Vikki Goodwin
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Vikki Goodwin
Democratic
Running for Lieutenant Governor.
Background
Goodwin has represented a southwest Austin and Travis County House district since 2019 and owns a real estate firm. She won the May 26, 2026 Democratic runoff over Marcos Velez, 67.8% to 32.2%.
- Current role
- Texas State Representative, District 47
- Occupation
- Real estate broker
- Education
- B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin (1989); Master of Public Affairs, LBJ School of Public Affairs (1991)
- Prior offices
- Texas House of Representatives, District 47 (2019-present)
- Hometown
- Austin, Texas
Positions
Property Taxes
What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
Wants the state to carry more school, health and transportation costs now borne locally, automatic homestead exemptions for new buyers, and limits on rental property value increases tied to lower rents.
Education and School Choice
What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
Opposes the education savings account program (often called school vouchers) and supports higher teacher pay, less standardized testing and inflation-adjusted public school funding.
Voting record
Voted no on SB 2, which created the education savings account program (often called school vouchers); the House passed it on third reading 86-61 (Record 300, April 17, 2025).
Border Security
What role should the state play in border security and immigration enforcement?
Supports comprehensive federal immigration reform, criticizes state detention and local-federal enforcement partnerships, and calls for limits and accountability for ICE agents.
Power Grid and Energy
What is the candidate's position on the ERCOT grid, reliability, and energy production?
Calls for a pause on new data center construction until legislation requires them to pay for their own electricity and water and report usage; supports reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Water
What is the candidate's approach to water supply and infrastructure?
Would prioritize household water over industrial users, and supports conservation, rainwater and greywater reuse, pipe repair and recycled wastewater.
Abortion
What is the candidate's position on Texas abortion law?
Wants to repeal Texas' abortion ban.
Voting record
Voted no on SB 8 (2021), which bans most abortions after cardiac activity is detected, about six weeks into pregnancy, and allows private civil suits; the House passed it 83-64 (Record 784, May 6, 2021).
Firearms
What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
Supports Second Amendment rights with stronger background checks, training requirements, safe-storage laws, extreme risk protective orders with due process, and straw-purchase enforcement.
Voting record
Voted no on HB 1927 (2021), the permitless (constitutional) carry bill; the House passed it 87-58 (Record 298, April 16, 2021).
Public Safety and Bail
What is the candidate's position on bail, policing, and criminal justice?
Supports mental health resources for first responders (HB 4863) and expanding Natalia Cox Act protections for survivors (HB 2748); no bail position located.
Voting record
Sponsored the Natalia Cox Act (2023) on notice to domestic violence victims and authored Cati's Act (2023) on child care drowning prevention.
Health Care
What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?
Proposes the Texas Cares Plan: Medicaid expansion up to 138% of poverty, a 'Lone Star Basic' tier to 200%, and a state-run public option, funded partly by federal dollars and a cannabis tax.
Elections and Voting
What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
Supports a statewide citizen ballot initiative process (HJR 198), online voter registration, an independent redistricting commission, and opposed reducing Tarrant County voting sites.
Voting record
Voted no on CSHB 4, the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting bill, on the second-reading vote to pass it to engrossment, 88-52 (Record 25, August 20, 2025, 2nd Called Session).
Cannabis and THC
What is the candidate's position on hemp-derived THC, medical cannabis, and marijuana laws?
Opposes a THC ban and supports regulation with age limits, testing, labeling and protections for hemp businesses.
Priorities for This Office
What does the candidate say they would prioritize in this specific office?
Says she would run the Senate collaboratively, soliciting ideas from all senators, with a focus on public school funding and affordability.
Transgender Policy
What is the candidate's position on Texas laws related to transgender people, including medical treatment for minors, school sports, facilities, and legal definitions of sex?
Says people should be free to "be who they are" and cites an A+ rating from Equality Texas; her site does not address specific transgender bills.
Voting record
Voted no on House passage of SB 14 (2023), which prohibits gender transition medical treatment, including puberty blockers and hormones, for minors (Record 1688, May 15, 2023; passed 87-56).
Religion and Public Schools
What is the candidate's position on religion in public schools, such as displaying the Ten Commandments, school prayer, and chaplains?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted no on SB 10. SB 10 requires display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms; the House passed it 82-46 (Record No. 3503, May 25, 2025).
Religious Liberty and Faith Communities
What has the candidate said or done regarding religious freedom and specific faith communities in Texas, such as Christians, Jews, and Muslims?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Home Insurance and Housing Costs
What is the candidate's approach to home insurance rates and housing costs in Texas?
Proposes cutting local permitting delays and rules that raise building costs to expand housing supply, the Fair Rent Incentive Act (HB 203) to lower appraisal caps for landlords charging fair-market rent or less, and reining in property tax and insurance costs.
Money
Finance figures are being checked against official FEC and Texas Ethics Commission filings and will appear here once verified.
Endorsements
No public endorsements found. Searched Oct 20, 2026.