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Jon Buchwald earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of California, San Diego, and a master's degree in business from The Wharton School. He is married

Jon has served as adjunct faculty at the Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business for three years. He was also a Vice President of Customer Research and Strategy at a consulting firm for over 18 years.

Jon Buchwald's campaign for U.S. House of Representatives for Texas' 24th Congressional District is his first entry into politics.

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Jon's campaign for U.S. House of Representatives for Texas' 24th Congressional District is his first entry into politics.

Promotes peer-to-peer home loans to help retirees finance home purchases directly, aiming to lower prices and retain wealth within the middle class.

Supports local entrepreneurs to build homegrown jobs and keep economic power close to the people.

Supports local entrepreneurs creating "homegrown jobs" and keeping economic power "close to the people."

Supports respecting and protecting local labor to ensure families can earn a real living and build toward their future.

Respects and wants to protect local labor to ensure families can earn a "real living and build toward their future."

Believes taxpayers get the best value when the federal government focuses on its strengths while empowering others to do what they do best.

Believes taxpayers get the best value when the federal government focuses on its strengths while "empowering others to do what they do best."

- Promotes peer-to-peer home loans to help retirees finance home purchases directly, aiming to lower prices and retain wealth within the middle class.
- Supports local entrepreneurs creating "homegrown jobs" and keeping economic power "close to the people."
- Respects and wants to protect local labor to ensure families can earn a "real living and build toward their future."
- Believes taxpayers get the best value when the federal government focuses on its strengths while "empowering others to do what they do best."

Economy

Supports Artificial Intelligence transparency laws to "protect trust, authenticity, and the integrity of public conversation."

- Supports Artificial Intelligence transparency laws to "protect trust, authenticity, and the integrity of public conversation."

Public Safety

Supports affordable healthcare to prevent individuals from having to choose between essential needs and medical care, aiming to eliminate fear of medical debt.

Supports loan forgiveness for physicians to attract them back to underserved areas and restore access to care, addressing the issue of low Medicaid reimbursement rates.

Wants loan forgiveness for physicians to attract them back to "underserved areas and restore access to care."

Supports catastrophic Medicaid to prevent families from going bankrupt due to medical emergencies.

Supports "catastrophic Medicaid" to prevent families from going bankrupt due to medical emergencies.

Supports primary care vouchers to improve access to healthcare and prevent small health issues from becoming financial crises.

Believes primary care vouchers are a way to improve access to healthcare and prevent small health issues from becoming financial crises.

- Supports affordable healthcare.
- Wants loan forgiveness for physicians to attract them back to "underserved areas and restore access to care."
- Supports "catastrophic Medicaid" to prevent families from going bankrupt due to medical emergencies.
- Believes primary care vouchers are a way to improve access to healthcare and prevent small health issues from becoming financial crises.

Healthcare

Thinks education should prepare young people to directly enter the job market by allowing students to enter a trade, launch a small business, or pursue a college degree without "being buried in debt."

Wants "fairer financing" for those who pursue higher education through simple-interest student loans, full transparency and disclosure, and a rate cap indexed to the prime rate.

- Thinks education should prepare young people to directly enter the job market by allowing students to enter a trade, launch a small business, or pursue a college degree without "being buried in debt."
- Wants "fairer financing" for those who pursue higher education through simple-interest student loans, full transparency and disclosure, and a rate cap indexed to the prime rate.

Education

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Believes the Trump administration has created higher energy costs.

- Believes the Trump administration has created higher energy costs.

Energy & the Environment

Believes the campaign finance system is broken and aims to clean up politics and the Democratic Party by opposing cronyism and misuse of donor money.

Thinks the campaign finance system needs to be fixed.

- Thinks the campaign finance system needs to be fixed.

Voting & Elections

Believes that urgent priorities like border security deserve thoughtful execution, not chaos.

Believes priorities like border security deserve "thoughtful execution, not chaos."

Supports a streamlined immigration process that honors dignity and contributes to economic growth.

Supports a streamlined immigration process that "honors dignity" and contributes to economic growth.

Opposes the opening of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Hutchins, Texas.

- Believes priorities like border security deserve "thoughtful execution, not chaos."
- Supports a streamlined immigration process that "honors dignity" and contributes to economic growth.
- Opposes the opening of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Hutchins, Texas.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Jon Buchwald

Believes that open updates, real metrics, and honest communication keep power in public hands.

Believes that if a program isn’t delivering expected results, it should be fixed or replaced without excuses.

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Believes citizens deserve clarity on government actions.

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