Kat Marvel
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Kat Marvel (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 129. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Marvel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kat Marvel earned a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University in 2009. She earned a graduate degree from Walden University in 2012. Her career experience includes working as a realtor and substitute teacher.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 129
Incumbent Dennis Paul defeated Kat Marvel in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dennis Paul (R) | 60.8 | 39,062 |
 | Kat Marvel (D)  | 39.2 | 25,194 | |
| Total votes: 64,256 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129
Kat Marvel advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kat Marvel | 100.0 | 6,267 |
| Total votes: 6,267 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129
Incumbent Dennis Paul advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 129 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dennis Paul | 100.0 | 12,353 |
| Total votes: 12,353 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kat Marvel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Marvel's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Kat has lived in multiple states and arrived in Houston in 2016. Once here, she was delighted by the warm, friendly welcome she received by native Texans, and enchanted by the incredible diversity of people, food, and cultures that have made their homes there. She has been active for the past few years in the Bay Area Democratic Movement, learning what people are actually fighting for and hoping to achieve from their politicians.
Kat received her Bachelor's in English Secondary Education from San Diego State University and her M.B.A. with a project management specialization from Walden University. She currently works as a substitute teacher in Clear Creek ISD, as well as runs her own business as a Realtor.
Both of these professions have inspired a particular passion for housing and education for every Texan. Of all the solutions to homelessness, poverty, health issues, and other challenges faced by thousands of Texans, a safe place to live and a solid education contribute the most good.- The current housing market is not accessible to the average Texan, and that will get worse before it gets better if we don't come together to legislate a solution. The American dream is owning a home to care for our families, which means that we need to make homes that are ownable by people rather than private investment groups. As housing continues to be bought up and controlled by big money, its accessibility will continue to decline. As it stands, there are thousands of unhomed Texans who are currently sleeping in tents, under highways, and on the sidewalks. There have been some good efforts made to give those folks a hand up, but as long as there are human beings without a place to live, we will have work to do.
- Texas ranks in the bottom half of the United States in education. Young Texans leave our public schools less prepared than the greater majority of other states. According to Education Weekly, Texas spends less than 38 other states per student. We scored 42nd on the Chance-For-Success Index. These are not numbers to be proud of, but they are numbers that can and should be changed. In addition to educating the future, vocational training is absolutely necessary to remain competitive in an advanced and globalizing market. American workers are being replaced by automation and cheap, off-shore labor, but new industries are rising to replace the old. It's essential that we have an educated workforce that is ready to take on those new tasks.
- The Affordable Care Act, or ACA, has already made huge leaps in ensuring equitable health care for a huge number of Americans. Unfortunately, Texas legislators have taken the stance that our state's occupants shouldn't receive the financial assistance already allotted to us by the Federal budget. By expanding Medicaid benefits as already funded by the ACA, we would reduce the number of uninsured Texans from one in six to one in sixteen. Additionally, the legislature passed a law last year in an attempt to make women's healthcare inaccessible. We need to revoke the legalization of bounties on Texans who assist women with receiving a legal medical procedure. Medical decisions should be made only by doctors and the patients they affect.
The Texas State Legislature has made a lot of decisions that not all of us are comfortable with. From legalizing $10,000 bounties on Texans, to their concern over public school children's genitalia, to their sweeping degradation of Texans' voting rights, the laws being passed by our current representatives aren't serving the individual members of the communities of Harris County. I intend to change that.
Elizabeth Warren serves as a fine example of how we can improve the lives of our constituents through policy and activism. She is brilliant, passionate, and a fantastic policy writer.
An elected official should be honest, transparent, and caring.
An honest public servant tells the truth and is respectful of their constituents.
Transparency is an effect of honesty: what a representative stands for, how they vote, and why they voted that way should be clearly explained.
I am direct and honest, so people never have to wonder what I'm thinking or what I might do. I value people over businesses, since caring for people improves all lives. I have a strong sense of community and strive for unity.
Redistricting should be accomplished by a non-partisan group of people who are dedicated to making each district reflect the actual makeup of the people of the state. Currently, redistricting is performed by Republicans in blatant favor of maintaining their hold on power. A fair redistricting would ensure that people are actually represented fairly and accurately.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 8, 2022
Current members of the Texas House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Dustin Burrows
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Gary VanDeaver (R)
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Brent Money (R)
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Cecil Bell (R)
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Keith Bell (R)
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Cole Hefner (R)
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Daniel Alders (R)
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Jay Dean (R)
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Cody Harris (R)
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Trent Ashby (R)
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Brian Harrison (R)
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Joanne Shofner (R)
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Trey Wharton (R)
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Angelia Orr (R)
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Paul Dyson (R)
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Steve Toth (R)
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Will Metcalf (R)
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Stan Gerdes (R)
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Janis Holt (R)
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Ellen Troxclair (R)
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Terry Wilson (R)
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Dade Phelan (R)
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Christian Manuel (D)
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Terri Leo-Wilson (R)
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Greg Bonnen (R)
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Cody Vasut (R)
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Matt Morgan (R)
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Ron Reynolds (D)
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Gary Gates (R)
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Jeffrey Barry (R)
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A.J. Louderback (R)
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Ryan Guillen (R)
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Todd Hunter (R)
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Katrina Pierson (R)
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Oscar Longoria (D)
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Sergio Munoz (D)
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Janie Lopez (R)
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Erin Gamez (D)
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Armando Martinez (D)
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Terry Canales (D)
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Robert Guerra (D)
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Richard Raymond (D)
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J.M. Lozano (R)
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Alan Schoolcraft (R)
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Erin Zwiener (D)
District 46
Sheryl Cole (D)
District 47
Vikki Goodwin (D)
District 48
Donna Howard (D)
District 49
Gina Hinojosa (D)
District 50
James Talarico (D)
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District 52
Caroline Harris (R)
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Wesley Virdell (R)
District 54
Brad Buckley (R)
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Hillary Hickland (R)
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Pat Curry (R)
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Richard Hayes (R)
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Helen Kerwin (R)
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Shelby Slawson (R)
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Mike Olcott (R)
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Shelley Luther (R)
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Ben Bumgarner (R)
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Andy Hopper (R)
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Mitch Little (R)
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Matt Shaheen (R)
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Jeff Leach (R)
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David Spiller (R)
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James Frank (R)
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Mihaela Plesa (D)
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Stan Lambert (R)
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Drew Darby (R)
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Carrie Isaac (R)
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Eddie Morales (D)
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Mary Gonzalez (D)
District 76
Suleman Lalani (D)
District 77
Vincent Perez (D)
District 78
Joseph Moody (D)
District 79
Claudia Ordaz (D)
District 80
Don McLaughlin (R)
District 81
Brooks Landgraf (R)
District 82
Tom Craddick (R)
District 83
Dustin Burrows (R)
District 84
Carl Tepper (R)
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Stan Kitzman (R)
District 86
John Smithee (R)
District 87
Caroline Fairly (R)
District 88
Ken King (R)
District 89
Candy Noble (R)
District 90
Ramon Romero (D)
District 91
David Lowe (R)
District 92
Salman Bhojani (D)
District 93
Nate Schatzline (R)
District 94
Tony Tinderholt (R)
District 95
Nicole Collier (D)
District 96
David Cook (R)
District 97
John McQueeney (R)
District 98
District 99
Charlie Geren (R)
District 100
Venton Jones (D)
District 101
Chris Turner (D)
District 102
Ana-Maria Ramos (D)
District 103
Rafael Anchia (D)
District 104
Jessica Gonzalez (D)
District 105
Terry Meza (D)
District 106
Jared Patterson (R)
District 107
Linda Garcia (D)
District 108
Morgan Meyer (R)
District 109
Aicha Davis (D)
District 110
Toni Rose (D)
District 111
Yvonne Davis (D)
District 112
Angie Button (R)
District 113
Rhetta Bowers (D)
District 114
John Bryant (D)
District 115
District 116
Trey Fischer (D)
District 117
Philip Cortez (D)
District 118
John Lujan (R)
District 119
Elizabeth Campos (D)
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Marc LaHood (R)
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Mark Dorazio (R)
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Diego Bernal (D)
District 124
Josey Garcia (D)
District 125
Ray Lopez (D)
District 126
Sam Harless (R)
District 127
District 128
Briscoe Cain (R)
District 129
Dennis Paul (R)
District 130
Tom Oliverson (R)
District 131
Alma Allen (D)
District 132
Mike Schofield (R)
District 133
Mano Deayala (R)
District 134
Ann Johnson (D)
District 135
Jon Rosenthal (D)
District 136
John Bucy (D)
District 137
Gene Wu (D)
District 138
Lacey Hull (R)
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Armando Walle (D)
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Harold Dutton (D)
District 143
Ana Hernandez (D)
District 144
Mary Perez (D)
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District 146
Lauren Simmons (D)
District 147
Jolanda Jones (D)
District 148
Penny Shaw (D)
District 149
Hubert Vo (D)
District 150
Valoree Swanson (R)
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