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About Chelsey
I am part of a strong union hard-working family in Terrell, Texas. Unions have brought good wages, quality healthcare, and fair treatment to my family and so many others throughout our state. I know that many, many Texas families have not had a union to help them obtain a living wage and decent quality of life. I am running for Congress because I want to stand up for ALL working-class issues that the leaders in charge of our government have forgotten about.
I am a wife and a mother of two wonderful kids. I know what it’s like to live with high-risk pregnancies, to fight through losses, and to have to make every dollar stretch further than I thought possible while watching news headlines talk about billionaires and their latest extravagant purchases. I have the same struggles many families here face that are making our lives unaffordable, and things are only getting more expensive as time goes by.
I am tired of watching politicians and power brokers in Washington pretend they don’t see the rising cost of food, housing, health care, and childcare. My family is NOT living in the "Golden Age" of America.
I have seen how strong we are when we stand together. Neighbors helping neighbors. Families supporting each other. That’s the East Texas I know and love.
I’m raising my kids to know the true history of this country, to trust science, to look past opinions for fact, and to believe that standing up for others should come from absolute kindness, not obligation. That’s the kind of future I want for them... and for all of us.
I’m running for Congress because you deserve a representative who is not controlled be wealthy donors and who will actually fight for health care, education, and dignity for every Texan, in every walk of life.
Top 3 Issues?
Health Care and Bodily Autonomy
Health care is a human right. Every Texan should be able to get care without fear, shame, or financial ruin. That includes maternal health, reproductive care, mental health, and childcare. I will fight for Medicare for All, protect and restore reproductive rights, strengthen rural hospitals, and make sure no family ever has to choose between groceries and seeing a doctor.
Education and Opportunity
Public education is how we build real opportunity and real equity. Our kids deserve honest history, peer-reviewed science, the arts, and schools that are safe, well funded, and free from political games. Teachers should be respected and supported, not attacked or silenced. I will fight to protect public schools, stop voucher schemes that drain classrooms of resources, and make higher education affordable so student debt does not keep holding an entire generation back from building stable lives.
Dignity, Democracy, and Human Rights
Dignity means no one is disposable. It means abolishing ICE, ending mass detention and incarceration, protecting LGBTQ+ people, and treating every person with humanity under the law. It also means protecting the right to organize and stand together at work without retaliation, because unions are how working people protect themselves and each other.
This also means protecting and restoring the Voting Rights Act, overturning Citizens United, and giving people their voice back in a system captured by corporations and billionaires. Democracy should work for the people who live here, not the powerful few. No one gets thrown under the bus. Ever.
My Involvement
I’m not a career politician. I’m a mom and a neighbor, and staying quiet has never really been an option for me. When something is wrong, I show up. That’s meant organizing with friends, working with local Democrats, speaking at meetings, and protesting when our rights or our communities are under attack.
I’ve marched with parents, stood with teachers and nurses, and joined neighbors at rallies across East Texas. I’ve supported grassroots candidates and pushed to make sure our community isn’t ignored or talked over. This campaign isn’t about politics for the sake of politics. It’s about doing the work, telling the truth, and showing up for each other when it matters.
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Chelsey Hockett for Congress
