TX-08 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Marine Corps officer (retired)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
LocationTexas
BackgroundU.S. Marine Corps officer (retired)
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Notable personal detailsKeith Coleman is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Texas’s 8th Congressional District (TX-08) in the 2026 cycle. He is a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer and has described experience spanning business/compliance work and education-related initiatives. He has been publicly associated with a TEDx talk and maintains a campaign website under “Coleman for Texas.”
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies to promote economic growth by investing in education and workforce development, encouraging entrepreneurship, and providing grants and resources to small businesses. Emphasizes creating jobs and attracting innovative businesses to the district but does not give a clear position on taxation levels or specific tax changes on the campaign site.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to affordable, high-quality healthcare across urban and rural parts of District 8 and protecting access to comprehensive reproductive care, preventive services, and family planning; emphasizes healthcare decisions made by patients and doctors and improving maternal health outcomes.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports access to safe and legal reproductive and maternal healthcare and says healthcare decisions should be made by patients and their doctors rather than politicians. Pledges to protect access to comprehensive reproductive care, expand preventive services and family planning options, and improve maternal health outcomes in Congress.
Climate & Energy
Supports holding polluters accountable, creating a Federal Climate Corps to build local resilience against storms, and strengthening the power grid and infrastructure to improve resiliency. Policy language emphasizes climate-related job creation and resilient, community-led defenses rather than explicit calls to phase out fossil fuels or endorse Green New Deal–level targets.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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