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U.S. House · TX-08 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Laura Jones

Democratic candidate for Texas's 8th Congressional District

Small-business owner and rural water-board member focused on higher wages, Medicare for All and safe drinking water.

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DistrictTX-08
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Laura stands.

Campaign position

Raise wages with living costs

  • Supports raising the minimum wage and linking it to local costs of essential living expenses

Campaign position

Expand Medicare for All

  • Supports universal coverage and prescription-price negotiation while removing insurance middlemen

Campaign position

Shift taxes toward large fortunes

  • Supports lower taxes for working families and higher contributions from billionaires and corporations

Candidate questionnaire

Make data centers cover costs

  • Supports ending data-center tax giveaways and requiring companies to fund grid and water impacts

Candidate questionnaire

Repair rural drinking-water systems

  • Supports rural water assistance, fixing leaks, conservation funding, and flood and drought planning

Candidate questionnaire

Protect public research infrastructure

  • Opposes NIH overhead caps that would weaken laboratories and public-health research capacity

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2019

    Experience

    San Jacinto Democratic chair

    Led the county party.

  2. 2019

    Experience

    Rural caucus field director

    Organized across nineteen rural counties.

  3. 2026

    Accomplishment

    Democratic nominee

    Listed for U.S. House District 8.

  • Experience

    Small-business owner

    Runs a business.

  • Experience

    Rural water-board member

    Helps oversee a small water system.

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