2024 Texas Senatorial race: debates and news coverage


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Abortion     Carl Sherman: Sherman is not pro-abortion, but pro-choice.     Roland Gutierrez: Total Pro-Life Score: 0% by Texas Right to Life.     Colin Allred: Protect the freedoms and rights of women.     Ted Cruz: Reversing Roe was a massive victory for life.     Colin Allred: When Ted Cruz says he's pro-life, he doesn't mean yours.     Ted Cruz: Should be settled at the state level; I'm not the governor.

Budget & Economy     Roland Gutierrez: Voted against state budget because no teacher pay raise.     Carl Sherman: Help with Inflation and Rising Costs.

Civil Rights     Roland Gutierrez: Endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign.     Carl Sherman: Support for the LGBTQ is a deeply held moral obligation.     Colin Allred: Guarantee civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ Americans .     Carl Sherman: Defend women & ethnic groups whose rights are under assault.     Colin Allred: Transgender folks should not be discriminated against.     Ted Cruz: Military bases should not have drag shows or Pride flags.

Corporations     Colin Allred: Voted for a 15% corporate minimum tax.     Ted Cruz: Voted against a 15% corporate minimum tax.

Crime     Roland Gutierrez: Filed bill to end qualified immunity for police officers.     Carl Sherman: State should help boost police salaries in smaller cities.     Colin Allred: Supports common-sense police reforms like de-escalation.     Ted Cruz: Police are under attack BLM are terrorists.     Carl Sherman: Require live police bodycams; require prison AC.

Drugs     Roland Gutierrez: State senate platform included legalizing marijuana.     Colin Allred: Medical marijuana for veterans struggling with PTSD .     Ted Cruz: Drug legalization is harmful, but leave it to the states.     Colin Allred: Decriminalize pot nationally; pardon marijuana possession.     Roland Gutierrez: Rated A+ by NORML: legalize marijuana and expunge records.

Education     Ted Cruz: School choice is the civil-rights issue of the 21st Century.     Carl Sherman: Public schools are the foundation of our education system.     Colin Allred: Reduce and forgive student loan debt .     Ted Cruz: Cancelling student loan debt is illegal.

Energy & Oil     Colin Allred: Be aggressive on carbon recapture, but tell people the truth.     Colin Allred: Incentives instead of punishment to lower carbon emissions.     Roland Gutierrez: Motivate oil companies to invest in renewable resources.

Environment     Roland Gutierrez: Opposes wastewater plant that would contaminate aquifer.

Families & Children     Colin Allred: Was the first member of Congress to take paternity leave.     Colin Allred: Smart investments in affordable child care & early education.     Colin Allred: Bring back child tax credit.     Ted Cruz: Keep work requirement to get child tax credit.

Foreign Policy     Colin Allred: Biden did a good job in uniting free world against Russia.     Roland Gutierrez: We must fight to maintain democracy in Ukraine, elsewhere.     Carl Sherman: The United States has a responsibility to be the peacemaker.     Colin Allred: Bring hostages home; Hamas must be held accountable.     Ted Cruz: Voted for providing emergency weapons to Israel.

Free Trade     Colin Allred: Helping African nations makes them stable trading partners.

Government Reform     Colin Allred: Address voting rights & campaign finance but not term limits.     Roland Gutierrez: Supports term limits for members of Congress.     Carl Sherman: We want more people to participate in our democracy.     Ted Cruz: Supports voter integrity law; opposes ballot harvesting.

Gun Control     Colin Allred: For raising age to buy semi-automatic file to 21.     Colin Allred: What gun safety measures can realistically pass the Senate?     Roland Gutierrez: Been a leading voice in state senate on gun violence.     Roland Gutierrez: For universal background checks, red flag laws.     Carl Sherman: Supports comprehensive background checks, closing loopholes.     Carl Sherman: Supports comprehensive background checks, closing loopholes.     Colin Allred: Supports red flag laws & assault weapons ban .

Health Care     Colin Allred: No single-payer, but public option for Medicare.     Roland Gutierrez: Established the Warrior Resiliency Center to treat PTSD .     Roland Gutierrez: Health care a universal right; for Medicare for All.     Carl Sherman: Expand Medicaid, move towards Medicare for all.

Immigration     Colin Allred: Process people at the border faster, system is broken.     Colin Allred: E-verify paired with pathways to citizenship .     Roland Gutierrez: Against border wall; for pathway to permanent residency.     Carl Sherman: Biden inherited bad situation, Congress failed to address.     Carl Sherman: Advocate for Comprehensive Immigration Reform.     Colin Allred: Don't fall into demonizing in talking about border security.     Ted Cruz: Democrats opened the border; Texas is paying the price.

Jobs     Carl Sherman: Companies that are diverse outperform Wall Street.     Colin Allred: Endorsed by the Texas AFL-CIO.     Colin Allred: Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.

Principles & Values     Colin Allred: Grew up with US as leader of the free world, and we are.     Carl Sherman: A proud father. Pastor. Husband. And dedicated Democrat.     Colin Allred: Fourth-generation Texan; graduate of Baylor University.     Carl Sherman: DeSoto's first Black Mayor; orchestrated DeSoto's turnaround.     Ted Cruz: Democrats are "radical and extreme" & fueled inflation.     Ted Cruz: OpEd: the conservative firebrand whom liberals love to hate.

Technology     Colin Allred: Invest billions in infrastructure & CHIPs Act for high-tech.     Colin Allred: Voted for bipartisan bill for funding infrastructure.

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