Casey Shepard
D
Won the May 26, 2026 Democratic primary runoff over Jamilah Flores.
Casey Shepard is the Democratic nominee challenging Sessions. An attorney and debate-scholarship graduate of Loyola Marymount University with a law degree from UC Davis, she is campaigning on food and housing assistance, health-care access, and government accountability.[3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsExpand public health coverage
Wants to improve ACA premium subsidies, Medicaid, CHIP, and SAMHSA mental-health programs.[3]
- SupportsStronger rent regulation and tenant protections
Supports restoring Section 8 rental assistance, public housing, government-backed mortgage aid, and HUD programs for low-income housing.[3]
In their words — priorities
- Legislative priorities of food stability, healthcare access, and affordable housing, including strengthening SNAP, WIC, school meals, and ACA premium subsidies.[3]
- Focuses on scrutinizing executive agencies and holding officials accountable for respecting the limits of their authority.[3]
- Wants to expand mental-health programs, citing the economic and social costs of untreated illness.[3]
Background
- A seventh-generation Texan, graduated from Midway High School and Loyola Marymount University on a debate scholarship, and earned a law degree from UC Davis, Martin Luther King Jr. Hall School of Law.[3]
Campaign money
Raised $8,801 · spent $5,656 · $3,145 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗