Laura Moser

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Laura Moser

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 22, 2018

Education

High school

St. John's School

Bachelor's

Amherst College

Contact

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Laura Moser (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 7th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary runoff on May 22, 2018.

In her May 2017 announcement that she would seek the Democratic nomination, Moser argued that "It’s time to send someone to Washington who knows how it works and wants to use that knowledge to serve the people of Houston — who actually cares about the people who live here." Moser's campaign website described her as a "working mom turned progressive activist turned candidate for Congress in TX-07" and referenced Daily Action, a political movement opposed to actions taken by President Trump (R) that Moser had founded following the 2016 presidential election. The website described her campaign as standing "for the values of decency and respect that are the values of the majority of Americans. For the people who think that healthcare is a right and not a privilege; that the economy of the richest country in the world can benefit everyone; that a good education should be available to every child; that every worker deserves a living wage; that caring for the environment is a matter of life and death."

Moser received endorsements from Democracy for America and Our Revolution Texas.

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Biography

Laura Moser was born in Southside Place, Texas and lives in West University Place, Texas. She graduated from St. John's School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Amherst College. Moser’s career experience includes working as an editor, an author, and a journalist. In 2016, she founded Daily Action, a political text-messaging service.

Elections

2018

See also: Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 7

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated incumbent John Culberson in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D)	52.5	127,959
		John Culberson (R)	47.5	115,642

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 243,601
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ronald Kimmons (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 7

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated Laura Moser in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 7 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lizzie Pannill Fletcher	67.9	9,888
		Laura Moser	32.1	4,666

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 14,554
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lizzie Pannill Fletcher	29.4	9,768
✔		Laura Moser	24.3	8,099
		Jason Westin	19.2	6,375
		Alex Triantaphyllis	15.7	5,234
		Ivan Sanchez	5.7	1,895
	Submit photo	Joshua Butler	3.8	1,253
		James Cargas	2.0	651

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,275
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7

Incumbent John Culberson defeated Edward Ziegler in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Culberson	76.1	28,944
		Edward Ziegler	23.9	9,088

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,032
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Endorsements

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See also: Endorsements in the Texas congressional primaries, 2018 Democratic candidate endorsements Endorsement Date Fletcher Moser Federal officials Former Rep. Chris Bell (D-TX) Unknown ✔ State figures Former state Rep. Sarah Weddington (D) Unknown ✔ Local figures Houston Mayor pro tem Ellen Cohen Unknown ✔ Organizations Our Revolution March 1, 2018 ✔ Our Revolution Texas February 23, 2018 ✔ Houston Chronicle February 8, 2018 ✔ National Nurses United January 25, 2018 ✔ EMILY's List November 14, 2017 ✔ Democracy for America June 30, 2017 ✔ Off the Sidelines PAC Unknown ✔

Campaign themes

“	Family Healthy families build strong communities. Yet a rapidly changing economy has created conditions that have badly hurt many American families. Part-time and freelance employment are replacing permanent jobs with benefits and workplace pressures increase even as our social safety net has been weakened. Policymakers are ripping apart immigrant families without regard for their contributions. We must embrace and directly support real family values: not the fake rhetoric that for too long has passed as family values. Among them: Assuring all families have access to health care by fighting for a single-payer system that covers all Americans Easing the tax burden on middle-class families, not just on the wealthy Fostering small & family-run businesses Easing access to child care Providing for paid family leave when a baby arrives, a child falls ill, or an aging parent experiences a medical emergency Protecting marriage equality Community In the face of Hurricane Harvey, we witnessed the heroism and resilience of our city. It showed us how much solidarity and kindness exists among the regular people of Houston, and urged us to reject divisiveness and stand up for the values of decency and respect. We can’t hand our country over to those who are intent on driving Americans apart. It’s time to find consensus on the things that most of us agree on: Instead of walls and deportations, we must pass comprehensive immigration reform, offering a secure future to longtime residents, especially those who came here as children We need to invest in education, starting in early childhood We must protect public health, which includes everything from preventing pollution to getting serious about hazards like chronic flooding and keeping our communities safe from gun violence We need to prepare communities to better withstand natural disasters and invest in infrastructure improvements that minimize the man-made ones We must expand public transit options to connect Houstonians and help the city grow responsibly Security Security isn’t just safety from foreign attack. Security is knowing that you have a good job, real retirement benefits, and affordable healthcare. Security is a better future for your children: a decent education, a clean climate, real job opportunities. Security is an open Internet that keeps our private information private. But too often, the response of our current leaders is to do … less. Our leaders are trying to take away our health care, rejecting scientific findings about climate, removing regulations that protect us. Our health, our economy, our safety depends on rigorous watchdogs–just as our physical security depends on a robust military. You can read about the CREATE Plan, Laura Moser’s new vision for Houston, which includes specific actions to address climate change. It’s time to find consensus on the things that most of us agree on: Strengthen our diplomatic and economic resources to help find alternatives to endless wars Protect our economic and military security by instituting a pay-as-you-go policy for increases in military spending Invest in cyber-security by requiring that businesses that hold individuals’ most confidential data institute the strictest levels of protection Provide health and income security to vulnerable populations Address the extremes of income equality that leave more and more full-time workers living in poverty every year Rejoin the 195-nation Paris climate accord in recognition of the threat climate change poses both to our national security and–as the horrors of Hurricane Harvey have reminded us–the very existence of our city Promote innovative solutions to Houston’s flooding, as have been adopted in cities as diverse as Amsterdam, Tokyo, Miami, and Baltimore Repair and replace critical, aging infrastructure Work toward gun-safety legislation Freedom Most Americans cherish the freedoms embodied in our Constitution. Yet we have witnessed recent assaults on constitutional guarantees. We’ve seen efforts to suppress minority voting. We’ve seen Trump’s infamous Muslim ban. We’ve seen the pardoning of a sheriff with a long history of flagrant civil rights violations.We’ve seen attacks on the freedom of the press. Decent Americans are standing up to say that we need to strengthen, not weaken, our Constitution. Let’s start off by: Enforcing civil rights protections Protecting affordable access to birth control and expanding a woman’s right to choose Ensuring unfettered access to the ballot Rejecting the Muslim ban Reforming our criminal justice system and federal sentencing guidelines Keeping internet-access open Fairness Our Constitution guarantees equal protection. Yet we’ve seen that the actual effective tax rate of many Fortune 500 companies is a fraction of that borne by middle-class families. We’ve seen that people of color caught up in our criminal justice system too often incur harsher sentences than whites convicted of the same offense. We’ve seen how our campaign finance system gives those with the means to contribute to political campaigns far greater access to, and undue influence over, elected officials, especially since the Supreme Court declared corporations to be “people” with First Amendment rights, opening a door to a deluge of cash into shadowy super PACs. The list goes on and on, and it seems to be getting longer every year. Decent Americans believe in fairness in law- and policy-making and believe that tough ethical standards serve everyone. Polls show that most of us agree on: Equal treatment under the law regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity Access to quality education regardless of zip code The rights of women and people with pre-existing conditions to the same healthcare as everyone else Equal pay for equal work Every person’s right to vote Additional assistance to people with disabilities Sensible campaign-finance reform A better VA healthcare system, with improved access through integrating VA care with community care Entrepreneurialism Houston’s vibrancy and growth owe much to its entrepreneurial spirit. But let’s not take it for granted. Big businesses grow from small businesses, and we can support business creators while leveling a playing field that’s getting more uneven and anti-competitive every year. Most Houstonians agree we can: Invest in transportation, broadband, infrastructure, and other resources entrepreneurs need to create thriving small businesses Provide tax credits for research and development Ensure that tax reform helps small businesses and families thrive Close anti-competitive corporate tax loopholes and lobbyist-written tax giveaways Innovate to ensure that Houston remains the world capital of energy in a changing economy: We should become the Silicon Valley of energy development, including green energy development Assure workers a living wage Honesty Hiding from our problems doesn’t make them go away. Nor does ignoring scientists when they tell us things we’d rather not hear, or bullying journalists when they report on the crimes of the powerful. Normal Americans agree that we’ve got to talk about our problems. Let’s start off by: Confronting the realities of climate change, and helping Houston make–and profit from–the inevitable transition from a fossil-fuel economy to an “all-of-the-above” energy solution Tackling the education-achievement gap among racial groups Addressing the pay gap between men and women Reimagining work in an increasingly automated society Recognizing the challenges America faces in a diverse, rapidly changing world	”
—Moser for Congress

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Texas' 7th Congressional District election, 2018
• Texas' 7th Congressional District

External links

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Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)