Yolanda R. Prince
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
- Project manager, Prairie View A&M University Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center
Background
- Originally from Tyler; project manager with Prairie View A&M University's Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center. source: branch.vote
- Ran for Texas House District 6 in 2018. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Won the May 2026 Democratic runoff for U.S. House District 1 with about 72% of the vote over Dax Alexander. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Volunteers with the Girl Scouts and Special Olympics and mentors youth. source: branch.vote
In their own words
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- Raise the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour source: branch.vote
- Medicare for All and higher Medicare reimbursement for rural facilities source: branch.vote
- Protect public education, raise teacher pay and expand special education services source: branch.vote
- End privately owned, for-profit prisons source: branch.vote
- Reauthorize the Voting Rights Act source: branch.vote
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