Katy Padilla Stout is from San Antonio. She has a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from South Texas College of Law. Katy has four children and lives with her husband, Austin, in Leon Springs. She volunteers as a member of the Bexar County Child Welfare Board, a member of Artvango Therapeutic Services' Board of Directors, and the parent-teacher association for Rawlinson Middle School and Aue Elementary School.

Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 ...

Katy's campaign for U.S. representative for Texas' 23rd District is her first run for public office.

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Katy currently works as an attorney at the Law Office of Alfredo Z. Padilla. She previously worked as an elementary school teacher at Northside Independent School District.

Opposes the use of tariffs on imported products, and believes they should only be levied by Congress.

Supports increasing taxes on billionaires, raising the minimum wage, and mandating paid parental leave.

- Opposes the use of tariffs on imported products, and believes they should only be levied by Congress.
- Supports increasing taxes on billionaires, raising the minimum wage, and mandating paid parental leave.

Economy

Public Safety

Supports access to abortion and decreasing maternal mortality rates.

- Supports access to abortion and decreasing maternal mortality rates.

Healthcare

Supports universal pre-kindergarten education.

- Supports universal pre-kindergarten education.

Education

Support rejoining the Paris Climate Accord to combat climate change.

- Support rejoining the Paris Climate Accord to combat climate change.

Energy & the Environment

Supports increasing voter turnout by restoring the Voting Rights Act, using online, same-day, and public school voter registration, expanding voting accessibility and the use of mail-in ballots, and a federal holiday on Election Day.

- Supports increasing voter turnout by restoring the Voting Rights Act, using online, same-day, and public school voter registration, expanding voting accessibility and the use of mail-in ballots, and a federal holiday on Election Day.

Voting & Elections

Supports "bold and bipartisan action on immigration," to create a pathway to citizenship.

- Supports "bold and bipartisan action on immigration," to create a pathway to citizenship.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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- 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.