Kathleen Brown (Texas)
Kathleen Brown (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 13th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Brown completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kathleen Brown was born in Pasadena, Texas. Brown earned a degree from San Jacinto Community College in 1991, a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston at Clear Lake in 1999, and a J.D. from the University of Houston Bates Law Center in 2002. Brown's career experience includes working as an attorney, respiratory technician, substitute teacher, law clerk, and waitress. She has been associated with the State Bar of Texas, Oklahoma State Bar, Wichita County Bar Association, Wichita County Democrats, and the Panhandle Democrats.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas' 13th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 13
Incumbent Ronny L. Jackson defeated Kathleen Brown in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ronny L. Jackson (R) | 75.4 | 161,767 |
 | Kathleen Brown (D)  | 24.6 | 52,910 | |
| Total votes: 214,677 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 13
Kathleen Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 13 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathleen Brown | 100.0 | 10,807 |
| Total votes: 10,807 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 13
Incumbent Ronny L. Jackson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 13 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronny L. Jackson | 100.0 | 71,554 |
| Total votes: 71,554 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kathleen Brown completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brown's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I have lived in this district for nearly 20 years. My husband and I both established our small businesses here, built our homes here, and raised our daughters here. I understand the plight of single motherhood and teenage motherhood from personal experience. I have had to work, raise children, and try and futher my education all at the same time. I know what it's like to have a student loan debt larger than my mortgage, and what it's like to not have access to affordable health care. I understand that most of us want a functioning government that understands their job is to try and make it an easier, safer, and more prosperous nation.
- There are real problems we face, and real enemies we have. I am sick and tired of politicians and pundits trying to sow division instead of progress. I enjoy solving real world problems, and i simply don't have time, patience, or the desire to engage in petty political temper tantrums. Rather, I will focus on assuring mental health care to all who need it, as well as doing what I can to assure more people willing to go into the mental healthcare profession can do so without crushing student loan debt. I also want to focus on ending veteran homelessness, assuring our veterans have the same access to quality healthcare as those in congress, and have the right to choose their health care providers.
- As your representative I will focus on real life issues: making sure this district has plentiful good paying jobs so that no parent needs to worry about feeding their family or keeping a roof over their heads. We also need to make real change in how Social Security is taxed. It is nonsensical that the hardest working folks pay so much in Social Security taxes so that the more affluent people pay less percentage wise. If everyone paid the same percentage, the crushing payroll taxes that are killing small businesses could be lessened.
Climate change is real, and it's effects are deadly, not just to our economy, but to our planet and the people living on it. Denying climate change will not make it go away. We need to take bold action if we want to save the planet we all share.
This country is at the cusp of losing its "first world" status. With roads and bridges crumbling, levies and dams not holding, and children literally freezing to death because Texas cannot even keep the lights on, it is downright embarrassing. The drinking water in some areas is deadly. Texas has a maternal mortality rate worse than the U.S. population, and the U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate than any other developed country. Some counties in this district have poverty rates close to that of Mexico. The March of Dimes gives Texas a D for preterm deliveries.
2. Inform your constituents with truth, no matter how hard or unpopular that truth may be, so that the people know what's going on.
3. Legislate for the good of the country, but limit government overreach as much as possible.
4. Solve problems pragmatically. Not everything can be perfect, but it can be improved.
My mom struggled with depression, and the pressures of trying to do all of this on her own was too much. She attempted suicide 3 years later, and my siblings and I were placed in several homes. We moved around from friends and family. All of my siblings dropped out of high school, and so did I at one point. I left home when I was 16, returned to school, and had my daughter the senior year of high school.
The father struggled with mental illness, depression, drug addiction and alcohol, and was emotionally and physically abusive.
At 19, I ended that relationship and raised my daughter on my own while working as a Respiratory Technician,
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Campaign website
Brown's campaign website stated the following:
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Invest in Education Our kids are our future, not a burden. And education is an investment, not an expense. Teachers should be allowed to teach our children math, science, reading, writing, history, and the arts. But excessive federal mandates have defeated its own purpose. Testing is not the only way to measure a child’s abilities. Farmers and Ranchers Farmers and ranchers are stewards of the land. For generations, families have worked to feed and clothe the nation. A representative should work with our farmers and ranchers to help them better sustain such an important way of life while also protecting the Earth and preserving water. Tariffs and poorly crafted regulations are choking our farmers and ranchers. Jobs and Innovation Investing in education leads to jobs and innovation. Innovation in farming, ranching, technology, and energy leads to growth for our district. I will promote programs to further innovation. With the right leadership, working together will improve our way of life. Environment Texas is one of the largest producers of energy in the nation. With our wide-open spaces in District 13, we have the land, the sunlight, the wind, and workers to produce and distribute clean energy to the entire world. By promoting this district as a producer of clean energy, I can position us to become the premier power provider to the nation and the world. Mental Health The health of our neighbors is critical to the health of our community. One of the biggest problems in society is the lack of mental health care. With a small investment from our government, we can assure every man, woman and child have access to affordable mental health care.[2] |
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| —Kathleen Brown's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 30, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kathleen Brown, “On The Issues,” accessed January 22, 2022
