obsolete.

- Supports publicly funded college education.
- Supports retraining programs for workers whose jobs are becoming obsolete.

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Kristin Hook is from South Texas. She has a PhD in animal behavior. 

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Kristin Hook earned two degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and a Doctor of Philosophy in Behavioral Biology from Cornell University.

Kristin is a scientist and educator. She is a former federal scientist and a policy fellow in U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's office. Before that, she taught middle school science in New York City for three years. 

Kristin is a scientist and educator. She is a former federal scientist and a policy fellow in U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's office. Before that, she was a teacher.

Kristin is a former educator and community advocate.

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For Candidate Kristin Hook on Issue economy:  
Believes wages are stagnating while billionaires pay lower effective tax rates than teachers and nurses.

Believes "wages stagenate while billionaires pay lower effective tax rates than teachers and nurses."

- Believes "wages stagenate while billionaires pay lower effective tax rates than teachers and nurses."

For Candidate Kristin Hook on Issue public-safety:  
Commits to a secure, orderly, and humane border to ensure safety for all.

Commits to a "secure, orderly, and humane border tso that everyone feels safe"

- Commits to a "secure, orderly, and humane border tso that everyone feels safe"

Challenges the notion that a human embryo has an actual heartbeat and presents herself as pro-science, particularly regarding abortion rights.

Challenges "the notion that a human embryo has an actual heartbeat."

- Challenges "the notion that a human embryo has an actual heartbeat."

Supports initiatives that strengthen the education system to benefit teachers, students, and small business owners in need of a skilled workforce.

Supports initiatives that "strengthen our education system so that every teacher, student, and small business owner in need of a skilled workforce can thrive."

- Supports initiatives that "strengthen our education system so that every teacher, student, and small business owner in need of a skilled workforce can thrive."

Believes in protecting, restoring, and funding Texas's natural environment and its resources.

Believes in "protecting, restoring, and funding our natural environment and its resources."

- Believes in "protecting, restoring, and funding our natural environment and its resources."

Supports getting money out of politics and protecting voting rights to ensure every Texan's voice is heard.

Believes in "getting money out of politics and will support legislation that protects voting rights to make sure that every Texan voice is heard."

- Believes in "getting money out of politics and will support legislation that protects voting rights to make sure that every Texan voice is heard."

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

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Supports initiatives that strengthen the education system to benefit teachers, students, and small business owners.

Supports a secure, orderly, and humane border, recognizing the contributions of immigrants to local economies and communities.

Regina is from Bandera, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in government and history. She has a master’s degree in counseling from St. Edward’s University and a doctorate from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.

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Regina Vanburg is from Bandera, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in government and history. She has a master’s degree in counseling from St. Edward’s University and a doctorate from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.

Regina currently works as a data analyst supporting recruit well-being at Lackland Air Force Base and runs a small business. She is a licensed psychologist and operates a private practice focused on telehealth services. Regina previously served as a trauma psychologist for the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Audie Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital and the Kerrville outpatient clinic. 

Regina Vanburg’s campaign for U.S. Representative for Texas’s 21st Congressional District is her first entry into politics.

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Regina’s campaign for U.S. Representative for Texas’s 21st Congressional District is her first entry into politics.

Supports strong labor standards, the right to organize, and collective bargaining for all workers, including those in the gig economy.

Supports strong labor standards, the right to organize, and collective bargaining for all workers.

Supports increasing the federal minimum wage.

Supports closing tax loopholes, taxing wealth fairly, and ensuring corporations pay taxes so public funds benefit everyone, not just the wealthy.

Supports closing tax loopholes, taxing wealth fairly.

Supports limiting corporate homeownership to prevent firms from buying housing stock, increasing prices, and "hollowing out communities."

Supports limiting corporate homeownership to prevent firms from buying housing stock.

Supports banning non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for public assets, utilities, and funds.

Supports federal oversight and investment in Texas's energy infrastructure to prevent power outages and modernize systems using technologies like GIS and radar for leak detection and efficiency improvement.

Supports federal oversight and investment in Texas's energy infrastructure.

Supports "protecting water rights, regulating irresponsible development, and ensuring Texas land, utilities, and natural resources serve Texans, not speculators."

Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy to create jobs, diversify the energy portfolio, strengthen reliability, and respect Texas communities.

Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy to create jobs.

Supports the Green New Deal, believing it will create jobs, lower energy costs, modernize infrastructure, and address climate change while boosting domestic industry.

Supports the Green New Deal, which are policies designed to combat climate change while simultaneously addressing economic inequality and social injustice.

- Supports strong labor standards, the right to organize, and collective bargaining for all workers.
- Supports increasing the federal minimum wage.
- Supports closing tax loopholes, taxing wealth fairly.
- Supports limiting corporate homeownership to prevent firms from buying housing stock.
- Supports banning non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for public assets, utilities, and funds.
- Supports federal oversight and investment in Texas's energy infrastructure.
- Supports protecting water rights.
- Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy to create jobs.
- Supports the Green New Deal, which are policies designed to combat climate change while simultaneously addressing economic inequality and social injustice.

Supports gun control and "common-sense reforms" such as universal background checks, domestic violence restraining orders, and temporary firearm access restrictions by courts with due process.

Supports gun control, including policies such as background checks.

Opposes for-profit prisons and plans to end federal contracts that incentivize incarceration over rehabilitation and human dignity.

Opposes for-profit prisons and plans to end federal contracts that incentivize incarceration over rehabilitation.

- Supports gun control, including policies such as background checks.
- Opposes for-profit prisons and plans to end federal contracts that incentivize incarceration over rehabilitation.

Supports a "modern, phased-in Medicare for All system that guarantees comprehensive care without premiums or surprise bills."

Supports a Medicare for All system that guarantees comprehensive care.

- Supports a Medicare for All system that guarantees comprehensive care.
- Supports abortion access.

Opposes "national voucher programs that drain public dollars from public schools to subsidize private interests."

Supports tuition-free public college, strong funding for higher education, and major student debt relief.

Supports tuition-free public college and major student debt relief.

- Opposes national voucher programs.
- Supports tuition-free public college and major student debt relief.

Supports regulating irresponsible development, and protecting Texas land and natural resources.

Wants to address climate change while boosting domestic industry.

- Supports regulating irresponsible development, and protecting Texas land and natural resources.
- Wants to address climate change while boosting domestic industry.

Supports federal measures to ensure voting access and prevent election manipulation, including independent redistricting and national standards for voting methods.

Supports federal measures to ensure voting access and prevent election manipulation.

Supports strict campaign finance limits, full transparency, and public financing of elections to reduce the influence of wealth and corporate power.

- Supports federal measures to ensure voting access and prevent election manipulation.
- Supports strict campaign finance limits.

Supports Ukraine and wants to ensure U.S. involvement has "oversight and accountability."

Supports Ukraine and wants to ensure U.S. involvement has accountability.

Opposes "authoritarianism and corruption while rejecting blanket sanctions that harm civilians."

Opposes "authoritarianism and corruption."

Supports diplomacy, indigenous sovereignty, environmental protection, and peaceful cooperation with NATO allies in the Arctic.

Supports cooperation with NATO allies in the Arctic.

- Supports Ukraine and wants to ensure U.S. involvement has accountability.
- Opposes "authoritarianism and corruption."
- Supports cooperation with NATO allies in the Arctic.

Regina Vanburg

- Supports strong labor standards, the right to organize, and collective bargaining for all workers.
- Supports increasing the federal minimum wage.
- Supports closing tax loopholes, taxing wealth fairly.
- Supports limiting corporate homeownership to prevent firms from buying housing stock.
- Supports banning non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for public assets, utilities, and funds.
- Supports federal oversight and investment in Texas's energy infrastructure.
- Supports protecting water rights.
- Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy to create jobs.
- Supports the Green New Deal.

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

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