Private citizen

Rhonda Hart is a Democrat and Army veteran who served from 2000 to 2003 and later worked as a school bus driver¹⁴. After her 14-year-old daughter Kimberly Vaughan was killed in the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting, she became an advocate for gun safety laws in Austin and Washington³⁴. She was the Democratic nominee for Texas's 14th District in 2024 and won the March 2026 Democratic primary for the 36th District¹².

Where they stand

• Abortion: Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks) Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign website said she would fight to defend a woman's right to choose and work to pass federal laws to codify Roe v. Wade. (2026-02-17) source
• Guns: All of that, plus ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign site says she will keep fighting for closing background check loopholes, limiting high-capacity magazines, banning bump stocks and restarting the federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention. (2026) source
  • Told KPRC she supports red flag laws, comprehensive background checks, safe storage for all firearms and limited access to AR-15s, which she said should be reserved for military and law enforcement. (2023-03-30) source
  • Her campaign says she worked to pass the Kimberly Vaughan Safe Storage of Firearms Act as part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. (2026) source
  • Lobbied Texas House members in 2023 for a bill to raise the minimum age to buy semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21. (2023-04-25) source
• Energy and climate: A gradual shift to cleaner energy, driven by incentives Said · medium confidence
  • Says climate change is a crisis and the country should invest seriously in solar and wind, while not quitting fossil fuels overnight because of their importance to Southeast Texas. (2026) source
• Income taxes: Raise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programs Said · medium confidence
  • Lists taxing billionaires among her steps to lower the cost of living for working families. (2026) source
• Healthcare: Government-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All) Said · high confidence
  • Says every American deserves healthcare that is not tied to a paycheck or a premium and that does not hold people hostage to insurance company profits. (2026) source
  • Her campaign site calls for creating a universal healthcare system that is free at the point of care and for expanding VA healthcare as a model for what public healthcare can be. (2026) source
• Immigration: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • Calls for ICE reform, says no human being is illegal, and says the government should stop deporting the workers who build homes in the district. (2026) source
• Minimum wage: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • Lists raising the minimum wage among her cost of living priorities without naming an amount. (2026) source
• Trade and tariffs: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • Calls for ending what she calls chaotic, reckless tariffs. (2026) source
• DEI programs: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • Says the ban on transgender troops must be reversed, barriers to promotion for women and people of color must be eliminated, and criticizes the Defense Secretary for dismantling diversity in the armed forces. (2026) 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, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.