
Carolyn B. Bryant
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile*
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Carolyn B. Bryant
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
State Representative 134
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
UCLA, Los Angeles, BA, 1985-
WORK & MILITARY
N/A
AFFILIATIONS
Habitat For Humanity, Texas Federation of Republican Women, Nat'l School Chaplains, Brays Bayou Assoc., Moms For Liberty, John Birch Society, Nat'l Association of Black Journalists, Make Texas Healthy Again, Member, Leader, 1987-2025
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Precinct Chair 316, 2024-
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
TXHD134, Congressional District 7, 2023-2025
ENDORSEMENTS*
OTHER (1)
*BIZPAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Rufus & Brenda Estis, SD15 Chairs. Wes Virdell, TXHD53, Caroline Kane, CD7 Nominee. Author of Save Our Girls Act.
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)
Republican Womens Organizations (2023)
Texas Gun Rights PAC (2023)
Young Republican National Federation (2023)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023.
QUESTIONNAIRE*
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Before 15 weeks as the Texas law states. If the life of the mother or child is at risk at any time. In a case of incest or rape.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Agree
Human life deserves protection at all times. Infanticide is not an acceptable form of birth control.
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Neutral
Protected by whom?
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Neutral
Enforced by whom? The manufacturers of dangerous pharmaceutical drugs and the distributors of such should be held accountable for adhering to the laws of each state.
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Affordability should include reasonable wages that align with cost of living expenses.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Corporate Welfare. Foreign Aid. Social Security, Healthcare and Housing benefits fraud.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The First Amendment guarantees every citizen the right to freedom of religion and freedom of religion expression. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
HEALTHCARE
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) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
The first part of C. "No other tax-payer funded programs are necessary" is a misleading framework.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Neutral
What exactly does "economic burden of treatment entail?"
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
America's relationship with the rest of the world should be re-examined. America First.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Disagree
Everyone, especially government officials, should be required to respect and follow the rules of how people enter our country. Legal immigration status should be strictly enforced.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Agree
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Agree
With exceptions, of course.
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Neutral
The wording of this statement is troublesome.
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Neutral
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Belief in GOD, a supreme authority that gives us unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Conservative values. Some foundations and pillars of life do not need to be altered nor redefined.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Disagree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Natural gas.
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?
Conservative
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
To prosecute criminals with due process of law. To access bail with accordance to the crime. To honor the phrase innocent until proven guilty and practice of blind justice. To apply penalties with consideration of special circumstances and motives.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
According to the Second Amendment, rights to bear arms shall not be infringed. Framing an argument about public safety with relation to guns or gun ownership specifically, is the problem.
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