Policy Positions
Positions as of June 6, 2026, extracted from source websites.
Climate(4)
Supports climate-focused policies at all levels of government, citing increasing extreme weather events as motivation.
"While serving in the Texas Legislature, I was a founding member of the Texas House Energy & Climate Caucus because we need policies at every level of government to meet our climate goals."
Supports Texas's role as a leader in clean energy alongside traditional energy resources.
"Texas is the energy capital of the world and a leader in clean energy. We have been blessed with vast natural resources but it's up to us to preserve our environment."
Supports environmental protections and climate-focused policies to address record drought and increasingly frequent severe weather events.
"We're facing a record drought and inclement weather events are becoming more frequent such as hurricanes, winter storms, flooding, and wildfires."
Supports clean energy investment as part of her economic and jobs platform.
"Policies that will boost jobs, American manufacturing, clean energy, and high paying jobs that ensure the workforce of today is equipped for the jobs of tomorrow."
Criminal Justice(2)
Supports policing reform with an emphasis on accountability, trust, and training, drawing on her background as a civil rights attorney.
"Throughout my career I have fought to reform policing with an emphasis on accountability, trust, and training."
Supports policing reform with emphasis on accountability, trust, and training, drawing on her background as a civil rights attorney.
"Throughout my career I have fought to reform policing with an emphasis on accountability, trust, and training. At the same time, I have prioritized keeping our community safe from violent crime through data driven measures, not through fear."
Economy(10)
Strongly supports labor unions and worker protections, citing a lifetime 100% pro-labor voting record.
"I am proud to have a lifetime 100% pro-labor voting record on both the state and the federal level."
Opposes Trump's tariffs, characterizing them as unlawful and harmful to Texas's economy and consumers.
"Costs have gone up for housing, groceries, prescriptions, fuel, utilities, healthcare, and so much more due to Trump's failed economic policies, including his unlawful tariffs."
Supports raising the cap on Social Security contributions so higher earners pay their fair share.
"Instead, we must raise the cap on Social Security so that everyone is paying their fair share."
Opposes cutting SNAP benefits, having fought against reductions to the program that benefit single mothers and children.
"When the same folks that paid Elon Musk $8 million taxpayer dollars a day decided to cut SNAP benefits, I fought for single moms and their children."
Supports small businesses as the backbone of the economy, emphasizing their role in job creation and community reinvestment.
"Small businesses offer healthy competition which keeps prices low for consumers. They reinvest dollars right back into our community and can uplift entire regional economies."
Supports raising the cap on Social Security contributions so that everyone pays their fair share, implying support for higher taxes on upper incomes.
"Increasing the retirement age for Social Security is a non-starter. Instead, we must raise the cap on Social Security so that everyone is paying their fair share."
Supports boosting American manufacturing as part of an economic agenda to lower costs and create high-paying jobs.
"I will work to pass the policies I have championed my entire tenure in elected office -- policies to lower prices, not through subsidies but by lowering costs. Policies that will boost jobs, American manufacturing, clean energy, and high paying jobs that ensure the workforce of today is equipped for the jobs of tomorrow."
Supports boosting American manufacturing as part of her economic agenda.
"Policies that will boost jobs, American manufacturing, clean energy, and high paying jobs that ensure the workforce of today is equipped for the jobs of tomorrow."
Has been a champion for labor groups in Congress, indicating support for worker protections and union rights.
"In Congress, Jasmine has been a consistent champion for the middle-class, young families, senior citizens, labor groups, marginalized and vulnerable communities."
Mentions Social Security solvency but does not take an explicit position on the broader federal deficit or debt.
"We must fully finance Social Security to ensure solvency for generations to come."
Education(5)
Supports making higher education more affordable, identifying high costs and insufficient assistance as policy failures.
"The reality for too many families is that the cost of higher education is simply too high, there's not enough assistance, and some will never climb out of student loan debt. That's yet another policy failure."
Supports strong public school funding, emphasizing that opportunities should not be determined by zip code or tax bracket.
"From early childhood education through post-secondary, opportunities shouldn't be decided by zip code or tax bracket. We have a duty to unlock the full potential of each and every child through safe schools that are nurturing learning communities with certified teachers, nurses, counselors, and the support staff that keeps a school running."
Supports certified teachers and adequate school support staff as essential to quality public education.
"We have a duty to unlock the full potential of each and every child through safe schools that are nurturing learning communities with certified teachers, nurses, counselors, and the support staff that keeps a school running."
Expresses concern about student loan debt as a systemic problem that needs to be addressed.
"The reality for too many families is that the cost of higher education is simply too high, there's not enough assistance, and some will never climb out of student loan debt."
Opposed Republican efforts to rewrite curriculum standards in Texas schools, including erasing history and rewriting science.
"That was the same year Texas Republicans passed sweeping bills to ban abortion, make it harder to vote, erase history and rewrite science in schools while doing nothing to address COVID, inflation, or the failing grid."
Healthcare(5)
Supports restoring abortion access, having consistently opposed abortion bans and restrictions throughout her career.
"I have always opposed abortion bans and restrictions. When I served in the Texas House of Representatives, Texas passed the most extreme abortion ban in the nation. Just as cautioned, the ban led to trauma and even death for many Texas women."
Supports expanding mental health services, highlighting provider deserts in Texas and the mental health crisis among farmers and ranchers.
"A topic that I'm passionate in addressing, that I also feel does not receive enough attention, is the alarming rates of suicide among farmers and ranchers."
Supports healthcare as a guarantee for all, opposing a system where cost prevents access to necessary care.
"Healthcare should be a guarantee, not a luxury. No family should have to choose between paying the light bill and paying for lifesaving medicine."
Opposes rising drug costs and supports making prescription drugs more affordable, citing Big Insurance as a driver of high costs.
"No family should have to choose between paying the light bill and paying for lifesaving medicine. By every metric, the United States spends more on healthcare than any other nation. We pay 70% more because of Big Insurance companies with rising premiums and declining coverage."
Fought against cuts to SNAP benefits and implies support for social safety net programs, including defending Social Security.
"When the same folks that paid Elon Musk $8 million taxpayer dollars a day decided to cut SNAP benefits, I fought for single moms and their children."
Immigration(4)
Has conducted oversight of ICE and raised concerns about deportation and detention practices, including visiting detention centers and attending field hearings.
"Long before I was running for Senate, I was conducting oversight of ICE and demanding answers. I've been to Minneapolis, Chicago, and Los Angeles to participate in congressional field hearings. I also visited the Camp East Montana and Dilley Detention centers in Texas."
Has conducted oversight of ICE and raised concerns about detention practices and enforcement actions, including family separations.
"Long before I was running for Senate, I was conducting oversight of ICE and demanding answers. I've been to Minneapolis, Chicago, and Los Angeles to participate in congressional field hearings."
Supports immigration reform that acknowledges immigrants' contributions while also addressing border and immigration system modernization.
"Immigrants have always contributed to the fullness of this nation and continue to drive our economy, innovation, and the vibrancy of our communities. We have not reformed immigration to meet our needs nor modern realities."
Supports immigration reform that acknowledges immigrants' contributions while addressing modern border realities, without specifying a strict enforcement position.
"Immigrants have always contributed to the fullness of this nation and continue to drive our economy, innovation, and the vibrancy of our communities. America is a melting pot, a rich tapestry of all colors — that is our strength. We have not reformed immigration to meet our needs nor modern realities."
Social Issues(3)
Explicitly supports abortion access, stating women cannot have full freedom without restoring the right to abortion.
"Women will never have full personal and economic freedom until we restore the right to abortion access."
Supports civil rights and racial equity as core to her platform, framing current events as a modern civil rights movement.
"I've said for a few years now that we're in the midst of a modern day civil rights movement, it's up to us to protect the rights our foremothers fought to secure and it's on us to forge ahead with progress."
Opposes Republican abortion ban legislation passed in Texas, implying support for abortion access.
"That was the same year Texas Republicans passed sweeping bills to ban abortion, make it harder to vote, erase history and rewrite science in schools while doing nothing to address COVID, inflation, or the failing grid."