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TX · DISTRICT 9

Leticia Gutierrez

DemocratTexasRepresentative-elect (reported)

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What they said 13

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

All statements (13)Campaign (13)
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Energy & environment

Require major industrial water users to conserve and pay their fair share

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Gutierrez proposes requiring major industrial users, including data centers, to conserve water and pay their fair share. She pairs this requirement with working with local water districts and cities to seek federal funding for modern pipes, reservoirs, flood-control and water-reuse projects, strengthening conservation and drought planning, and protecting aquifers and rivers from pollution, as part of her approach to ensuring an adequate water supply as Texas grows.

Context: The response does not define which industrial users qualify or specify what they would have to pay.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established
Immigration

Fight for comprehensive immigration reform

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Gutierrez says she would fight for comprehensive immigration reform as a priority if elected. She does not specify what changes the reform should include or how she would pursue them.

Context: Specific reforms and means of pursuing them are not provided.

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Civil rights & justice

Defend reproductive freedom

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Gutierrez says she would defend reproductive freedom as a priority if elected. She does not identify a specific policy or action for doing so.

Context: The response does not define reproductive freedom or specify the measures she would pursue.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Healthcare

Guarantee health care for every American

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If elected, Leticia Gutierrez lists guaranteeing health care to every American as a priority. She also says families face high health care costs, but does not give a plan or mechanism for providing coverage.

Context: This is a campaign priority, not a detailed proposal; no specific plan is provided.

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Education

Fully fund public schools

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If elected, Leticia Gutierrez lists fully funding public schools as a priority. She also identifies underfunded schools as a challenge facing neighborhoods, but does not specify a funding level or how she would achieve full funding.

Context: This is a campaign priority; no funding amount or mechanism is specified.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Social Security & other benefits

Protect Social Security and Medicare

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Gutierrez lists protecting Social Security and Medicare among her priorities if elected. She does not specify what steps she would take to protect either program.

Context: Specific measures are not provided.

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Government & elections

Get dark money out of politics

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Gutierrez says she will fight to get dark money out of politics as part of cleaning up Washington and making government answer to the public rather than the highest bidder. She argues that taxpayer dollars should serve the public interest, not enrich well-connected insiders.

Context: She does not define dark money or specify how she would address it.

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Economy, taxes & workGovernment & elections

Eliminate unjustified corporate giveaways

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Gutierrez says she will fight to eliminate corporate giveaways she considers unjustified, as part of cleaning up Washington and opposing special-interest favors. She argues that taxpayer dollars should serve the public interest rather than enrich well-connected insiders.

Context: She does not identify particular giveaways or specify how she would decide which are unjustified.

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Government & elections

Cut waste and fraud in government

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Gutierrez says she will fight to cut waste and fraud as part of cleaning up Washington. She says taxpayer dollars should serve the public interest, not enrich well-connected insiders, and calls for government to invest in stronger communities at home rather than endless wars and special-interest favors.

Context: She does not specify how waste or fraud would be identified or reduced.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established
Government & elections

Ban congressional stock trading

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Gutierrez says she will fight to ban congressional stock trading as part of a broader effort to clean up Washington. She also proposes cutting waste and fraud, eliminating unjustified corporate giveaways, and getting dark money out of politics, arguing that taxpayer dollars should serve the public rather than enrich well-connected insiders.

Context: She does not specify who the trading ban would cover or how it would work.