Member, Bexar County Child Welfare Board (appointed)

Katy Padilla Stout is a San Antonio attorney whose practice focuses on child welfare cases, and a former Northside ISD elementary school teacher²³. She earned an education degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from South Texas College of Law, and has served on the Bexar County Child Welfare Board since 2017²³. She won the four-way 2026 Democratic primary for the 23rd District³⁴.

Where they stand

• Healthcare: Government-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All) Questionnaire answer · high confidence
  • Told the San Antonio Report she supports expanding Medicare to cover all Americans and, short of that, strengthening the Affordable Care Act. (2026-01-08) source
  • Her campaign website repeats her support for expanding Medicare to cover all Americans and expanding federal community health centers. (2026) source
• Guns: Add universal background checks and red-flag laws Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign website cites majority support for universal background checks, a bump stock ban and red flag laws, says no constitutional right is without reasonable limits, and calls for more mental health funding. (2026) source
• Abortion: Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks) Said · low confidence
  • Her campaign website says medical decisions should remain between a woman and her doctor and that the government has no business getting involved in those decisions. (2026) source
• Childcare and pre-K: Offer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aid Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Said the country should make historic investments in universal pre-K to give families relief. (2026-01-08) source
• Paid leave: Create a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick days Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Said the country should require paid parental leave supported through existing unemployment insurance programs. (2026-01-08) source
• Immigration: Tighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residents Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Said Congress must take bipartisan action on immigration, provide reasonable pathways to citizenship for neighbors living and working here, and secure the border. (2026-01-08) source
  • Her campaign website criticizes an enforcement-only policy and opposes a planned border wall in the Big Bend region. (2026) source
• Income taxes: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Said billionaires should not get tax cuts and the tax code should empower the middle class. (2026-01-08) source
• Trade and tariffs: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Said Congress should reassert its authority over tariffs and limit the president's ability to impose them unilaterally, and that the Trump tariffs are raising costs. (2026-01-08) source
• Minimum wage: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign website says she supports raising the minimum wage. (2026) source
• Energy and climate: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign website says the United States should rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. (2026) source
• Aid to Israel: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • Told Jewish Insider she would consider U.S. aid to Israel on a case-by-case basis and would wait until elected to more fully state her views. (2026-03-19) source

No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Business regulation, Foreign policy, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.