Texas — U.S. Senate

James Talarico

Supports comprehensive border security reform

Talarico includes immigration and border security as a central pillar of his legislative platform. He focuses on balanced solutions that address border security alongside broader economic and humanitarian needs.

• Includes immigration and border security among core campaign issue areas

Ken Paxton

Supports completing wall and mass deportations

Paxton prioritizes national sovereignty and strict border enforcement. He pledges to assist President Trump in finishing the border wall and executing mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.

• Finish the southern border wall
• Deport criminal illegal aliens and end open-border policies
• Sued the Biden administration over 100 times over border enforcement

“Ken Paxton is running to help President Trump finish the border wall and protect our national sovereignty.”

James Talarico

Supports lowering costs for working families

Talarico focuses his economic program on reducing living expenses for middle- and lower-income families. He points to his legislative record on funding public education, lowering prescription drug costs, and easing childcare expenses.

• Passed legislation lowering costs of prescription drugs, childcare, and housing
• Opposes tax cuts for wealthy donors and corporations
• Promotes economic relief for working class communities

“passed major legislation to fund our neighborhood schools, expand job opportunities for young adults, and lower the cost of child care, housing, and prescription drugs”

Ken Paxton

Supports tax cuts and deregulation

Paxton advocates for fiscal conservatism to curb inflation and lower national debt. He supports cutting taxes, slashing federal spending, and removing energy sector regulations to lower consumer costs.

• Cut federal taxes and reduce wasteful spending to address $36 trillion national debt
• Deregulate energy companies to bring down energy costs
• Revitalize domestic manufacturing and create American jobs

“Ken Paxton is a strong fiscal conservative who will fight to cut taxes and stop the wasteful spending that has led to our nation being in over $36 trillion dollars in debt.”

James Talarico

Supports reforming money in politics

Talarico frames his campaign around curbing the power of corporate PACs and billionaire mega-donors. He rejects corporate PAC contributions and pledges to fight political influence-peddling.

• Refuses all corporate PAC money
• Pledges to challenge billionaire influence in political campaigns
• Focuses campaign messaging on restoring power to working people

“The people at the top work so hard to keep us angry and divided because our unity is a threat to their wealth and power.”

“the only member of the Texas Legislature who has never taken corporate PAC money.”

Ken Paxton

Supports dismantling federal establishment institutions

Paxton targets federal bureaucracy, promising to drain the D.C. establishment and stop politically motivated weaponization of federal agencies. He positions himself as a conservative outsider targeted by political opponents.

• End the weaponization of federal government agencies
• Drain the D.C. establishment and lobbyist influence
• Champion conservative outsider movement alongside Donald Trump

“Both President Trump and Ken Paxton have been targeted in politically motivated witch hunts because there’s nothing that scares the establishment more than courageous conservatives who never back down from standing up for the American people.”

James Talarico

Supports capping prescription drug costs

Talarico treats healthcare affordability as a core legislative priority. He cites his legislative record in Texas on capping insulin costs and lowering prescription prices.

• Passed legislation to lower prescription drug and insulin costs
• Supports expanding healthcare access for Texas working families

Ken Paxton

Supports reforming Big Pharma and Big Food

Paxton adopts a platform focused on challenging pharmaceutical and food corporate interests to combat chronic illness. He advocates for market transparency and consumer choices over corporate profits.

• Take on Big Pharma and Big Food to increase healthcare transparency
• Promote healthier outcomes and combat chronic illness
• Sued vaccine manufacturers like Pfizer over public representations

“In the Senate, he will work alongside President Trump to Make America Healthy Again by taking on Big Pharma and Big Food, increasing transparency in our food and healthcare systems, promoting healthier outcomes for Texas families, and putting the well-being of the Americans people ahead of corporate profits.”

James Talarico

Supports increased public school funding

Drawing on his background as a former public middle school teacher, Talarico makes public education funding a central campaign plank. He advocates for direct state funding of neighborhood public schools.

• Passed legislation to increase funding for neighborhood public schools
• Opposes efforts to defund public education
• Leverages middle school educator background to shape education policy

Ken Paxton

Supports parental rights and classroom restrictions

Paxton champions parental rights in education and opposes progressive gender ideology in public schools. He promises to eliminate woke indoctrination from public classrooms.

• Defend parental rights in public education
• Stop gender ideology and woke content in school curricula
• Keep biological males out of female school sports

“He will stand with President Trump to protect our gun rights, defend the unborn, and defeat the radical transgender movement that’s desperate to put men in girls’ sports and woke indoctrination in our classrooms.”

James Talarico

Supports balanced energy transition

Talarico lists energy and the environment among his main policy issue areas. He seeks to balance Texas's traditional energy production with environmental protections.

• Identifies energy and environment as a primary campaign issue area

Ken Paxton

Supports deregulating traditional energy industries

Paxton supports maximizing domestic oil and gas production by rolling back federal regulations. He opposes environmental restrictions imposed during the Biden administration.

• End federal regulations on domestic energy producers
• Lower fuel and electricity costs through deregulation
• Promote American energy independence

“After four years of Joe Biden causing skyrocketing inflation and declaring war on American energy, Ken Paxton will help bring down costs and remove harmful regulations designed to hurt our energy companies.”

James Talarico

Supports diplomatic foreign policy

Talarico lists foreign policy as a key topic on his issue platform, focusing on diplomatic engagement and national security.

• Lists foreign policy among official platform categories

Ken Paxton

Supports America First foreign policy

Paxton advocates an 'America First' approach to international relations. He opposes excessive foreign financial assistance and emphasizes domestic security needs.

• Advance peace through strength foreign policy
• Prioritize American citizens and border security over foreign aid spending
• Align foreign policy with President Trump's platform

“Alongside President Trump, he will work to advance an America First foreign policy that promotes peace through strength, prioritizes our nation’s interests first and foremost, and ensures the safety of American citizens.”

James Talarico

Supports gun safety regulations

Talarico includes public safety and justice among his campaign issues, supporting gun safety measures to curb gun violence.

• Lists public safety and justice as key issue focus

Ken Paxton

Opposes restrictions on gun rights

Paxton strictly defends Second Amendment rights against federal and state gun control measures, receiving endorsements from major gun rights organizations.

• Oppose new gun restrictions and defend Second Amendment freedoms
• Endorsed by Gun Owners of America and Texas Gun Rights PAC

“He will stand with President Trump to protect our gun rights, defend the unborn, and defeat the radical transgender movement that’s desperate to put men in girls’ sports and woke indoctrination in our classrooms.”

Ken Paxton

Supports pro-crypto regulations

Paxton advocates establishing the U.S. as a global center for cryptocurrency innovation. He supports legislative efforts like the CLARITY Act to establish clear regulatory frameworks.

• Support legislation like the CLARITY Act to provide regulatory certainty
• Position America as the global leader in digital assets and crypto innovation

“America must be the crypto capital of the world and support innovation and growth.”

Ken Paxton

Opposes abortion access

Paxton maintains a pro-life platform, pledging to defend anti-abortion policies at the federal level.

• Defend anti-abortion laws and protect the unborn
• Endorsed by Texas Right to Life PAC in past campaigns

“He will stand with President Trump to protect our gun rights, defend the unborn, and defeat the radical transgender movement that’s desperate to put men in girls’ sports and woke indoctrination in our classrooms.”