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Kevin earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of North Texas. 

Kevin currently works for the Libertarian Party of Texas. He has previously worked in sales. 

Kevin Hale previously ran for the US House in 2020 and 2022, but he did not win. 

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Supports repealing requirements to join or pay union dues as a condition of government employment.

Supports repealing requirements to pay union dues as a condition of government employment.

Supports a "Balanced Budget Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution, as long as it is balanced by cutting expenditures and not raising taxes.

Supports a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as long as it is balanced by cutting expenditures, not by raising taxes.

Opposes all forms of government subsidies and bailouts.

Opposes government-mandated benefits for private employment contracts. Supports the right to choose whether to engage in labor union bargaining without government interference.

Supports the right to choose whether to engage in labor union bargaining without government interference.

Supports phasing out government-sponsored Social Security in favor of a private voluntary system.

Supports phasing out Social Security in favor of a private voluntary system.

Supports the Taxpayer Choice Act, which would allow taxpayers to voluntarily fund specific government spending projects through an online system.

- Supports repealing requirements to pay union dues as a condition of government employment.
- Supports a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as long as it is balanced by cutting expenditures, not by raising taxes.
- Opposes all forms of government subsidies and bailouts.
- Supports the right to choose whether to engage in labor union bargaining without government interference.
- Supports phasing out Social Security in favor of a private voluntary system.
- Supports the Taxpayer Choice Act, which would allow taxpayers to voluntarily fund specific government spending projects through an online system.

Economy

Supports repealing "victimless" crimes laws, such as those criminalizing gambling, drug use, and consensual sex work.

Believes in preserving the constitutional rights of the criminally accused, including due process, a speedy trial, legal counsel, trial by jury, and the presumption of innocence.

Supports preserving the constitutional rights of the criminally accused, including due process, a speedy trial, legal counsel, trial by jury, and the presumption of innocence.

Opposes the use of torture and other "cruel and unusual punishments, without exception."

Supports the freedom to engage in or abstain from any religious activities as long as they do not violate the rights of others.

- Supports repealing "victimless" crimes laws, such as those criminalizing gambling, drug use, and consensual sex work.
- Supports preserving the constitutional rights of the criminally accused, including due process, a speedy trial, legal counsel, trial by jury, and the presumption of innocence.
- Opposes the use of torture.
- Supports the freedom to engage in or abstain from any religious activities as long as they do not violate the rights of others.
- Opposes gun control.

Public Safety

Supports a free market healthcare system, allowing individuals to choose their insurance, care providers, and treatments.

Supports a free-market healthcare system, allowing individuals to choose their insurance, care providers, and treatments.

Believes abortion is a sensitive issue with valid good-faith views on all sides and supports keeping government out of the matter, allowing individuals to make their own decisions.

- Supports a free-market healthcare system, allowing individuals to choose their insurance, care providers, and treatments.
- Believes abortion is a sensitive issue with valid good-faith views on all sides and supports keeping government out of the matter, allowing individuals to make their own decisions.

Healthcare

Supports ending federal student loan guarantees and special treatment of student loan debt in bankruptcy proceedings.

Opposes government censorship, regulation, or control of communications media and technology.

Opposes government censorship, regulation, or control of media and technology.

Believes parents should have full authority over their children's education without government interference.

Supports parental control over education without government interference.

Supports the Federal Sunset Act, which would create a commission to audit and close unnecessary federal agencies and departments.

- Supports ending federal student loan guarantees and special treatment of student loan debt in bankruptcy proceedings.
- Opposes government censorship, regulation, or control of media and technology.
- Supports parental control over education without government interference.
- Supports the Federal Sunset Act, which would create a commission to audit and close unnecessary federal agencies and departments.

Education

Opposes government subsidies for any energy form and all control of energy pricing, allocation, and production.

Opposes government subsidies for all sources of energy, as well as any government control of energy pricing, allocation, and production.

Believes competitive free markets and property rights drive the innovations and changes needed to protect the environment.

Advocates for competitive free markets and property rights to drive the innovations and changes needed to protect the environment.

Supports the Sunlight Act, which aims to help rehabilitated felons reintegrate into society.

- Opposes government subsidies for all sources of energy, as well as any government control of energy pricing, allocation, and production.
- Advocates for competitive free markets and property rights to drive the innovations and changes needed to protect the environment.
- Supports the Sunlight Act, which aims to help rehabilitated felons reintegrate into society.

Energy & the Environment

Supports ending tax-financed subsidies to candidates and parties and repealing laws that restrict voluntary campaign financing.

Supports ending tax-financed subsidies to candidates and parties. 

Supports repealing laws that restrict voluntary campaign financing.

- Supports ending tax-financed subsidies to candidates and parties. 
- Supports repealing laws that restrict voluntary campaign financing.

Voting & Elections

Supports maintaining a sufficient military for defense. Believes the U.S. should avoid "entangling alliances" and stop acting as "policeman for the world."

Supports maintaining a sufficient military for defense. 

Believes foreign policy should focus on defense and avoiding "foreign entanglements." Supports ending all forms of foreign intervention, including military and economic aid.

Supports ending all forms of foreign intervention, including military and economic aid.

- Supports maintaining a sufficient military for defense. 
- Supports ending all forms of foreign intervention, including military and economic aid.
- Opposes mandatory national service.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Darrell is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He has a bachelor's degree in communications from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He is married and has 4 children and 4 grandchildren. 

Darrell owns Architect Search, Inc. He previously worked as an editor at AIA Dallas Columns Magazine, manager for the International Association of Auditorium Managers, and editor-in-chief at DFW People Newspaper. 

Darrell Day previously served as an Arlington City Councilman. He ran for US Representative for Texas District 32 in 2022, but he did not win. He previously served as a GOP Precinct Chairperson. 

Plans to support the Texas energy industry to help bring down gas prices and "work to bring fiscal discipline and common sense to Washington, D.C."

Wants to revitalize domestic manufacturing and promote the “'Made in the USA' ethos."

- Plans to support the Texas energy industry to help bring down gas prices and "work to bring fiscal discipline and common sense to Washington, D.C."
- Wants to revitalize domestic manufacturing and promote the “'Made in the USA' ethos."

Supports providing police with resources and support to protect neighborhoods.

- Supports providing police with resources and support to protect neighborhoods.
- Opposes gun control. 

As of June 13, 2025, Darrell Day’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to advance policies that support domestic energy production to "bring down gas prices at the pump."

- Wants to advance policies that support domestic energy production to "bring down gas prices at the pump."

Plans to address immigration by "upholding the integrity of our border and ensuring a safe and orderly immigration process."

Said, "Our wide-open border is in crisis, leading to criminal gangs and drugs pouring into Texas."

- Plans to address immigration by "upholding the integrity of our border and ensuring a safe and orderly immigration process."
- Said, "Our wide-open border is in crisis, leading to criminal gangs and drugs pouring into Texas."

Darrell Day

Julie lives in Farmers Branch with her wife, Susan Moster, and their 2 children. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from the University of Houston.  

Julie Johnson is a Texas state representative. She has served since 2019 and is the vice chair of the Women’s Health Caucus. 

Supports raising the minimum wage, closing the gender pay gap, investing in infrastructure and job training programs, and implementing progressive tax policies.

Supports policies to increase affordable housing access, prevent homelessness, and address housing discrimination.

Supports policies that would increase access to affordable housing, prevent homelessness, and address housing discrimination.

Supports protecting and ensuring the solvency of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Supports protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Supports modernizing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide a minimum of 12 weeks of paid leave for American workers.

Supports amending the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide a minimum of 12 weeks of paid leave for American workers.

Supports investing in infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, high-speed rail, and broadband.

Believes in using technology to boost innovation and economic opportunities, while ensuring responsible and ethical use.

Advocates for using technology to boost innovation and economic opportunities, while ensuring responsible and ethical use.

Believes blockchain technology will enable data ownership, wealth creation, and future digital stakeholder opportunities for Americans.

Advocates for blockchain technology, saying that it will enable data ownership, wealth creation, and future digital stakeholder opportunities for Americans.

- Supports raising the minimum wage, closing the gender pay gap, investing in infrastructure and job training programs, and implementing progressive tax policies.
- Supports policies that would increase access to affordable housing, prevent homelessness, and address housing discrimination.
- Supports protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
- Supports amending the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide a minimum of 12 weeks of paid leave for American workers.
- Supports strong data privacy measures.
- Supports investing in infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, high-speed rail, and broadband.
- Advocates for using technology to boost innovation and economic opportunities, while ensuring responsible and ethical use.
- Advocates for blockchain technology, saying that it will enable data ownership, wealth creation, and future digital stakeholder opportunities for Americans.

Supports strengthening gun laws by raising the minimum age to purchase a gun, advocating for safe storage laws, and working to prevent individuals who may cause harm from possessing firearms.

Supports gun control measures like raising the minimum age to purchase a gun, passing safe storage laws, and working to prevent individuals who may cause harm from possessing firearms.

- Supports gun control measures like raising the minimum age to purchase a gun, passing safe storage laws, and working to prevent individuals who may cause harm from possessing firearms.
- Supports decriminalizing marijuana.

Supports abortion and wants to codify Roe v. Wade.

As a state representative, passed HB 755 to end prior authorization by insurance companies for drugs prescribed to treat autoimmune diseases like HIV, arthritis, hemophilia, or Von Willebrand disease more than once annually.

As a state representative, passed HB 755 to end prior authorization by insurance companies for drugs prescribed to treat autoimmune diseases.

As a House Representative, co-authored and passed HB 85 to lower prescription drug costs by importing them from outside the U.S.

Co-authored and passed a bill to lower prescription drug costs by importing them from outside the U.S.

As a state representative, co-authored House Bill (HB) 12, which provides 12 months of Medicaid coverage for mothers in Texas.

Co-authored a bill that provides 12 months of Medicaid coverage for mothers in Texas.

Supports building upon the Affordable Care Act and exploring a public healthcare option to ensure everyone has access to medical care.

- Supports abortion access.
- Supports Medicaid expansion.
- As a state representative, passed HB 755 to end prior authorization by insurance companies for drugs prescribed to treat autoimmune diseases.
- Co-authored and passed a bill to lower prescription drug costs by importing them from outside the U.S.
- Co-authored a bill that provides 12 months of Medicaid coverage for mothers in Texas.
- Supports building upon the Affordable Care Act and exploring a public healthcare option to ensure everyone has access to medical care.

Believes in addressing student debt and ensuring access to quality education for all, supporting real student debt reform at the congressional level.

Advocates for student debt reform at the congressional level.

Believes in investing in public education from pre-K through college, including increasing teacher pay, reducing class sizes, and providing resources for underserved communities.

Supports investing in public education from pre-K through college, including increasing teacher pay, reducing class sizes, and providing resources for underserved communities.

Believes investing in early childhood education is crucial for future student success and earnings. Plans to allocate funds to ensure caregivers are paid well for their work.

Supports investing in early childhood education.

- Advocates for student debt reform at the congressional level.
- Supports investing in public education from pre-K through college, including increasing teacher pay, reducing class sizes, and providing resources for underserved communities.
- Supports investing in early childhood education.

Supports investing in carbon recapture technology, equitable water use, and pollution reduction.

Supports water security and conservation.

Supports funding for high-speed broadband deployment in underserved communities.

- Supports investing in carbon recapture technology, equitable water use, and pollution reduction.
- Supports water security and conservation.
- Supports funding for high-speed broadband deployment in underserved communities.

Supports passing the Freedom to Vote Act, which addresses voting rights reforms, campaign finance reform, and election integrity.

Supports the Freedom to Vote Act, which addresses voting rights reforms, campaign finance reform, and election integrity.

Supports measures that aim to protect and strengthen democratic institutions.

- Supports the Freedom to Vote Act, which addresses voting rights reforms, campaign finance reform, and election integrity.
- Supports measures that aim to protect and strengthen democratic institutions.

Believes in comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship, protection for Dreamers, and humane border treatment.

Supports comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship, protection for Dreamers, and humane border treatment.

Believes in strengthening borders through investments in technology and personnel, not a border wall. Supports legalizing undocumented laborers to create a level playing field and increase taxes.

Supports strengthening borders through investments in technology and personnel. 

Supports providing veterans with timely access to quality healthcare, mental health resources, and job training opportunities.

- Supports comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship, protection for Dreamers, and humane border treatment.
- Supports strengthening borders through investments in technology and personnel. 
- Supports providing veterans with timely access to quality healthcare, mental health resources, and job training opportunities.

Julie Johnson

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Texas currently has 36 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
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