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Kevin Burge is a Marine Corps Reserve veteran and cybersecurity manager from North Richland Hills who has not held elected office⁷⁵. He worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency and was a technical advisor for the White House Situation Room renovation⁴⁵. He won the Democratic runoff for District 24 on May 26, 2026².

Where they stand

• Income taxes: Cut taxes mainly for middle and lower earners Said · medium confidence
  • Campaign platform pledges to lower taxes for working families earning less than $400,000 a year. (2026) source
  • Listed tax relief for households under $400,000 as a top priority. (2026-05-07) source
• Minimum wage: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence. Said · medium confidence
  • Campaign platform pledges to vote to raise the federal minimum wage. (2026) source
• Safety net programs: Expand help for childcare, housing and paid family leave Said · medium confidence
  • Platform pledges to expand funding for programs serving financially vulnerable Texans, fast-track affordable housing, and expand Medicaid at the federal level. (2026) source
  • Named universal pre-K access for every child as a priority. (2026-05-07) source
• Business regulation: Stronger rules on big corporations, banks and tech companies Said · medium confidence
  • Platform pledges to crack down on corporate landlords, ban unfair AI pricing software, and pass strong building rules for data centers. (2026) source
  • Said he would cut red tape and streamline approvals to build more housing. (2026-02-16) source
• Healthcare: Add a government plan anyone can buy into (a public option) Said · low confidence
  • Said he supports pragmatically moving toward a universal health care optional coverage system that does not restrict or ban private insurance, and would restore ACA subsidies. (2026-02-16) source
  • Listed restoring ACA subsidies and advancing optional universal health care, decoupled from employment, as a top priority. (2026-05-07) source
  • Platform says he does not support banning private health insurance and will work toward Universal Health Coverage. (2026) source
  • In a November 2025 candidate Q&A he answered that he supports Medicare for All. (2025-11-07) source
• Abortion: Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks) Said · medium confidence
  • Platform pledges to fight to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law. (2026) source
  • In a November 2025 candidate Q&A he answered yes to codifying abortion rights nationwide and repealing the Hyde Amendment, saying the decision belongs to patient and doctor, not the government. (2025-11-07) source
• Immigration: Tighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residents Said · medium confidence
  • Platform pledges to secure the border with technology and trained personnel, expand legal pathways, speed up asylum cases, and protect Dreamers. (2026) source
  • Said the country must have a secure border with enforcement that is humane and lawful. (2026-02-16) source
• Trade and tariffs: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence. Said · medium confidence
  • Platform pledges to end wasteful tariffs that raise costs on Texas families and businesses. (2026) source
  • Named restoring congressional authority over tariffs and rolling back tariffs as priorities. (2026-05-07) source
• Foreign policy: Stay closely engaged with allies and alliances like NATO Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Listed strong global alliances, congressional war authority and rebuilding allied trust as foreign policy priorities. (2026) source
• Politicians trading stocks: No, ban it for members and their spouses Said · high confidence
  • Platform pledges to ban stock trading by members of Congress and their families. (2026) source
• Term limits: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence. Said · medium confidence
  • Platform pledges to fight for term limit reform. (2026) source
• Campaign finance: Overturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaigns Said · medium confidence
  • Platform pledges to end Citizens United and make it easy for the public to see who funds politicians. (2026) source
• Redistricting: Independent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymandering Said · medium confidence
  • Platform pledges to push states to set up independent, nonpartisan congressional redistricting commissions. (2026) source
• Supreme Court reform: Add term limits and ethics rules, and expand the Court beyond nine seats Said · medium confidence
  • Said he supports expanding the Supreme Court to 13 justices and a 15-year term limit for justices, both by constitutional amendment. (2025-11-07) source
• Childcare and pre-K: Offer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aid Said · medium confidence
  • Said he will champion universal pre-K access for every child in the district. (2026-05-07) source
• Student loans: Make repayment cheaper and forgiveness faster Said · medium confidence
  • In a November 2025 candidate Q&A he said he supports reinstating the SAVE repayment plan and fully funded public higher education for those who qualify. (2025-11-07) source
  • Platform pledges relief for struggling student loan borrowers and fee-free community and technical college. (2026) source
• AI regulation: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence. Said · medium confidence
  • Said Congress should create a framework like NIST or HIPAA to protect workers' rights, privacy and non-discrimination from AI, and require federal review of data centers' water and power use. (2026-02-16) source

No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Guns, Energy and climate, Judges, Marijuana, Electoral College, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Paid leave, 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.

Record

• Served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 2003 to 2011⁷; he says he deployed twice to Iraq and later to Afghanistan⁴⁷.
• Worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency and later served as technical advisor for the White House Situation Room renovation during the Biden administration⁴⁵.
• Cybersecurity manager at Caterpillar; has not previously held or sought elected office⁵.
• Won the Democratic primary runoff for District 24 on May 26, 2026 with 78.1% over TJ Ware².
• Certified as the Democratic nominee for U.S. House District 24 on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot¹.