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Theresa Courts earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education and teaching from Eastern Michigan University and a master's degree in school counseling and guidance services from Angelo State University. She lives with her husband and kids in Texas.

Theresa is a school counselor. She works at a public school in Texas. She previously worked as a Social Studies teacher in local Texas schools for seven years and served in the U.S. National Guard after high school.

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Theresa currently works as a high school counselor for the Aldine Independent School District (ISD). She previously worked as a high school social studies teacher for the Klein ISD and Aldine ISD. She served in the U.S. National Guard for six years.

Theresa Courts's campaign for U.S. House to represent Texas' 38th Congressional District is her first run for public office.

Theresa's campaign for U.S. House to represent Texas' 38th Congressional District is her first run for public office.

Supports breaking up monopolies to restore competition.

Supports breaking up monopolies to restore competition in various industries.

Supports raising the federal minimum wage.

Supports adjusting student loan interest rates to 0% retroactively, with a one-time processing fee of 1% of the original loan amount.

Proposes adjusting student loan interest rates to 0% retroactively, with a one-time processing fee of 1% of the original loan amount and no cash refunds.

Supports removing harmful chemicals and additives from the food supply.

- Supports breaking up monopolies to restore competition in various industries.
- Supports raising the federal minimum wage.
- Proposes adjusting student loan interest rates to 0% retroactively, with a one-time processing fee of 1% of the original loan amount and no cash refunds.
- Supports removing harmful chemicals and additives from the food supply.

Economy

Supports universal background checks for all firearm sales, including gun shows and private sales.

Supports national red flag laws, which allow law enforcement to seize guns from individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others.

Supports increasing the national wait time by expanding background checks.

Advocates increasing the national wait time for gun purchases by expanding time spent on background checks.

Supports gun safety and storage, and wants to provide 100% tax credits for gun safety devices and training.

Wants to provide 100% tax credits for gun safety devices and training to incentivize the safe storage of guns and ammunition.

Supports funding for fentanyl education and overdose prevention.

- Supports universal background checks for all firearm sales, including gun shows and private sales.
- Supports national red flag laws, which allow law enforcement to seize guns from individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others.
- Advocates increasing the national wait time for gun purchases by expanding time spent on background checks.
- Wants to provide 100% tax credits for gun safety devices and training to incentivize the safe storage of guns and ammunition.
- Supports funding for fentanyl education and overdose prevention.

Public Safety

Supports access to abortion, allowing first-trimester abortions and permitting second-trimester abortions only in cases of rape, incest, danger to the mother's health, or non-viable pregnancies.

Supports enacting anti-trust enforcement against large healthcare companies to reduce consumer costs.

Promises to enact anti-trust enforcement against large healthcare companies.

Supports negotiating drug prices to benefit both insured and uninsured individuals.

Plans to negotiate drug prices to benefit both insured and uninsured individuals.

Supports limiting out-of-pocket costs for essential, life-sustaining medications and treatments.

Supports increasing the use and training of midwives to address gaps in rural and underserved maternal healthcare, including options for in-home pre and postnatal visits.

Supports increasing the use and training of midwives to address gaps in rural and underserved maternal healthcare, including options for in-home pre- and post-natal visits.

Supports the Medical Professionals in Rural Communities Student Loan Forgiveness program, which provides financial incentives for healthcare workers to serve in rural areas.

Supports the Medical Professionals in Rural Communities Student Loan Forgiveness program.

- Supports abortion access.
- Promises to enact anti-trust enforcement against large healthcare companies.
- Plans to negotiate drug prices to benefit both insured and uninsured individuals.
- Supports limiting out-of-pocket costs for essential, life-sustaining medications and treatments.
- Supports increasing the use and training of midwives to address gaps in rural and underserved maternal healthcare, including options for in-home pre- and post-natal visits.
- Supports the Medical Professionals in Rural Communities Student Loan Forgiveness program.

Healthcare

Supports increasing the tax deduction for teachers from $300 to $1,000 a year.

Believes student loans increase college access but have led to skyrocketing tuition costs.

Pushes Congress to demand colleges lower their cost of attendance if they want to continue receiving money from the federal government.

Supports creating partnerships between local farmers and schools to provide fresh produce.

- Supports increasing the tax deduction for teachers from $300 to $1,000 a year.
- Pushes Congress to demand colleges lower their cost of attendance if they want to continue receiving money from the federal government.
- Supports creating partnerships between local farmers and schools to provide fresh produce.

Education

Supports investing in renewable energy sources like solar and wind.

Supports investing in renewable energy sources like solar and wind and bringing the manufacturing of its materials to the U.S.

- Supports investing in renewable energy sources like solar and wind and bringing the manufacturing of its materials to the U.S.

Energy & the Environment

Supports banning politicians and their immediate families from trading individual stocks.

- Supports banning politicians and their immediate families from trading individual stocks.

Voting & Elections

Supports creating a temporary probationary visa for undocumented immigrants without violent, drug, domestic, or child abuse charges, which can become permanent after five years if they contribute through work or education and maintain a clean record.

Supports creating a temporary probationary visa for undocumented immigrants without violent, drug, domestic, or child abuse charges.

- Supports creating a temporary probationary visa for undocumented immigrants without violent, drug, domestic, or child abuse charges.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Theresa Courts

Supports abortion access, with abortions after the first 13 weeks only allowed in cases of rape, incest, danger to the mother's health, or non-viable pregnancies as determined by doctors.

- Supports abortion access, with abortions after the first 13 weeks only allowed in cases of rape, incest, danger to the mother's health, or non-viable pregnancies as determined by doctors.
- Promises to enact anti-trust enforcement against large healthcare companies.
- Plans to negotiate drug prices to benefit both insured and uninsured individuals.
- Supports limiting out-of-pocket costs for essential, life-sustaining medications and treatments.
- Supports increasing the use and training of midwives to address gaps in rural and underserved maternal healthcare, including options for in-home pre- and post-natal visits.
- Supports the Medical Professionals in Rural Communities Student Loan Forgiveness program, which provides financial incentives for healthcare workers to serve in rural areas.

Supports creating a temporary probationary visa for undocumented immigrants without violent, drug, domestic, or child abuse charges, becoming permanent after five years if they contribute through work or education and maintain a clean record.

- Supports creating a temporary probationary visa for undocumented immigrants without violent, drug, domestic, or child abuse charges, becoming permanent after five years if they contribute through work or education and maintain a clean record.

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Theresa Courts earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education and teaching from Eastern Michigan University and a master's degree in school counseling and guidance services from Angelo State University.

Theresa currently works as a high school counselor for the Aldine Independent School District (ISD). She previously worked as a high school social studies teacher for the Klein ISD and Aldine ISD. She served in the U.S. National Guard.

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- 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.
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