Colleyville, Texas: November 3, 2026
Who is running for U.S. House, Texas District 24 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for U.S. House, Texas District 24 on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Colleyville, Texas.
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.
Beth Van Duyne
Republican · IncumbentU.S. Representative, Texas District 24
Beth Van Duyne has represented Texas' 24th Congressional District since 2021 and serves on the House Ways and Means and Small Business committees24. She was mayor of Irving from 2011 to 2017 and was appointed a regional administrator at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 20172.
Where they stand
- Income taxes: Cut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporations
Voted · high confidence
- Voted yes on House passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (2025-05-22) source
- Voted yes on the final House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made permanent the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, and permanently extended 100% bonus depreciation for businesses. (2025-07-03) source
- The final bill she voted for makes permanent the individual tax rates of 10% to 37% and permanently extends 100% bonus depreciation for business property, according to the CRS summary. (2025-07-03) source
- National debt: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence.
Voted · medium confidence
- Said in a January 2020 newspaper candidate questionnaire that Congress must show broad restraint on federal spending to bring down the deficit and eventually reduce debt. (2020-01-21) source
- Voted yes on the Limit, Save, Grow Act, a House bill pairing a debt limit increase with spending cuts. (2023-04-26) source
- Voted no on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, the final bipartisan debt limit deal. (2023-05-31) source
- Safety net programs: Keep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adults
Voted · high confidence
- Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (2025-07-03) source
- The bill she voted for expands SNAP work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents and requires Medicaid expansion adults to work, volunteer or study at least 80 hours a month, according to the CRS summary. (2025-07-03) source
- Business regulation: Cut regulations broadly and let the market sort it out
Voted · low confidence
- Said in a January 2020 newspaper candidate questionnaire that the country needs to reduce federal regulations that increase the size of government and costs to businesses. (2020-01-21) source
- Voted yes on a resolution overturning the EPA waiver that let California set its own vehicle emission standards. (2025-04-30) source
- Healthcare: Private insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditions
Voted · medium confidence
- In a January 2020 newspaper candidate questionnaire, listed lowering the cost of health care by expanding options and putting people back in charge of their relationships with doctors as a top priority. (2020-01-21) source
- Voted yes on the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. (2025-12-17) source
- Voted no on a bill to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. (2026-01-08) source
- Sponsored the Healthcare Freedom and Fairness Act in 2026. (2026) source
- Abortion: Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incest
Voted · low confidence
- Voted no on the Women's Health Protection Act, which would have protected abortion access nationwide. (2021-09-24) source
- Voted yes on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. (2025-01-23) source
- Original cosponsor of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. (2025) source
- Said warnings about the effects of abortion bans after Dobbs were scare tactics and said federal policies allowing drugs like mifepristone should be scrapped. (2026-07) source
- Guns: Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a right
Voted · medium confidence
- Voted no on the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. (2021-03-11) source
- Voted no on a federal red-flag (extreme risk protection order) bill. (2022-06-09) source
- Voted no on the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. (2022-07-29) source
- Voted no on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. (2022-06-24) source
- Original cosponsor of the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. (2025) source
- Cosponsored the Hearing Protection Act, which would remove silencers from the federal tax code definition of firearms. (2025-05-15) source
- Immigration: Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steady
Voted · medium confidence
- In a January 2020 newspaper candidate questionnaire, called for closing asylum loopholes, building walls where the Border Patrol needs them, deporting criminal illegal immigrants, and a pathway to legal status, not citizenship, for those not committing crimes or brought here as children. (2020-01-21) source
- Voted no on the American Dream and Promise Act, which offered a path to citizenship for Dreamers. (2021-03-18) source
- Voted yes on the Secure the Border Act of 2023. (2023-05-11) source
- Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act. (2025-01-07) source
- Voted yes on the Secure America Act, which funds immigration enforcement and border security through 2029. (2026-06-09) source
- Birthright citizenship: No, end it for children of parents here illegally or temporarily
Official action · high confidence
- Cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025, which would limit automatic citizenship to U.S.-born children with at least one parent who is a citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, or a lawful immigrant serving in the Armed Forces. (2026-07-15) source
- E-Verify mandate: Require it for all employers
Official action · high confidence
- Cosponsored the Legal Workforce Act, which would require all employers, phased in by size, to use an electronic work eligibility system replacing E-Verify. (2026-07-15) source
- Trade and tariffs: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence.
Voted · medium confidence
- Said in a January 2020 newspaper candidate questionnaire that trade policy should gain fair access to other markets and that unfair trade deals should be renegotiated or exited. (2020-01-21) source
- Voted no on a resolution to end the national emergency the President used to impose tariffs on most Canadian goods. (2026-02-11) source
- China policy: Get tougher: broad tariffs, land purchase bans like Texas SB 17, and forced app sales
Voted · medium confidence
- Voted yes on the bill requiring TikTok's Chinese owner to sell the app or face a U.S. ban. (2024-03-13) source
- Aid to Israel: Increase aid and speed up weapons sales
Voted · medium confidence
- Voted yes on the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. (2023-11-02) source
- Voted yes on the $26 billion Israel security supplemental that became law. (2024-04-20) source
- Voted yes on the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which sought to require delivery of weapons the Biden administration had paused. (2024-05-16) source
- Aid to Ukraine: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence.
Voted · medium confidence
- Voted yes on the March 2022 appropriations package that included emergency aid to Ukraine. (2022-03-09) source
- Voted no on the $40 billion Ukraine supplemental. (2022-05-10) source
- Said Republicans had questions about the strategy, timeline and what winning looks like before approving more Ukraine aid. (2024-02-13) source
- Voted no on the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. (2024-04-20) source
- Voted no on the Ukraine Support Act, which included aid and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
- Energy and climate: All of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pick
Voted · medium confidence
- Said in a January 2020 newspaper candidate questionnaire that the country can do more by supporting low or no emission baseload power, especially next generation nuclear, and credited Texas technology for near energy independence. (2020-01-21) source
- Voted yes on the Lower Energy Costs Act, a bill to expand domestic oil, gas and mineral production. (2023-03-30) source
- Nuclear power: Back new reactors with public funds, tax credits, and streamlined approvals
Voted · medium confidence
- Said in a January 2020 newspaper candidate questionnaire she is particularly interested in next generation nuclear reactors that are smaller, safer and emission free. (2020-01-21) source
- Voted yes on the Atomic Energy Advancement Act to speed up and modernize federal licensing of new reactors. (2024-02-28) source
- Politicians trading stocks: No, ban it for members and their spouses Voted · medium confidence
- Transgender athletes: No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwide
Voted · high confidence
- Voted yes on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, a federal rule basing school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
- Mandatory minimums: Add or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl trafficking
Voted · medium confidence
- Voted yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently places fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I and applies the same mandatory minimum prison terms as fentanyl analogues. (2025-02-06) source
- Student loans: Cap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgiveness
Voted · high confidence
- Voted yes on a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's student loan debt relief. (2023-05-24) source
- Voted yes on a resolution to overturn the SAVE income-driven repayment plan. (2023-12-07) source
- Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which ends Grad PLUS loans, caps graduate and Parent PLUS borrowing, and creates a single income-based Repayment Assistance Plan, according to the CRS summary. (2025-07-03) source
- Kids online: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence. Voted · medium confidence
- Marijuana: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence.
Voted · medium confidence
- Voted no on the MORE Act, which would have removed marijuana from federal drug schedules and cleared past convictions. (2022-04-01) source
- Drug prices: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence. Voted · medium confidence
No public position found on: Social Security, Minimum wage, Foreign policy, Judges, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, AI regulation, School vaccines, DEI programs, Religion in schools.
Kevin Burge
DemocratPrivate citizen
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
- 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
- Business regulation: Stronger rules on big corporations, banks and tech companies Said · medium confidence
- 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
- Immigration: Tighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residents Said · medium confidence
- Trade and tariffs: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence. Said · medium confidence
- 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
- 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.
Last reviewed 2026-09-26. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.