Katy Padilla Stout

Democratic

On ballot as: Katy Padilla Stout
Current role: Attorney at her family's law firm focused on child welfare and education law
Background: Education degree – University of Texas at Austin;
Law degree from South Texas College of Law (2013)
Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2014
Former elementary school teacher in Northside ISD (San Antonio)
Experience: Appointed member of the Bexar County Child Welfare Board since 2017
Serves on the board of Artvango Therapeutic Services, a nonprofit
Top priorities: "Making life more affordable for working families"
Health care: "I support expanding our Medicare system to cover all Americans"
Big Bend border wall: "We need a leader in Congress who can be trusted to stand up to the Trump Administration and fight for the Big Bend region"
Education: "our country should make a historic investment in universal Pre-K"
Immigration: "secures our border and allows for reasonable and humane immigration laws"
Voting: "Congress should take bold action to restore the Voting Rights Act"
Tidbits: Abortion: Pro Abortion
Immigration: See Priorities
Guns: "Support universal background checks, a ban on bump stocks, and red-flag laws that work."
Health care: "I support expanding our Medicare system to cover all Americans. Short of that, I think we should strengthen the Affordable Care Act so that it actually works as intended."
Claims and the record
Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements: Numerous Democrat Officials and Liberal Groups – too many to list (see website)
Campaign website: katyforcongress.com

Katy Padilla Stout

U.S. Representative, District 23

Katy Padilla Stout