Texas general election: November 3, 2026
Who is running for U.S. House, Texas District 1 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for U.S. House, Texas District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in U.S. House District 1.
Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.
Side by side
Each candidate's position on the issues this office handles, from their own record. Details and sources are in each profile below.
| Issue | Nathaniel MoranRepublican | Yolanda R. PrinceDemocrat |
|---|---|---|
| Income taxes | Cut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsSaid · medium | No public position |
| Safety net programs | Keep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsVoted · medium | No public position |
| Minimum wage | No public position | Raise it to around $15Said · high |
| Healthcare | Private insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsVoted · medium | Government-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All)Said · high |
| Abortion | Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestSaid · low | Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)Said · medium |
| Guns | Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightSaid · medium | No public position |
| Immigration | Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadyVoted · high | A path to citizenship for most, and more legal immigrationSaid · medium |
| Foreign policy | Stay closely engaged with allies and alliances like NATOSaid · medium | No public position |
| Energy and climate | Maximize oil and gas; climate rules hurt the economyOfficial action · medium | No public position |
| Politicians trading stocks | No, ban it for members and their spousesVoted · medium | No public position |
| Mandatory minimums | Add or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingVoted · high | No public position |
| Drug prices | No public position | Negotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insuranceSaid · medium |
| Childcare and pre-K | No public position | Offer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aidSaid · medium |
| Student loans | Cap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessVoted · high | No public position |
| AI regulation | Federal safety rules for powerful AI, with states free to add moreOfficial action · medium | No public position |
| E-Verify mandate | Require it for all employersVoted · medium | No public position |
| Transgender athletes | No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwideSaid · high | No public position |
| Aid to Israel | Keep full aid without new conditionsSaid · high | No public position |
| Aid to Ukraine | Keep a steady, limited flow of U.S. aid while talks continueSaid · medium | No public position |
Nathaniel Moran
Republican · IncumbentU.S. Representative, Texas's 1st Congressional District
Nathaniel Moran is a Republican who has represented Texas's 1st Congressional District since 2023 and serves on the Ways and Means Committee, the Ethics Committee and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party1. He is an attorney who served on the Tyler City Council and as Smith County Judge from 2016 to 20221. He was unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary1.
Where they stand
- Transgender athletes: No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwide
Said · high confidence
- Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2023-04-20) source
- Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
- Said he was proud to support the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which requires schools receiving federal funds to limit women's sports to biological females, saying biological men should not compete in women's sports. (2025-01-15) source
- Abortion: Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incest Said · low confidence
- Guns: Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a right
Said · medium confidence
- Joined an amicus brief challenging the ATF rule reclassifying braced pistols, calling it a violation of the Second Amendment and pledging to fight for every law-abiding American's right to carry arms. (2023-03-01) source
- His 2022 campaign website said that as Smith County Judge he led the effort to designate Smith County a Second Amendment sanctuary county. (2022) source
- Aid to Ukraine: Keep a steady, limited flow of U.S. aid while talks continue
Said · medium confidence
- Voted for the $61 billion Ukraine security supplemental in April 2024. (2024-04-20) source
- Voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
- At a Foreign Affairs hearing, pressed inspectors general on waste in Ukraine aid and said constituents question sending over $100 billion abroad while the southern border is not secured. (2023-03-31) source
- Said that despite reservations he supported additional aid to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine, arguing that sending arms to allies now avoids sending American troops later and that peace comes through strength. (2024-04-20) source
- Foreign policy: Stay closely engaged with allies and alliances like NATO
Said · medium confidence
- Said the U.S. is not the world's police force but that isolationism is never an acceptable response to expansionist regimes like China, Russia and Iran, and that America must lead and protect its allies. (2024-04-20) source
- Aid to Israel: Keep full aid without new conditions
Said · high confidence
- Voted for the $26 billion Israel security supplemental with no new conditions on weapons use. (2024-04-20) source
- Voted for the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which would require delivery of weapons to Israel that the administration had paused. (2024-05-16) source
- Said the U.S. must strengthen its partnership with Israel and ensure Israeli forces are equipped to respond to threats, and cosponsored bills to bolster Israel's defense capabilities. (2023-06-13) source
- On the anniversary of October 7, said he remains committed to standing alongside Israel. (2024-10-07) source
- AI regulation: Federal safety rules for powerful AI, with states free to add more
Official action · medium confidence
- Sponsored the AI Incident Reporting Act, which would require developers of the most advanced AI models to report dangerous capabilities, security breaches and safety incidents to the Commerce Department. (2026-06-25) source
- Said AI should flourish, but not without accountability and human oversight. (2026-06-25) source
- Sponsored the bipartisan TRAIN Act to let copyright owners request information on whether their work was used to train AI systems. (2026-01-22) source
- Energy and climate: Maximize oil and gas; climate rules hurt the economy
Official action · medium confidence
- Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act, which expanded oil, gas and mineral production and sped up permits for energy projects. (2023-03-30) source
- Introduced the More Energy More Jobs Act to expand offshore oil and gas leasing, saying the U.S. should unleash domestic energy production rather than rely on foreign adversaries. (2023-03-13) source
- Income taxes: Cut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporations
Said · medium confidence
- Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent, including the 37% top rate, and extended business tax breaks. (2025-07-03) source
- Praised the 2025 tax law he helped lead on the Ways and Means Committee, saying lower taxes and fewer regulations let families, farmers and small businesses keep what they earn. (2026-04-15) source
- Sponsored the No Tax on Overtime Act, a deduction for overtime pay for individuals earning up to $100,000. (2025-05-06) source
- National debt: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Official action · medium confidence
- Introduced a principles-based balanced budget amendment requiring federal spending and revenue to balance within ten years of ratification. (2023-07-06) source
- Introduced the TRUST Act to dedicate tariff revenue above 2025 levels to deficit reduction, calling the $37 trillion debt an unsustainable burden. (2025-09-05) source
- Immigration: Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steady Voted · high confidence
- E-Verify mandate: Require it for all employers
Voted · medium confidence
- Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which would require all employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
- Mandatory minimums: Add or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl trafficking
Voted · high confidence
- Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2023-05-25) source
- Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2025-06-12) source
- Student loans: Cap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgiveness Voted · high confidence
- Safety net programs: Keep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adults
Voted · medium confidence
- Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid and expanded SNAP work requirements. (2025-07-03) source
- Healthcare: Private insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditions Voted · medium confidence
- Politicians trading stocks: No, ban it for members and their spouses
Voted · medium confidence
- Voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from buying new individual stocks. (2026-07-22) source
No public position found on: Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Trade and tariffs, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.
Yolanda R. Prince
DemocratPrivate citizen
Yolanda R. Prince is a Tyler native and the Democratic nominee for Texas's 1st Congressional District; she won the May 26, 2026 Democratic runoff over Dax Alexander with about 72 percent of the vote23. She holds public administration degrees from Stephen F. Austin State University and the University of Texas at Arlington and works as a project manager with Prairie View A&M University's Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center1. She has held roles with the League of Women Voters, the NAACP and the Smith County Democratic Party1.
Where they stand
- Healthcare: Government-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All)
Said · high confidence
- Her campaign site says she supports a Medicare for All single-payer health care system that guarantees coverage for every American. (2026) source
- Minimum wage: Raise it to around $15 Said · high confidence
- Abortion: Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)
Said · medium confidence
- Her campaign site says she is pro-choice, that reproductive decisions belong to women, their families and their providers, and that she supports restoring Roe. (2026) source
- Immigration: A path to citizenship for most, and more legal immigration
Said · medium confidence
- Her campaign site says she supports a realistic pathway to citizenship that is cheaper and faster than the current process, more immigration court staffing, and ending the use of detention centers. (2026) source
- Drug prices: Negotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insurance
Said · medium confidence
- Her campaign site says Congress must hold pharmaceutical companies accountable and negotiate lower drug prices. (2026) source
- Childcare and pre-K: Offer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aid
Said · medium confidence
- Her campaign site lists investing in universal pre-kindergarten and universal school meals among her education priorities. (2026) source
No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Business regulation, Guns, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.
Last reviewed 2026-09-27. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.