Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All, stronger ACA coverage and expanded community health centers.
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THE 2026 CANDIDATE FILE
KATY PADILLA STOUT
Candidate for U.S. House · Texas · District 23
Projected winner: KATY PADILLA STOUT
Source checked Nov 4, 2026, 2:30 PM Eastern.
Associated Press via NPR. This call does not certify the result or change who is in office.
Certification: pending. TX · Official state election information
See the state election authority for official reporting. TX · Official state election information
THE PERSON
Background
Katy Padilla Stout is a San Antonio attorney, former elementary-school teacher and child-welfare advocate who practices education and child-welfare law.
Roots
- Career: Northside ISD teacher; child-welfare and education attorney
- Service: Bexar County Child Welfare Board member since 2017
Education
- University of Texas at Austin · Education degree
- South Texas College of Law · Law degree
Background sources checked October 28, 2026.
THE POLICIES
Where they stand
Campaign promises are labeled separately from past actions. These are sourced positions, not endorsements or predictions. No stance is assigned from party affiliation.
Gun policy
Supports universal background checks, a bump-stock ban, red-flag laws and mental-health investment.
Source checked October 28, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Families & work
Supports universal pre-K, a higher minimum wage and paid parental leave.
Source checked October 28, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Immigration
Opposes the proposed border wall through Big Bend.
Source checked October 28, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Taxes
Opposes billionaire tax cuts and supports a tax code that helps low- and middle-income households.
Source checked October 28, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.THE ELECTION
Ballot & sources
U.S. House · District 23 · November 3, 2026
Candidate listing checked October 21, 2026.
Texas Secretary of State · Certified general election ballot ↗Portrait source ↗Photo: DivaaNut · CC0 · Cropped to fit
The candidate’s name and party follow the official ballot source. Backgrounds and issue positions are checked separately. A candidate is not an officeholder-elect unless a verified result establishes that status.