U.S. House · Texas's 17th District
Casey Shepard
CandidateD
- Race
- U.S. House · Texas's 17th District
- Result
- Pete Sessions, projected winner
- Opponent
- Pete Sessions (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
Rebuild global food stability by restoring the USAID Food Program and ending tariffs that raise food prices.
Broad tariffs on imported goods
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 17
2026-11-03
| Pete Sessions R | incumbent |
| Casey Shepard D | challenger |
Won the May 26, 2026 Democratic primary runoff over Jamilah Flores.
Said vs. did
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Wants to improve ACA premium subsidies, Medicaid, CHIP, and SAMHSA mental-health programs.
Documented position[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Rebuild global food stability by restoring the USAID Food Program and ending tariffs that raise food prices.
His campaign website calls for ending tariffs that raise food prices and construction material costs.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
a renewable‑energy economy, climate change action
In his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey he lists a renewable-energy economy and climate change action among the priorities he would work on with Democratic coalitions.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Casey Shepard, a Democratic attorney, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Texas's 17th District to Rep. Pete Sessions. A seventh-generation Texan, she describes graduating from Loyola Marymount University on a debate scholarship and earning a law degree from UC Davis. She campaigned on food and housing assistance, health-care access and government accountability.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Shepard describes herself as a seventh-generation Texan and a third-generation Central Texan, and she graduated from Midway High School.[2] She earned a bachelor's degree from Loyola Marymount University in 2003, where she says she went on a debate scholarship after discovering a passion for public policy debate in high school.[2] She earned a law degree from the University of California, Davis School of Law (Martin Luther King Jr. Hall) in 2007, and Ballotpedia lists her profession as attorney.[2]
Shepard placed second in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary with 32.4% of the vote.[5] She won the May 26, 2026 runoff over Jamilah Flores, who had withdrawn but remained on the ballot, 59.9% to 40.1%.[2][5] She received 46.4% of the vote to Pete Sessions's 53.6%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]
In their own 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]
Campaign money$8,801 raised · 40% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $3,499
- Own money & loans $5,302
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/casey-shepard
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.U.S. House · Texas's 17th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.Casey Shepard - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 3.Casey Shepard - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 4.Casey Shepard - campaign website as quoted on Ballotpedia (2026) · Ballotpedia (quoting Casey Shepard's campaign website) · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 5.United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference