Bruce Richardson
Bruce Richardson
TX-23 Democratic nominee?
$9.3K
MAR 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAccountant
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationTexas
BackgroundAccountant
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EducationUniversity of Notre Dame — B.A. (Classics)
Notable personal detailsBruce Carlton Richardson is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District (2026 cycle). He is an accountant based in Alpine, Texas, and has worked as a U.S. Census Bureau enumerator (2020) and in a range of accounting/finance roles. He holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Dallas.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports raising payroll tax contributions from high earners (raising the FICA cap to $1,000,000), expanding Medicare to everyone with subsidies for low-income people, raising the minimum wage, and steps to hold large landlords/retailers accountable for high prices. These positions favor higher contributions from wealthy earners and expanded government spending on social programs.
Healthcare
The candidate supports Medicare for All and views healthcare as a right; he proposes sponsoring legislation to establish clinics to improve access in rural West Texas and plans public hearings on price gouging.
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Immigration & Border
Supports reforming asylum criteria and creating legal pathways and some form of permanent residency for people already in the country, while also endorsing increased border enforcement capacity — including more and better-trained Customs and Border Patrol agents, expanded detention capacity, and more judges and court staff at the border. Calls for reform of ICE alongside these enforcement investments.
News
There is not much direct recent news about Bruce Richardson in the provided report. The main development is that Texas’s 23rd congressional district race has become more competitive after Rep. Tony Gonzales withdrew. The coverage focuses on the Republican candidate Herrera facing criticism and Democrats seeing an opening, without mentioning any specific action or statement by Richardson.
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