
James Talarico
About
James Talarico is a Texas state representative, former middle school teacher and Presbyterian seminarian. His campaign biography says he taught sixth-grade language arts at Rhodes Middle School in San Antonio.
Texas state representative
Sixth-grade language-arts teacher, Rhodes Middle School, San Antonio
Presbyterian seminarian
Eighth-generation Texan
Where they stand
Taxes, Costs, and Economic Opportunity
Supports lowering household costs through stronger competition, expanded tax credits for working families, a higher federal minimum wage, lower housing and prescription costs, and repeal of tariffs that raise prices; he also proposes requiring AI data centers to fund their own energy infrastructure.
Immigration and Border Policy
Supports comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while expanding legal migration, prioritizing ICE resources for criminals and traffickers, creating legalization pathways for some undocumented immigrants, modernizing ports of entry, and reducing the asylum backlog.
Health Care Access and Costs
Supports allowing every American to buy into Medicare, lowering prescription costs through negotiation and competition, protecting the Affordable Care Act and public coverage, reforming prior authorization, protecting rural hospitals, and reducing medical debt.
Support
Money
$69M
raised
$22M cash
cash on hand
Top donors: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, GOOGLE
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