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Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
Katy Padilla Stout said restoring trust and communication would be among her first priorities. She said constituents should expect an office focused on openness, accessibility and listening.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.
Katy Padilla Stout opposes any border wall at Big Bend, saying, “No Wall At Big Bend. No Exceptions. Period.” She says that when sworn into Congress in January, she will fight for TX-23 communities and defend the Bend in response to the decision allowing construction to restart there. Her stated position and commitment concern Big Bend specifically.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Katy Padilla Stout calls for Congress to take bold, bipartisan action to secure the border while allowing reasonable and humane immigration laws. She opposes the enforcement-only approach she says the President is pursuing without a long-term solution, and calls for moving the immigration process forward with fair and humane vetting and reasonable pathways to citizenship for people living and working in the United States.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Katy Padilla Stout calls for Congress to restore and greatly expand the Voting Rights Act to prevent state-led voter suppression. She supports online, same-day, and public-school voter registration, expanded voting accessibility and mail-in ballots, and federal regulation of voter-roll purges, last-minute changes to voting procedures, and polling-location scare tactics. She also calls for refocusing the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on prosecuting voter intimidation and discrimination, and for a federal Election Day holiday.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Katy Padilla Stout supports rejoining the Paris Climate Accord as a way for the United States to contribute to addressing global climate change and protecting the planet and its inhabitants. She says public policies should be based on objective facts and science, rather than political considerations.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Katy Padilla Stout supports a “historic investment” in universal pre-K, which she says would give children a solid educational foundation and provide relief to working families. She also supports raising the minimum wage and requiring paid parental leave; she says the leave could be supported by using current unemployment insurance programs.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Katy Padilla Stout argues that constitutional rights, including the right to bear arms, can have reasonable limits and that responsible-gun-ownership laws should be no exception. She points to majority support for universal background checks, a bump-stock ban, and effective red-flag laws, and calls for increased funding and support for mental health and crisis intervention to address gun violence.
Context: She cites the listed gun measures as supported by a majority of Americans but does not explicitly state that she personally endorses each one.
Katy Padilla Stout supports greatly expanding federal community health centers so families in both rural and urban areas can access medical and preventive care. She presents this as part of her healthcare position, alongside expanding Medicare coverage to all Americans and strengthening the Affordable Care Act if that is not achievable.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
Katy Padilla Stout supports expanding Medicare to cover all Americans. If that is not achievable, she supports strengthening the Affordable Care Act so it works as intended. She argues that the law is greatly undermined by state Republicans’ ability to reject federal assistance, and also supports expanding federal community health centers so families in rural and urban areas can access medical and preventive care.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.