Katy Padilla Stout

TX-23

Data Centers and AI
Health Care
Taxes
Money in Politics
Ethics
Everyday Costs
Workers
Housing
Abortion
Immigration
Democracy
War

Attacked tax breaks and handouts for Big Tech and data centers

I am equally concerned about the enormous tax incentives being offered to these corporations in exchange for a very few jobs.Candidate questionnaire, El Paso Matters, October 14, 2026

Supported stronger oversight of data-center development

I have called for a moratorium on new data center construction until Congress enacts meaningful legislation to protect our water resources, electric grid and taxpayers.El Paso Matters candidate questionnaire, October 14, 2026

Because they have those concerns and because we have a shortage of water here in Texas, I do believe there needs to be a minimum standard that needs to be federally regulated.Debate, October 29, 2026

I'm calling for a moratorium on new data centers. Data centers will affect our water supply, our energy resources, and our environment for many years.Facebook or Instagram ad, June 28, 2026

a family in West Texas shouldn't have to limit the amount of water they're using and try to save money to make ends meet while we are allowing data centers to use as much water as they want without paying their fair share.Debate, October 29, 2026

Called for moratoria, pauses, or stopping new data-center projects

I'm calling for a moratorium on new data centers. Data centers will affect our water supply, our energy resources, and our environment for many years.Facebook or Instagram ad, June 28, 2026

Binding conditions on development

Because they have those concerns and because we have a shortage of water here in Texas, I do believe there needs to be a minimum standard that needs to be federally regulated.Debate, October 29, 2026

Developer responsibility for infrastructure and utility costs

Enforceable water, energy, and community protections

Because they have those concerns and because we have a shortage of water here in Texas, I do believe there needs to be a minimum standard that needs to be federally regulated.Debate, October 29, 2026

Supported reining in or regulating Big Tech and AI companies

Data centers are growing all over this country. Artificial intelligence is definitely expanding and we need to ensure that in our country, we have a minimum regulation of standards.Debate, October 29, 2026

Called for big structural changes that expand public coverage or Medicare benefits: Medicare for All, a public option, a Medicare buy-in, lowering the Medicare age such as Medicare at 55, or dental, vision, and/or hearing in Medicare

Let's move forward toward Medicare for all. Again, people know how to do this. People in Washington are writing those bills, and I will get on board with that.Big Bend Sentinel forum report, January 21, 2026

I support expanding our Medicare system to cover all Americans.San Antonio Report candidate questionnaire, October 8, 2026, updated by October 20, 2026

I support expanding our Medicare system to cover all Americans. Short of that, I think we should strengthen the Affordable Care Act so that it actually works as intended.Campaign website, issues page

Called to reverse the cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, or ACA coverage

-Restoring funding to Medicaid and MedicareFacebook post, October 29, 2026

Called for lowering prescription-drug prices

In a campaign post listing her health care plan for rural communities, she included: Lowering prescription drug costsCampaign Facebook post

Called for restoring ACA subsidies

Universal healthcare, everybody is concerned about healthcare, whether it's cuts to the ACA, subsidies, Medicaid, et cetera. Let's solve it. Let's shore those up. Let's restore what's been lost, right?Big Bend Sentinel congressional candidate forum

Passing Medicare for All

I support expanding our Medicare system to cover all Americans.San Antonio Report candidate questionnaire, October 8, 2026, updated by October 20, 2026

I support expanding our Medicare system to cover all Americans. Short of that, I think we should strengthen the Affordable Care Act so that it actually works as intended.Campaign website, issues page

Called for higher taxes on billionaires and the wealthy

Repeal Trump's $1T tax handout to corporate billionaires. The same ones raising prices on you.Post on X, October 29, 2026

Called for corporations to pay more in taxes

Whether corporations pay their fair share of taxes so you get a breakInstagram post, October 30, 2026

Called for campaign-finance reform to reduce big money's influence

It's simple. If we want to end government corruption, we have to start by getting dark money out of politics. At the beginning of this campaign, I promised to not accept any corporate PAC money and it's a promise I've kept.Campaign Bluesky post, October 20, 2026

Refused corporate PAC money

Called for banning stock trading by members of Congress

In Congress, I will support legislation prohibiting members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from trading individual stocks, with meaningful enforcement mechanisms and penalties for violations.El Paso Matters candidate questionnaire, October 14, 2026

Supported stronger conflict-of-interest and ethics rules

Called for reversing tariffs that raise household costs

The first thing the new Congress should do is to exert its constitutional power to stop the Trump Tariffs which are driving up costs across the board.El Paso Matters candidate questionnaire, February 9, 2026

Called for making child care more affordable

The top three things I would accomplish when I get to office, number one is universal prek. We know that for every dollar we invest in prek education, we receive $7 back in economic growth. It is a hardship for families to have to pay for child care at the same cost that is equal to their rent or more. That is unacceptable and it is something we need to be investing in.Debate, October 29, 2026

It would also include expanding Pre-k so families can have help with childcare, and expanding healthcare access for Texans, so that they don't go bankrupt because someone gets sick.El Paso Matters candidate questionnaire, February 9, 2026

Blamed high gas and fuel prices on the Iran war, tariffs, or oil companies

Everyone is struggling down here, and we can't even put gas because they've decided to start a war that no one needed.Interview, MCPN: My Cultura Podcast Network, October 26, 2026

Supported stronger union organizing and collective-bargaining rights

In Congress, I will carry that legacy forward by fighting for stronger labor protections, safe workplaces, fair wages, and the right of every worker to organize.Facebook post, October 28, 2026

Supported raising the minimum wage

I believe we should invest in families and strengthen our workforce by raising the minimum wage and requiring paid parental leave, which can be supported by utilizing current unemployment insurance programs.Campaign website, issues page

Supported expanding paid leave or paid time off

I believe we should invest in families and strengthen our workforce by requiring paid parental leave which can be supported by utilizing current unemployment insurance programs.San Antonio Report candidate questionnaire, October 8, 2026

Called for making housing more affordable

I will fight for affordable, quality housing, accessible healthcare, and the services our veterans and their families deserve.Campaign Instagram post, veterans roundtable

Supported protecting or expanding abortion access

I believe women’s reproductive rights need to be protected. A woman should have rights over her own body and choices. When it comes to health and medical procedures, that should remain between a woman and her doctor and no one else. The government has no business getting involved in those decisions.Campaign issues, archived October 26, 2026, captured October 26, 2026

I believe women's reproductive rights need to be protected. A woman should have rights over her own body and choices. When it comes to health and medical procedures, that should remain between a woman and her doctor and no one else. The government has no business getting involved in those decisions.Katy for Congress campaign issues, captured October 26, 2026

Supported stronger rights and safeguards in immigration enforcement

When it comes to our country, we should treat anybody who is on American soil with due process.Border Report article, March 4, 2026

Due-process protections

When it comes to our country, we should treat anybody who is on American soil with due process.Border Report article, March 4, 2026

Supporting a path to citizenship

Congress must end the spending on a pointless wall and focus on an actual pathway to citizenship, securing the border and allowing for reasonable and humane immigration laws – not like the current status of enforcement-only and severe overreaching.El Paso Matters candidate questionnaire, October 14, 2026

We need to provide reasonable pathways to citizenship for our neighbors who are living and working here.San Antonio Report candidate questionnaire, October 8, 2026

Supported stronger checks on executive power

Congress must re-assert its Constitutional authority over tariffs and pass legislation which regulates the President's ability to unilaterally implement tariffs.San Antonio Report candidate questionnaire, October 8, 2026

Supported strengthening voting rights

Congress should take bold action to restore the Voting Rights Act and to greatly expand it to prevent state-led voter suppression efforts.Campaign website, issues page

Opposed war with Iran or called for ending it

We can lower the cost of gas by ending the warPost on X, November 2, 2026

Supported requiring congressional authorization for military action

Absolutely. I mean, I think Congress has been absent in this whole, you know, conflict that we're in right now. And unfortunately, you know, our soldiers are paying for that conflict with their lives. And that is just unacceptable. You have to be able to go through the proper channels in order to do that. And there's a reason there's these checks and balances that should be in place.Mission: Texas candidate interview