James Talarico
The Public Record
James Talarico is a Democratic Texas state representative and former middle-school teacher from Round Rock. He was first sworn into the Texas House in November 2018, representing District 52 before moving to District 50 in January 2023. He studied at the University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University and taught sixth-grade language arts in San Antonio. His legislative work has focused on public education, child care, student mental health and prescription-drug affordability, including legislation capping insulin copays. He has also studied at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
I’m honored to stand alongside more than 780,000 neighbors who are tired of being divided into teams — red versus blue, left versus right, rural versus urban.
I think Texas is obviously the best state in the nation and I think we produce some of the best drag queens in the nation.
It is the oldest strategy in the world: divide and conquer, but Texas will not be conquered at a time when these billionaires are dividing us into different tribes.
Distraction and division. That is how corrupt public officials stay in power.
We've gotta keep guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals. We've gotta make sure that we've got safe storage laws and background checks so that we're keeping everybody safe.
I am a believer in the Second Amendment. I don't pick and choose between the Bill of Rights.
But I also think we need to keep out folks who want to do us harm, and public safety is the most important thing the government does.
The Democratic Party, we're the ones that should be about making government work for people and our immigration system is a prime example of government not working for people.
I called out Joe Biden for failing to secure our southern border and I got a lot of heat from my own party for doing that.
I love — and I’m just going to say this cause it’s on my mind — I love the trans children who showed up yesterday at the state Capitol to advocate for their humanity.
These politicians want a Christian nation, unless it means providing healthcare to the sick or funding food assistance for the hungry or raising the minimum wage for the poor.
I am proud to say that our campaign has officially become a non-meat campaign, so we are only buying vegan products from our local vegan businesses.
I want to put an end to this secret police force, and I want to rebuild an agency that's actually focused on immigration and customs enforcement.
I got some heat in my own party for calling out President Biden for failing to secure our southern border.
He’ll lie to you with a straight face. He’s failed the character test. He’s the most corrupt Attorney General of our lifetime, and he puts the interests of himself over the laws of Texas.





