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Rhonda Hart

Rhonda Hart
Democratic
Running for U.S. House, Texas District 36.

Background

Hart is a disabled Army veteran (2000-2003) whose daughter was killed in a school shooting. She was the 2024 Democratic nominee in TX-14. 

Education
A.A., University of Alaska Southeast (2009)
BallotpediaFEC filings

Positions

Economy and Cost of Living

What is the candidate's approach to inflation, prices, wages, and jobs?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Taxes

What changes, if any, does the candidate support to federal income, business, or other taxes?
No public position found.
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Federal Spending and Debt

How does the candidate approach the federal budget, deficit, and national debt?
No public position found.
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Energy

What is the candidate's position on oil and gas, renewables, and energy regulation?
No public position found.
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Social Security and Medicare

What changes, if any, does the candidate support to Social Security and Medicare?
No public position found.
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Trade and Tariffs

What is the candidate's position on tariffs and trade agreements?
No public position found.
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Border and Immigration

What is the candidate's position on border security, enforcement, and legal immigration?
No public position found.
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Foreign Policy and Defense

What is the candidate's position on military spending, alliances, and current international conflicts?
No public position found.
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Crime and Public Safety

What is the candidate's approach to crime, policing, and federal law enforcement?
After her daughter was killed in the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting, she worked to pass the Kimberly Vaughan Safe Storage of Firearms Act and supports safe-storage and universal background check measures; she criticizes ICE agents operating masked and without body cameras. 

Israel and Gaza

What is the candidate's position on U.S. policy toward Israel and the war in Gaza, including military aid, humanitarian aid, and the Israeli government?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Health Care

What is the candidate's position on health insurance, the ACA, Medicaid, and drug prices?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Abortion

What is the candidate's position on abortion law and federal action on abortion?
Supports federal legislation to codify Roe v. Wade. 

Firearms

What is the candidate's position on firearms laws and the Second Amendment?
Supports safer gun storage laws and additional gun legislation, citing the loss of her daughter in a school shooting. 

Elections and Voting

What is the candidate's position on federal election rules, such as proof of citizenship to register, mail voting, and voter ID?
Says she will not support the SAVE Act, that voter ID is already required in Texas, and that requiring a Real ID to vote would act as "a poll tax by another name"; says undocumented people cannot vote. 

Transgender Policy

What is the candidate's position on laws related to transgender people, including medical treatment for minors, school sports, and facilities?
Says the ban on transgender people serving in the military should be reversed. 

Religious Liberty and Faith Communities

What has the candidate said or done regarding religious freedom and specific faith communities, such as Christians, Jews, and Muslims?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

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.