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William Marks received a bachelor's degree in history from the United States Naval Academy and a master's degree in mass communication and media studies from San Diego State University. He is a husband and father.



William is a Community Development Manager at Meta. He directs Meta’s community programs in the Western U.S., awarding more than $10 million to schools and small businesses. He previously served as a commander in the U.S. Navy from 1996 to 2018, including as the senior spokesperson for defense intelligence at the Pentagon and the Defense Intelligence Agency.

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William was a Community Development Manager at Meta. He previously served as a commander in the U.S. Navy from 1996 to 2018, including as the senior spokesperson for defense intelligence at the Pentagon and the Defense Intelligence Agency.

William Marks's campaign for U.S. House to represent Texas' 25th Congressional District is his first entry into politics.

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William's campaign for the United States House to represent Texas's 25th Congressional District is his first entry into politics.

Supports ending "corporate welfare" and wants large corporations to invest in their employees by providing healthcare, training, 401k, and educational benefits.

Supports lowering taxes for all those making less than $400,000/year.

Believes in lowering taxes for all those making less than $400,000 per year.

Supports raising the minimum wage for those over 18 years old while protecting small business owners from financial hardship.

Wants to raise the minimum wage for those over 18 years old while protecting small business owners from "financial hardship."

Supports requiring home builders to construct affordable homes alongside expensive ones, proposing a ratio of two starter homes for each million-dollar home built.

Aims to require home builders to construct "affordable homes alongside expensive ones," proposing a ratio of two starter homes for each million-dollar home built.

Supports a balanced budget pledge, which would require Congress to not end its session without a balanced budget.

Promises to close tax loopholes for billionaires and large corporations.

Promises to "close tax loopholes for billionaires and large corporations."

Plans to reduce government fraud, waste, and abuse using "independent, experienced fraud investigators and accountants."

- Supports ending "corporate welfare" and wants large corporations to invest in their employees by providing healthcare, training, 401k, and educational benefits.
- Believes in lowering taxes for all those making less than $400,000 per year.
- Wants to raise the minimum wage for those over 18 years old while protecting small business owners from "financial hardship."
- Aims to require home builders to construct "affordable homes alongside expensive ones," proposing a ratio of two starter homes for each million-dollar home built.
- Supports a balanced budget pledge, which would require Congress to not end its session without a balanced budget.
- Promises to "close tax loopholes for billionaires and large corporations."
- Plans to reduce government fraud, waste, and abuse using "independent, experienced fraud investigators and accountants."

Economy

Promises to ensure families, neighborhoods, and cities are safe.

- Promises to ensure families, neighborhoods, and cities are safe.

Public Safety

Supports making prescription drugs more affordable by allowing the government to negotiate prices.

Believes in making prescription drugs more affordable by allowing the government to negotiate prices.

Supports abortion, saying "Hands off women's rights and bodies - each person must have the freedom to choose their own health needs with consultation by a physician - not a politician."

Supports abortion access, saying "ands off women's rights and bodies - each person must have the freedom to choose their own health needs with consultation by a physician - not a politician."

Supports simplifying hospital bills to avoid confusion and high costs for services like emergency room visits and hospital births.

Supports "simplifying hospital bills" to avoid confusion and high costs for services like emergency room visits and hospital births.

- Wants universal healthcare.
- Believes in making prescription drugs more affordable by allowing the government to negotiate prices.
- Supports abortion access, saying "ands off women's rights and bodies - each person must have the freedom to choose their own health needs with consultation by a physician - not a politician."
- Supports "simplifying hospital bills" to avoid confusion and high costs for services like emergency room visits and hospital births.

Healthcare

Plans to reduce daycare costs by 50% through training and incentives for home daycare providers.

Plans to reduce daycare costs by 50% through "training and incentives" for home daycare providers.

- Opposes private school vouchers.
- Plans to reduce daycare costs by 50% through "training and incentives" for home daycare providers.

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Opposes the Enivornmental Protection Agency's policy to "stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.”

- Opposes the Enivornmental Protection Agency's policy to "stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.”

Energy & the Environment

Supports an ethics pledge for Congress that prohibits former Congress members from lobbying.

Supports banning stock trading by Congress members.

Wants to ban stock trading by Congress members.

Supports overturning the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, which allows for unlimited political spending by corporations and unions.

Believes in overturning the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, which allows for unlimited political spending by corporations and unions.

Supports term limits, saying, "I will vote for term limits of 12 years for both the House and Senate. I will personally term limit myself to eight years."

Supports term limits, saying, "I will vote for term limits of 12 years for both the House and Senate."

- Supports an ethics pledge for Congress that prohibits former Congress members from lobbying.
- Wants to ban stock trading by Congress members.
- Believes in overturning the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, which allows for unlimited political spending by corporations and unions.
- Supports term limits, saying, "I will vote for term limits of 12 years for both the House and Senate."

Voting & Elections

Promises to regulate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.

Promises to regulate the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Supports reforming the immigration system to differentiate between legal and illegal immigration.

- Supports banning all foreign gifts.
- Promises to regulate the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
- Supports reforming the immigration system to differentiate between legal and illegal immigration.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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William Marks

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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.