Kathleen Brown
Democrat | Texas
Candidate Profile*
Liberal
*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Kathleen Brown
Party
Democrat
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist.13
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Houston Law Center, Houston, JD, 2002
University of Houston, Houston, BS, 1999
San Jacinto College, Pasadena, 1991
WORK & MILITARY
Kathleen Brown Attorney at Law PLLC, Owner, 4
Kathleen Brown Attorney at Law, Owner, 6
Banner Briley & White LLP, Associat, 10
Bayshore Medical Center, Respiratory Technician, 3
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Respiratory Technician, 5
AFFILIATIONS
Community in Schools Wichita Falls, Board Member, Women's Junior Senior Forum
Member, Wichita County Bar, Director/Member
Wichita County Democrats, Member, Panhandle Democrats
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS*
*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
LIBERAL (8)
Texas AFL-CIO
United Auto Workers
National Women's Political Caucus
Tarrant County Central Labor Council
United Rural Democrats
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
United Rural Democrats, Texas AFL-CIO, National Women's Political Caucus, American Youth for Climate, Moms Demand Action, ERA, Luis Serna Martinez, Ginny Suh, Gus Trujillo,
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Beto O'Rourke (2018)
Joe Biden (2020)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Disagree
Abortion can be necessary health care. Furthermore, Planned Parenthood does much more than provide abortions. They provide essential health care to women who cannot currently get the reproductive health care they need.
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Neutral
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Abortions should be permitted in the first 12 weeks without any restrictions or waiting periods. After 12 weeks, abortions should be permitted if necessary to safeguard the physical or mental health of the mother, severe fetal abnormalities, and in the case of incest or rape up to viability. Termination of pregnancy should always be allowed if the mother's life is at significant risk or if she will likely suffer permanent physical impairment or disability. Also, there are situations where the child would suffer so much, or die in utero, and it is cruel to deny the mother an opportunity to hold her baby or force the baby to suffer.
ECONOMY
Redistribution of income is needed to lessen the gap between the wealthy and working classes.
Disagree
Basic human right services should be available to all, regardless of income. For example, in this country, everyone should have access to safe roadways and bridges, police, fire, ambulance and other first responders, street lights, an adequate education, inspected meat, clean drinking water, access to reproductive care, access to health care and mental health care, a safe habitable place to live.
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Agree
There is a lot of unnecessary paperwork, overlapping duties, etc in governmental agencies. There needs to be a logistics and communications overhaul.
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
There are way too many write offs and loop holes so that the rich do not have to pay their fair share.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Disagree
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Neutral
What should be the relationship between the church and the state?
Separate. And that means separate. Churches that endorse political ideology and candidates should not continue to enjoy tax exemption.
HEALTHCARE
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
The system we have with exemptions for religious or medical reasons is fair.
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.
B
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
C
I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.
Neutral
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Agree
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
I think the U.S. should do more to ease tensions rather than take sides.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Agree
State and federal funds shall be denied to any public or private entity, such as a sanctuary city, that is not in compliance with immigration laws.
Disagree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Those seeking asylum or escaping certain death, enslavement, or trafficking, as well as those who can show they will be a productive member of our society.
VALUES
Sexual orientation and gender identity should be protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Agree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Disagree
Your question is fatally flawed.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
The Good News was that God loves us all. That we are all fearfully and wonderfully made. That each of us should work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. That we are to treat the foreigner as a native. That we are to help those who cannot help themselves, speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves, defend the rights of the poor and needy. Christ warned us not to worry about the speck in our brother's eye when we have a plank in our own. Yet the far right have high jacked Christianity and twisted it into something completely unidentifiable. Jesus wept. And he continues to weep today.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
People should be able to vote by mail.
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Disagree
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Yes. There is an underlying tension that people on the right use to foment hate, and that is the fear of becoming the minority. It's tragic really. Most people just want to live their lives. Minorities have no desire to oppress anyone.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Neutral
Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.
B
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Moderate
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
Please see my website for media coverage.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
no
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
Rural Texas has been left behind. We don't have the equipment we need to put out grass fires, the funding we need to keep our hospitals and libraries open, or the proper safeguards to keep our water from being polluted. Rural America may as well be South America. I'm going to fix that.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Disagree
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
I would restrict the purchase of ammunition for assault type guns by limiting purchase and usage to a shooting range. No one needs stockpiles of ammo for those guns.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Agree
