TX-05 Democratic nominee?
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MAY 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCandidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationTexas
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Notable personal detailsChelsey Alexandra Hockett is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas' 5th Congressional District (2026 election cycle). She has filed with the Federal Election Commission as a challenger and is associated with the principal campaign committee Chelsey Hockett for Congress. Her campaign site describes her as a community advocate and mother focused on issues affecting East Texas families.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies that shift power and resources toward working people, including strengthening unions, raising wages, breaking up corporate monopolies, and holding the ultra‑wealthy accountable; supports Medicare for All and a Green New Deal framework to fund expanded public programs.
Healthcare
The candidate describes health care as a human right and explicitly supports Medicare for All. She also emphasizes protecting reproductive care, strengthening rural hospitals, and expanding access to maternal and mental health services.
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Immigration & Border
Supports abolishing ICE, ending mass detention and incarceration, and treating immigrants with humanity under the law; emphasizes dignity and human-rights–oriented immigration policies. Advocates for restoring protections and opposing punitive/enforcement-first immigration enforcement practices.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports protecting and restoring reproductive rights and describes bodily autonomy as 'My body, my choice.' The campaign platform states reproductive care—including abortion, birth control, maternal and emergency care—should be accessible without fear or financial ruin.
Climate & Energy
Supports a Green New Deal framework prioritizing clean energy investment, infrastructure and grid weatherization, protection of water and land, holding polluters accountable, and creating union jobs in the clean-energy transition.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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