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Yolanda Prince

Democratic candidate for Texas's 1st Congressional District

A Tyler project manager and business owner focused on higher wages, public schools, rural hospitals and universal healthcare.

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DistrictTX-01
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Yolanda stands.

Campaign position

Raise the minimum wage

  • Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour as part of a living-wage agenda

Campaign position

Invest in public schools

  • Supports higher teacher pay, universal school meals, pre-K, and special-education funding

Campaign position

Strengthen rural hospital care

  • Supports better Medicare reimbursement to help rural hospitals stay open and financially stable

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Establish universal health coverage

  • Supports Medicare for All so families can receive healthcare regardless of employment

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Restore reproductive health rights

  • Supports restoring Roe protections so patients can make their own reproductive decisions

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Improve legal immigration pathways

  • Supports cheaper citizenship applications, more immigration judges, and ending mass detention

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2012

    Experience

    Democratic convention delegate

    Represented Senate District 1.

  • Experience

    Juvenile-research project manager

    Manages Prairie View A&M research projects.

  • Experience

    Business owner

    Runs a business.

  • Accomplishment

    Hosted family tea

    Hosted an annual mother-daughter community tea.

  • Experience

    League of Women Voters board member

    Served Tyler/Smith County.

  • Experience

    NAACP chapter board member

    Served Chapter 6232.

  • Experience

    Smith County YMCA board member

    Served on the board.

  • Experience

    NAACP Youth Council advisor

    Advised Tyler youth.

  • Experience

    Democratic volunteer coordinator

    Coordinated Smith County volunteers.

  • Experience

    Democratic Club president

    Led Smith County's club.

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