TX-27 Democratic nominee?
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MAR 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePublic school teacher
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationTexas
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BackgroundPublic school teacher
EducationBachelor's degree in Education
Notable personal detailsTanya W. Lloyd is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas’s 27th Congressional District. She is a longtime public school teacher in Lockhart ISD and has also worked in car dealerships and real estate. She has run for the seat in prior cycles and has an active principal campaign committee registered with the FEC.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports expanded government programs and public investment to revitalize rural economies, including a government-funded single-payer healthcare system, redirecting farm subsidies to small farms, breaking up agribusiness concentration, large infrastructure programs, and pro-union/living-wage policies. Policy platform emphasizes redirecting public dollars and regulation to benefit small farmers and communities rather than large corporations.
Healthcare
Supports a fully government-funded single-payer healthcare system guaranteeing comprehensive care including reproductive and long-term care; prioritizes rebuilding rural hospitals, expanding maternal health access, and codifying federal protections for abortion and reproductive healthcare.
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Immigration & Border
Supports creating more accessible paths to legal status (including work programs and pathways to citizenship) and expresses a sympathetic, humanitarian view toward migrants while acknowledging the need for reform. Positions emphasize reform-minded, pro-regularization proposals rather than enforcement-first measures.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports protected access to abortion and full reproductive rights and has stated a commitment to codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law. She advocates restoring and expanding access to comprehensive reproductive health services, including abortion and contraception.
Climate & Energy
Supports investment in clean, community-owned renewable energy (solar, wind, biomass) for rural Texas, upgrading and decentralizing the grid for resilience, protecting water and mineral rights for local communities, and directing energy benefits to local co-ops and farmers. Emphasizes lowering energy costs, creating jobs via clean energy projects, and balancing renewable deployment with community input and landowner compensation.
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Cycle 2026
Source: FEC
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