Private citizen (retired)

Cate Brennan is a Democrat from Grapevine and a retired executive who spent 30 years in nonprofit management, mostly with health care organizations, including as CEO of two organizations¹³. She served as a Tarrant County Democratic precinct chair from 2023 to 2024². She won the Democratic primary for the open House District 98 seat in March 2026².

Where they stand 15 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceNo, and scale back charter schools toomedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said she will fight to repeal the school voucher program and limit public funding of charter schools. (2026-02) source
  • Her campaign calls for defunding private school vouchers with some limited exceptions for students with disabilities. (2026) source
• Minimum wageRaise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said she would raise the Texas minimum wage to $20 an hour, citing a living wage estimate for a single adult. (2026-02) source
• Childcare and pre-KGuarantee low-cost childcare for all families plus universal pre-Kmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said she supports establishing and funding free universal childcare, pre-K and kindergarten for all Texas children. (2026-02) source
• MarijuanaLegalize and regulate it like alcoholmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said Texas should legalize THC and marijuana for medical and recreational use and use the tax revenue for schools, health care and childcare. (2026-02) source
• HealthcareKeep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said she would expand Medicaid, regulate insurers and pharmacy benefit companies, and have Texas temporarily subsidize Affordable Care Act premiums if federal subsidies are not restored. (2026-02) source
  • Her campaign says the U.S. needs a major overhaul of its health care systems and that Texas should expand Medicaid and CHIP, expand community health centers, and regulate drug and medical service costs. (2026) source
• Safety net programsExpand help for childcare, housing and paid family leavemedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said she would expand Medicaid to Texans who need it and supports free universal childcare. (2026-02) source
• Housing and growthAllow townhomes and apartments in more places to bring prices downmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign calls for streamlined permitting, zoning reform, and letting more homeowners build accessory dwelling units, in partnership with cities. (2026) source
  • Said the Legislature should limit local zoning restrictions that suppress the housing supply. (2026-02) source
• Curriculum and booksLocally elected school boardsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says decisions on school funding, staffing and curriculum belong with local school boards. (2026) source
  • Said she would return more curriculum control to classroom teachers and local school districts. (2026-02) source
• AI data centersAllow them case by case, with strict local rules on siting, noise and watermedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign calls for tight regulation of data center power, water, noise and site selection, no state or local tax incentives, and ultimate local control over data center development. (2026) source
• Election rulesEasier access: automatic registration and mail voting for anyonemedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says she supports expanding access to voting by mail and early voting and removing unnecessary barriers to voting. (2026) source
• Property taxesShift more of the burden onto high-value and commercial propertymedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said she supports cutting residential property taxes only if the revenue is replaced, and that new revenue from gambling and marijuana could eventually replace residential but not commercial property taxes. (2026-02) source
• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low

  Said · low confidence

  • Her campaign says abortion decisions should be made between a woman, her faith and her health care provider. (2026) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said Texas should play a limited role in border security because it is a federal responsibility, and would greatly reduce Operation Lone Star funding. (2026-02) source
  • Said she supports deporting criminals with due process but opposes ICE arrests of people without serious convictions and Keller's 287(g) program. (2026-09) source
• RedistrictingNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says she supports ending unethical gerrymandering so voters choose their leaders. (2026) source
• Student loansNo single answer fitsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said she supports free community college tuition for Texas residents and more state grants and student loan programs for low- and middle-income students. (2026-02) source

No public position found on: Business regulation, Guns, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Policing and crime, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Gender care for minors, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Paid leave, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.