Regina Vanburg

Civil Rights

I support bold federal action to guarantee access to the ballot and end partisan manipulation of elections. That includes independent redistricting, bans on mid-decade redistricting, and strong national standards for early voting, vote by mail, and voter registration. Voting access should never depend on your zip code, your work schedule, or which party controls the statehouse. Learn more

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

I oppose qualified immunity for presidents and federal law enforcement agencies. No one should be above the law. Learn more

I oppose for-profit prisons and will work to end federal contracts that incentivize incarceration over rehabilitation and human dignity. Learn more

I support making doxxing a federal crime and establishing strong national standards for data privacy and online safety. We also need federal guardrails on artificial intelligence, including limits on facial recognition, restrictions on biometric surveillance, and clear rules governing how personal data is collected and used. Learn more

Defense / Veterans

I support advanced appropriations to protect veterans’ care from government shutdowns, expanded Veterans Affairs services and staffing, and fair treatment for the federal workforce. Public service is honorable work, and we should treat those who serve with the dignity they have earned. Learn more

Education

Public education should be a public investment. I support tuition-free public college, strong funding for higher education, and major student debt relief so people can build lives, not just service loans.I oppose national voucher programs that drain public dollars from public schools to subsidize private interests. Learn more

Environment / Energy

In TX-21, water is the fight. I support protecting water rights, regulating irresponsible development, and ensuring Texas land, utilities, and natural resources serve Texans, not speculators. Learn more

I support an all-of-the-above energy strategy that creates jobs, diversifies our energy portfolio, strengthens reliability, and respects Texas communities. We can protect our land, grow our economy, and honor Texas because we love her. Learn more

I support the Green New Deal as an economic and environmental framework that creates good-paying jobs, lowers energy costs, modernizes infrastructure, and confronts climate risk while strengthening domestic industry. Learn more

Foreign Policy

Greenland is strategically important due to climate change, emerging shipping routes, and resource competition. I support diplomacy, indigenous sovereignty, environmental protection, and peaceful cooperation with our NATO allies in the Arctic rather than militarization for profit. Learn more

No nation has the right to commit human rights abuses. While Israel has the right to defend itself, I will not support United States funding or military assistance used to violate international or human rights law. The path forward requires ending collective punishment, allowing Palestinians to govern themselves, and holding violent extremists on all sides accountable. Learn more

I oppose authoritarianism and corruption while rejecting blanket sanctions that harm civilians. United States policy should prioritize humanitarian relief, democratic participation, and regional stability. Learn more

I support Ukraine’s right to self-determination and policies that defend sovereignty, uphold international law, and deter authoritarian aggression, with strong oversight and accountability for United States involvement. Learn more

Government Reform

I will do everything humanly possible to repeal Citizens United and overturn the idea that corporations have unlimited political speech. Until that decision is overturned, I support strict campaign finance limits, full transparency, and public financing of elections to reduce the influence of wealth and corporate power. Democracy should represent people, not donors. Learn more

Guns

Examples of common-sense reforms include background checks on all firearm purchases, keeping guns out of the hands of individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders, and allowing courts, with strong due process protections, to temporarily restrict access to firearms when there is clear evidence of an immediate danger. Learn more

Rights come with obligations, and government should focus on solutions that actually work. That means pursuing common-sense gun safety measures that are broadly supported by gun owners and non-gun owners alike and that respect constitutional rights while reducing preventable harm. Learn more

Healthcare

I support a modern, phased-in Medicare for All system that guarantees comprehensive care without premiums or surprise bills. This approach lowers costs immediately, eliminates medical debt, and frees workers from job lock while building toward universal coverage. Learn more

Housing

I support caps on corporate homeownership to stop Wall Street firms from buying up housing stock, driving up prices, and hollowing out communities. Learn more

Housing is a human need. I support a Housing First approach that treats stable housing as the foundation for health, employment, and community safety. Learn more

Immigration

Immigration policy is not just about borders. It is about due process, equal protection under the law, and whether the government can deprive people of liberty without accountability. I support comprehensive immigration reform that repeals the three and ten year bars, broadens pathways to citizenship, expands opportunities to naturalize, keeps families together, and guarantees full due process in immigration proceedings. Learn more

I support immediate congressional oversight, strict limits on funding through the appropriations process, an end to private detention contracts, and removal of qualified immunity for ICE agents. Long term, I will work to dismantle enforcement models like ICE that operate without transparency or accountability and replace them with systems rooted in due process and human rights. Learn more

Infrastructure / Transportation

I will fight for federal oversight and investment so Texas families are never again left freezing or without power because of deregulation and neglect. We can modernize infrastructure using technologies like GIS and radar-based systems to detect leaks, reduce waste, and improve efficiency. Learn more

I also support universal broadband so rural and small-town Texans are not locked out of education, healthcare, and economic opportunity. Learn more

Taxes / Budget

Working people should not shoulder the entire burden while extreme wealth and corporate power avoid accountability. I support closing loopholes, taxing wealth fairly, and ensuring corporations pay what they owe so public dollars go toward people, not just profits. Learn more

Wages / Job Benefits

Portable benefits mean healthcare, retirement savings, and paid leave follow people from job to job instead of being controlled by a single employer. I will enforce labor laws, crack down on worker misclassification, and strengthen collective bargaining so working people have real power on the job. Learn more

Working people deserve rights, dignity, and economic security no matter how they earn a living. I support strong labor standards, the right to organize, and collective bargaining for all workers, including those in the gig economy. Unions are essential to a healthy democracy and a fair economy, and I will always stand with labor. Learn more

I support Rep. Al Green’s Raise the Wage Act to increase the federal minimum wage and make sure work pays. No one working full time should live in poverty. Learn more