Private citizen (attorney)

Claire Reynolds is an Austin attorney and former journalist who has worked for the State Bar of Texas in its attorney discipline department³⁴. She holds a journalism degree from Northwestern University and a law degree from the University of San Diego, and moved to Texas in 2007⁵.

Where they stand

• Minimum wage: Raise it higher and tie it to the cost of living Questionnaire answer · high confidence
  • Said yes to a $17 an hour federal minimum wage indexed to inflation and said she would go to $25 an hour. (2026-02-01) source
• Qualified immunity: No, end it for police so officers or departments can be sued for rights violations Questionnaire answer · high confidence
  • Said yes to ending qualified immunity and setting federal police accountability standards. (2026-02-01) source
• Student loans: Cancel large amounts of debt and make public college tuition-free Questionnaire answer · high confidence
  • Said yes to federal student debt cancellation and tuition-free public college. (2026-02-01) source
• Immigration: Much more open immigration with less enforcement Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Said the southern border should be demilitarized and that ICE should be defunded and abolished. (2026-02-01) source
  • Her campaign site says the U.S. can have a strong border while making it much faster for people to live and work here legally. (2026) source
• Campaign finance: Overturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaigns Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Said yes to banning corporate PAC money and financing campaigns with public funds. (2026-02-01) source
• Healthcare: Government-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All) Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign site criticizes tying health insurance to jobs and points to Medicare and the VA as working models of a single-payer system. (2026) source
• Abortion: Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks) Said · low confidence
  • Her campaign site says the 2022 rollback of abortion rights was wrong and that abortion in Texas should be safe, legal and rare. (2026) source
• Energy and climate: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign site says Texas should go all in on every energy type, from oil, gas and nuclear to solar, wind and geothermal, and notes the growth of green energy jobs. (2026) source

No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Business regulation, Guns, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, 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.