Texas House District 2 Hopkins, Hunt, and Van Zandt Counties

As a product of Greenville ISD, and the only candidate in this race raising children in our public schools, Kristen is deeply invested in improving our rural public education system. She will work tirelessly for our local public schools, students, and teachers. Kristen supports increasing the basic allotment for students, and is opposed to unfunded state mandates, high stakes testing, and the A-F letter grading system. 

Healthcare is a right, and Kristen is committed to ensuring Rural Texans have access. To address high uninsured rates and the loss of rural hospitals, Kristen will fight to expand Medicaid and telehealth services so East Texans don’t have to travel far for medical care. To address the crippling doctor shortage in our communities, Kristen also supports allowing full practice authority for nurse practitioners.

Rural communities in East Texas struggle with affordable broadband access. During the pandemic, many in our community lost their jobs due to lack of internet. Schoolchildren had to travel miles from home to be able to participate in class. Even things so many Texans take for granted, like paying with a credit card, are difficult without adequate internet, hurting our small businesses. Kristen believes we need to do more to increase internet access in rural communities, and will fight to increase the funding in the Broadband Infrastructure Fund.