Texas — 14th District

Thurman Bill Bartie

Supports worker wages, tariff rollbacks, affordable housing

Bartie prioritizes economic opportunity and lowering living costs for families in District 14. He advocates for rolling back tariffs that drive up prices, clearing regulatory barriers to construct affordable housing, and promoting competition across major industries like healthcare and food processing.

• Roll back tariffs that raise consumer prices
• Promote industry competition in healthcare and food processing
• Support job training, small business growth, and fair worker wages
• Address housing affordability by removing development barriers

“To build affordability in this economy, We need policy that will roll back tariffs, which have raised prices, clearing barriers to build more affordable housing.”

“Every person deserves access to good jobs and fair wages. I support job training, small business growth, safe working conditions, and strong local economic development.”

Randy Weber

Advocates fiscal discipline, spending cuts, deregulation

Weber advocates for free-market growth, federal deregulation, and eliminating waste, fraud, and entitlement spending to balance the budget. He signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and consistently votes for strict legislative caps on federal spending and debt limits.

• Signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge opposing net tax increases
• Voted Yea on the 2025 reconciliation bill (H.R.1) to address tax policy and statutory debt limits
• Supported the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 to cap federal spending and expand SNAP/TANF work requirements
• Pushes to roll back federal regulations stifling small business growth

“Waste, fraud and abuse have plagued Washington for years, making balanced budgets seem impossible.”

“We need to fight to preserve America’s free-market economy, balance our budget, and return our country to sound economic footing.”

Thurman Bill Bartie

Supports humane immigration reform, opposes mass deportations

Bartie calls for updating the federal immigration system, noting it has not seen comprehensive reform since 1990. He opposes large ICE mass deportation budgets, arguing that mass deportation operations cause urban disruption and loss of life.

• Pushes for comprehensive federal immigration reform
• Opposes the $70 billion ICE homeland security budget allocated for mass deportation
• Highlights human costs and urban disruptions caused by mass enforcement tactics

“Our present immigration system has failed the American people. The present system hasn’t been updated since 1990.”

“I would push for immigration reform that is humane in our present environment.”

Randy Weber

Demands strict border security, enhanced enforcement

Weber considers unsecure borders a direct national security threat due to illicit drug flows and gang activity. He insists on securing the southern border before addressing illegal immigration costs and supports legislation detaining and deporting undocumented noncitizens convicted of crimes.

• Demands border security as a prerequisite to any broader immigration policy decisions
• Voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act (S.5) requiring detention of noncitizens arrested for theft or burglary
• Voted Yea on H.R.875 to make driving under the influence grounds for noncitizen deportation or inadmissibility

“The federal government’s failure to secure our borders is a serious threat to our national security.”

“Until we secure the borders, we cannot begin to address the issue of illegal immigration and its costs.”

Thurman Bill Bartie

Supports climate resiliency, smart infrastructure funding

Bartie emphasizes building resilient systems to protect District 14 from frequent natural disasters like hurricanes, floods, ice storms, and extreme heat. He views infrastructure and power grid reliability as nonpartisan priorities essential for community safety.

• Invest in smart, resilient infrastructure to withstand extreme weather events
• Ensure power grid reliability and basic infrastructure services across District 14
• Approach disaster recovery and infrastructure funding through cross-party cooperation

“District Fourteen knows hurricanes, floods, and power outages. Basic infrastructure should never be political. I support smart infrastructure, energy reliability, and resilient systems that protect our families and our businesses.”

Randy Weber

Supports domestic fossil fuel production, energy independence

Weber advocates for national energy independence through expanded production of domestic oil, natural gas, and coal. As Vice Chair of Energy on Energy & Commerce, he supports cutting pipeline and refinery permitting regulations and repealing green energy tax credits.

• Serves as Vice Chair of Energy on Energy & Commerce and Chair of Energy on Science, Space, & Technology
• Voted Yea on the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R.1) to boost oil, gas, and coal production and streamline permitting
• Voted to repeal green energy tax credits under the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

“we must immediately move towards energy independence, so that we can strengthen our economy, and end our dependence on foreign oil.”

Thurman Bill Bartie

Supports equitable policing, expanded mental healthcare

Bartie supports law enforcement serving in a fair and equitable manner while emphasizing that true public safety requires mental health support. He advocates re-establishing mental health intervention and treatment programs to address homelessness.

• Back law enforcement while demanding fair and equitable community protection
• Re-establish mental health intervention and treatment to eradicate homelessness
• Participate in public advocacy for civil rights and police accountability

“I support law enforcement, and I believe true safety requires stability, mental health support, and opportunity.”

“Supporting the eradication of homelessness with reestablishing mental health intervention and treatment for those in need.”

Randy Weber

Advocates mandatory minimum sentences, increased prison funding

Weber supports strict public safety legislation, including mandatory minimum sentences for child offenders and increased funding for prison systems. He also votes for criminal justice measures penalizing noncitizens convicted of severe offenses.

• Favors mandatory minimum sentences for offenders who prey on children
• Supports increased funding for prison systems to keep violent offenders off the streets
• Voted for measures deporting noncitizens convicted of driving while impaired

Thurman Bill Bartie

Supports equal public school funding, restoring Department of Education

Bartie considers public education foundational to student opportunity. He advocates for equal funding across all public schools, teacher investments, modernized classrooms, and re-assembling the federal Department of Education.

• Provide fair and equal funding for all public schools
• Re-assemble and maintain the federal Department of Education
• Invest in teachers, modernized classrooms, and clear student pathways to success

“Education for the future of our nation depends on fair and equal funding for all public schools and the re-assembling of the Department of Education has to occur.”

Randy Weber

Supports local control of school boards

Weber advocates for local control of education, empowering locally elected school boards to make key decisions for their schools and holding them accountable for results.

• Empower locally elected school boards to make decisions for children
• Hold local school authorities accountable for academic outcomes

“supports local control for the schools by empowering locally elected school boards to make decisions affecting our children - and holding them accountable for the results.”

Thurman Bill Bartie

Supports fully funding Affordable Care Act

Bartie favors expanding and restoring the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to guarantee affordable, reliable healthcare. He aims to protect citizens from excessive travel times and overwhelming out-of-pocket medical costs.

• Fully fund, strengthen, and restore the Affordable Care Act
• Expand healthcare access across local and rural communities
• Reduce patient travel times and out-of-pocket healthcare expenses

“Healthcare access for every American citizen through the complete funding of ACA.”

“Every citizen should have access to affordable and reliable healthcare without long travel times or overwhelming costs.”

Randy Weber

Opposes abortion, supports traditional values

Weber is anti-abortion, holding that human life begins at conception and must be legally protected. Endorsed by Texas Right to Life and Texas Alliance For Life, he also advocates for traditional marriage and voted to restrict transgender women from female sports.

• Believes life begins at conception and opposes abortion
• Endorsed by Texas Right to Life and Texas Alliance For Life
• Voted Yea on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28)

“We must create a culture of life in America so that every life is cherished and protected.”

“Randy believes life begins at conception, and that all innocent human life must be protected...”

Randy Weber

Supports strict voter proof of citizenship

Weber supports federal voting security measures, including documentary proof of citizenship for election registration. He also voted against certifying the 2020 electoral votes for Arizona and Pennsylvania.

• Voted Yea on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring proof of citizenship to register for federal elections
• Voted against certifying the 2020 electoral vote counts for Arizona and Pennsylvania in January 2021