U.S. House · Texas's 33rd District

• NoSecure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · H.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · 2023-05-11 roll call ↗Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers.
• YesInflation Reduction Act — final House passage · H.R. 5376 · Passed 220–207 · 2022-08-12 roll call ↗Enacted clean-energy and climate tax credits, a 15% minimum tax on large corporations' book income, a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks, and Medicare drug-price negotiation.
• YesAssault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · H.R. 1808 · Passed 217–213 · 2022-07-29 roll call ↗Would have banned the sale, manufacture and import of many semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
• YesWomen's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · H.R. 8296 · Passed 219–210 · 2022-07-15 roll call ↗Passed after Dobbs; would have created a federal statutory right to abortion services and limited state restrictions.
• YesBipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · S. 2938 · Passed 234–193 · 2022-06-24 roll call ↗Expanded background checks for buyers under 21, funded state red-flag and crisis-intervention programs, and narrowed the "boyfriend loophole."
• YesBuild Back Better Act — House passage · H.R. 5376 · Passed 220–213 · 2021-11-19 roll call ↗Would have funded clean-energy tax credits, universal pre-kindergarten and child-care subsidies, and extended health-coverage subsidies; it did not pass the Senate.
• YesWomen's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · H.R. 3755 · Passed 218–211 · 2021-09-24 roll call ↗Would have created a federal statutory right for providers to offer, and patients to receive, abortion services, limiting state restrictions.
• YesAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · H.R. 6 · Passed 228–197 · 2021-03-18 roll call ↗Would have created a path to permanent legal status for many undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and for certain TPS and DED holders.
• YesRaise the Wage Act — House passage · H.R. 582 · Passed 231–199 · 2019-07-18 roll call ↗Would have raised the federal minimum wage in steps from $7.25 to $15 an hour by 2025.
• YesAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · H.R. 6 · Passed 237–187 · 2019-06-04 roll call ↗Would have created a path to permanent legal status for many undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and for certain TPS and DED holders.
• YesBipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · H.R. 8 · Passed 240–190 · 2019-02-27 roll call ↗Would have required background checks for most firearm transfers between private parties.

• actionNamed the most bipartisan member of the Texas congressional delegation during his House service, according to his campaign; was a member of the Bipartisan Paid Leave Working Group and took paternity leave after the births of his sons.[2]

• ✓SupportsProtect legal access to abortionFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).[10][11]

  What they say: Says he will fight to protect access to abortion.[2]

  “I will fight to protect the freedom to access the health care you need, including access to an abortion.”

• ✓SupportsStricter gun lawsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27). Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29). Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24).[6][7][8]

  What they say: Says he has worked on gun-safety legislation in Congress.[2]

  “we can move forward on gun safety legislation”

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverage

  Says he supports protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act and access to affordable health care.[2]

• ✓SupportsUniversal, publicly funded child careFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.[4]

  What they say: Supports investments in affordable child care and early childhood education.[2]

• ✓SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.[4][5]

• ✓SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.[5]

• ✓SupportsRaise the minimum wageFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).[9]

• ✕OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

  Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).[12][13][14]

• Says he delivered more than $135 million in federal funding for public transportation, health care, affordable housing and law enforcement within the district while in Congress, and led the effort to open a new VA hospital in Garland.[2]
• Says he will fight to protect the Affordable Care Act and expand access to affordable health care.[2]
• Supports investments in child care, early childhood education, and job and skills training.[2]

• Earned a bachelor's degree from Baylor University, where he played football, and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.[2]
• Played linebacker in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans before attending law school.[2]
• Worked as a civil rights and voting-rights attorney and served in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Obama administration before his 2018 election to Congress.[2]

Raised $7.4M · spent $7.3M · $160K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

• ✓SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

  Calls for enforcing existing immigration laws and securing the border, saying millions of people have entered the country illegally.[3]

  “We must have immigrants vetted and not allow an invasion of tens of thousands crossing our border illegally daily.”

• ✕OpposesFaster transition away from fossil fuels

  Opposes U.S. participation in the Paris Climate Accords and favors switching coal-fired electricity generation to natural gas rather than mandating faster transition away from fossil fuels.[3]

  “The U.S. can switch to natural gas for all the electric generation done by coal in the U.S. Plus, get out of the Paris Climate Accords and demand our money back.”

• ✕OpposesStricter gun laws

  Opposes abolishing the Second Amendment and says red-flag laws have not proven to be a deterrent; supports enforcing existing gun laws and addressing mental health.[3]

  “I will not propose the abolition of the 2nd Amendment.”

• Calls for stronger enforcement of existing immigration law and opposes what he describes as an "invasion" at the southern border.[3]
• Supports getting the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accords and expanding domestic natural-gas electricity generation instead of coal.[3]
• Calls for balancing the federal budget and paying down the national debt.[3]

• Born in Huntington, West Virginia; attended Huntington High School and Marshall University.[3]
• Worked as a technical writer at Boeing, BAE Systems, American Airlines and Flextronics International, and currently works at UPS Supply Chain Solutions.[3]
• Served as vice president of Local Lodge 2768 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.[3]