Texas 1st District
Nathaniel Moran (R) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Nathaniel Moran
Republican · holds this seat today
ALiberty Score AOn the liberty side in 99 of 102 votes and bills.
Raised $2,380,647 since January 2025: 45% from people, 42% from PACs and other committees, 13% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Yolanda Prince
Democrat · university project manager, longtime democratic party organiser
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Prince, and what Prince has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 24. A grade needs 4.
Raised $33,182 since January 2025: 79% from people, 21% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov
Voting in Texas: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Yolanda Prince, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Prince, so the grade above comes from this list: what Prince has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Asked about tariffs, she describes unstable prices and stores waiting to label goods because of them.
“because of the tariffs, they are having to wait to put the label on things.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
She describes the effects but does not say whether she would end or keep tariffs, so the words do not settle a side.
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Her site says she supports Medicare for All, a single-payer system.
“I support a Medicare for All single-payer healthcare systems, that guarantees health insurance coverage for every American.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Government-run health care for all is against liberty on free markets.
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Asked what issues affect the district, she names DEI programs being dismantled in the workplace and in higher education.
“with issues with DEI, those programs being dismantled in the workplace and with higher ed”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Treating the end of DEI programs as a problem is the against side of this measure.
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Asked about immigration enforcement, she says ICE is being called to the carpet by either voting to defund it or changing its process.
“I know the big word is ICE, and what they're doing is basically calling them to the carpet and either voting to defund them or change their process”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
She names defunding or changing ICE as alternatives without choosing one, so the words do not settle a side.
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Her site says she supports a realistic pathway to citizenship.
“I support creating a realistic pathway to citizenship that is less expensive and less time-consuming than the current process.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A path to citizenship is the against side of this measure.
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Her site says she will advocate for ending the use of detention centers.
“I will also advocate for ending the use of detention centers.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Ending immigration detention works against enforcement, the against side of this measure.
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