United States
U.S. Representative, District 36
Rhonda Hart
Democratic- On ballot as
- RHONDA HART
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Describes herself as "a Texas mom and disabled military veteran"
- Served in the U.S. Army from 2000 to 2003,
- Associate degree University of Alaska Southeast
- Her 14-year-old daughter, Kimberly Vaughan, was killed in the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting
- Drove a school bus for Santa Fe ISD for four years
- Experience
- Advocated for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 and for Texas' SB 435
- Democratic nominee for U.S. House District 14 in 2024; lost the general election to Rep. Randy Weber
- Ran for the Dickinson ISD board of trustees in May 2019 and lost
- Defeated Doug Rogers in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary
- Top priorities
- "Raise the minimum wage. Tax billionaires. Create a healthcare system that doesn't hold people hostage to insurance company profits."
- "End the chaotic, reckless tariffs. Stop deporting the workers who build the homes that people in this district need."
- "We should be investing more in public education, not less"
- "We need to stop sending our troops into random, unnecessary wars in the Middle East"
- Is "personally passionate about common sense gun safety"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Pro Abortion
- Immigration: "Stop deporting the workers who build the homes that people in this district need."
- Guns: Anti Second Amendment
- Health care: "Every American deserves healthcare that isn't tied to a paycheck or a premium."
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Democrats of La Porte
- Harris County Young Democrats
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Newtown Action Alliance
- The Culture Commission Coalition
- Campaign website
- hart4congress.com
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