Kristin Hook
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Scientist and educator
- Lives in
- San Marcos
Background
- Grew up in Corpus Christi. source: sanantonioreport.org
- Bachelor's degrees in science and arts from the University of Texas at Austin (2007) and a Ph.D. in behavioral biology from Cornell University (2016). source: sanantonioreport.org
- Worked as a middle school teacher, then as a biologist at the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Government Accountability Office. source: sanantonioreport.org
- Worked as an oversight investigator / policy fellow for U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren; moved back to Texas in 2022. source: sanantonioreport.org
- Democratic nominee for Texas District 21 in 2024; won a three-way 2026 Democratic primary. source: sanantonioreport.org
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Lower costs for housing, health care, child care, elder care and groceries source: sanantonioreport.org
- Raise the federal minimum wage and have the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes source: sanantonioreport.org
- Let Medicare negotiate drug prices and crack down on price gouging source: sanantonioreport.org
- Path to citizenship or legal status, especially for Dreamers and TPS holders source: sanantonioreport.org
- Get money out of politics and protect voting rights source: branch.vote
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