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Shehla Faizi

Shehla Faizi
Green
Candidato a Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Antecedentes

Faizi moved to Texas in 2012 and volunteered on the Green Party's 2024 presidential campaign. She lists her occupation as podcaster. 

Occupation
Podcaster; former advertising and marketing journalist
Education
B.A., graphic design, Karachi University; Master's degrees in journalism and strategic communications, Wayne State University and University of Iowa
Website

Positions

Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Education and School Choice

What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
Says funds from the education savings account program (often called school vouchers) should be administered without bias, including toward Islamic schools. 

Border Security

What role should the state play in border security and immigration enforcement?
Would challenge the law giving sheriffs grants for cooperating with ICE. 

Power Grid and Energy

What is the candidate's position on the ERCOT grid, reliability, and energy production?
Opposes tax breaks for data centers. 

Water

What is the candidate's approach to water supply and infrastructure?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Abortion

What is the candidate's position on Texas abortion law?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Firearms

What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Public Safety and Bail

What is the candidate's position on bail, policing, and criminal justice?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Health Care

What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Elections and Voting

What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Cannabis and THC

What is the candidate's position on hemp-derived THC, medical cannabis, and marijuana laws?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Priorities for This Office

What does the candidate say they would prioritize in this specific office?
Tax spending transparency, divesting from foreign bonds, and challenging laws that penalize boycotts of Israel, fossil fuel companies or firearms makers. 

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?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

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 se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

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?
Describes herself as a Muslim American; criticizes the comptroller's office for working to deny education savings account funds to accredited private Islamic schools and pledges to run the program "without religious bias." 

Home Insurance and Housing Costs

What is the candidate's approach to home insurance rates and housing costs in Texas?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Dinero

Las cifras de financiamiento se están verificando con los informes oficiales de la FEC y de la Comisión de Ética de Texas y aparecerán aquí una vez verificadas.

Respaldos

No se encontraron respaldos públicos. Buscado el 20 oct 2026.