About Chelsey
Our background
I’m Chelsey Hockett, a mom raising my kids in a union family in East Texas. I know what it’s like to live with high-risk pregnancies, to fight through losses, and to make every dollar stretch further than it should. I’ve lived the struggles so many families here face — the rising cost of food, housing, health care, and childcare — and I’m tired of watching politicians in Washington pretend they don’t see it.
Through it all, I’ve seen how strong we are when we stand together. Neighbors helping neighbors. Families — however they’re made — holding each other up. 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, 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 we deserve a representative 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. My body, my choice is about dignity and freedom, not politics. 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, real 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.
Dignity 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.