TX · DISTRICT 12

Craig A. Goldman

RepublicanTexasCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025 Source ↗

What they said 6

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

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Foreign affairs & defense

Support Israel and its effort to dismantle Hamas

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Goldman says that, as a member of Congress, he will be a strong and unequivocal voice in support of Israel. He says the United States must stand by Israel as it fights Hamas, and that Israel should be able to defend itself and achieve its stated military objective of dismantling Hamas while Israeli hostages remain captive in Gaza. He cites Hamas’s October 2023 killing of more than 1,400 Israelis, including at least 36 Americans.

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Energy & environment

Oppose ESG policies

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Goldman says he voted against ESG policies in the Texas House and will oppose them in Congress. He argues that the ESG movement injects political aims—often targeting the energy industry—into decisions best left to markets and investors. He says efforts to impose ESG requirements on investment funds could threaten millions of energy jobs, including jobs in Texas.

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Public safety & firearms

Protect Second Amendment rights

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Goldman says that in Congress he will continue protecting Second Amendment rights and people’s ability to ensure their personal safety without government interference. He points to his Texas House votes for open carry, campus carry and constitutional carry, among other measures. Those measures included protections for firearm retailers and manufacturers during disasters and from certain contract restrictions, permission for hotel guests to transport and store firearms, and a ban on firearm-specific merchant codes used to track lawful purchases.

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Public safety & firearms

Pursue people responsible for fentanyl deaths

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Goldman says he is fighting in Congress to track down people involved in fentanyl deaths and get them off the streets. He points to a Texas law he authored in 2023 that makes supplying fentanyl resulting in someone’s death a crime of murder; he says a Tarrant County prosecutor recently obtained the first indictment of its kind since the law took effect.

Context: The campaign page does not specify the federal policy or enforcement mechanism Goldman is pursuing; its publication date is unknown.

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Public safety & firearms

Continue work on Molly Jane’s Law

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Goldman says he will continue working on Molly Jane’s Law in Congress. He says he authored the Texas law to give police better tools to identify and capture sexual predators before they commit further crimes.

Context: The campaign page does not specify a federal bill or other congressional action he intends to pursue; its publication date is unknown.

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Immigration

Press Washington to secure the border

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Goldman says he is working in Congress to force the federal government to secure the border, which he describes as a responsibility to protect the country and its citizens. As a Texas state representative, he says he voted for state border-security laws that allowed arrests and deportations, and supported deploying the Texas State Guard and military equipment, building a wall and security barriers, and spending more than $6 billion in the last year alone on border-security upgrades.

Context: The campaign page does not identify the federal actions Goldman is seeking, and its publication date is unknown.