Texas general election: November 3, 2026
Who is running for U.S. House, Texas District 25 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for U.S. House, Texas District 25 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in U.S. House District 25.
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 | Roger WilliamsRepublican | Dione SimsDemocrat |
|---|---|---|
| Income taxes | Cut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsVoted · high | No public position |
| Safety net programs | Keep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsVoted · medium | No public position |
| Business regulation | Cut regulations broadly and let the market sort it outOfficial action · medium | No public position |
| Healthcare | Private insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsVoted · medium | Keep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenSaid · medium |
| Abortion | Illegal in all casesOfficial action · medium | No public position |
| Guns | Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightSaid · medium | No public position |
| Immigration | Deport everyone here illegally, as quickly as possibleSaid · medium | Tighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residentsSaid · medium |
| Energy and climate | All of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pickVoted · high | 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 single answer fits; see evidence | Negotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insuranceSaid · medium |
| Childcare and pre-K | No single answer fits; see evidence | Target free pre-K and subsidies to low-income and priority familiesSaid · medium |
| Student loans | Cap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessVoted · 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 nationwideVoted · high | No public position |
| DEI programs | Ban them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep themOfficial action · medium | No public position |
| Aid to Israel | Keep full aid without new conditionsVoted · high | No public position |
Roger Williams
Republican · IncumbentU.S. Representative, Texas District 25
Roger Williams was first elected to Congress from Texas' 25th District in 2012 and chairs the House Small Business Committee12. He runs a family car dealership and cattle operation and served as Texas Secretary of State after an appointment by Governor Rick Perry in 20051.
Where they stand
- Income taxes: Cut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporations
Voted · high confidence
- Voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which set a 15% minimum tax on large corporations to help pay for energy and health programs. (2022-08-12) source
- 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
- His official website says he helped pass the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to make those tax cuts permanent. (2026) source
- Lists repeated co-leadership of the Death Tax Repeal Act and his own bill to set a flat tax rate on corporate income. (2026) source
- Guns: Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a right
Said · medium confidence
- Voted against the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. (2022-07-29) source
- States on his official website that he opposes all government regulations that infringe on gun rights and opposes universal background checks, buy-backs, assault weapons bans and red flag laws. (2026) source
- Lists cosponsorship of bills to loosen federal rules on silencer parts and to allow concealed carry across state lines. (2026) source
- Abortion: Illegal in all cases
Official action · medium confidence
- Voted against the Women's Health Protection Act, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability. (2021-09-24) source
- Voted against the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability. (2022-07-15) source
- States that life begins at conception and that he has voted at every opportunity to defund Planned Parenthood. (2026) source
- Original cosponsor of the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 722), which would extend the constitutional right to life to every human being from fertilization with no exceptions listed. (2025-01-24) source
- Energy and climate: All of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pick
Voted · high confidence
- Voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which used tax credits and incentives to speed a shift to cleaner energy. (2022-08-12) source
- 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
- Says he will continue supporting domestic oil and gas producers as well as an all of the above energy approach. (2026) source
- Introduced the Stop the Subsidized Green Energy Scam Act to end several clean electricity tax credits. (2026) source
- Business regulation: Cut regulations broadly and let the market sort it out Official action · medium confidence
- Immigration: Deport everyone here illegally, as quickly as possible
Said · medium confidence
- Voted against the American Dream and Promise Act, which offered a path to citizenship for Dreamers. (2021-03-18) source
- Voted against the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which offered legal status to long-time farmworkers. (2021-03-18) source
- Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which funded border wall construction, tightened asylum rules and required E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
- Voted for the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security through 2029. (2026-06-09) source
- His official website says the One Big Beautiful Bill empowers ICE to remove the millions of illegal immigrants who entered under the Biden administration. (2026) source
- Sponsored a bill to make the Remain in Mexico policy mandatory. (2026) source
- Safety net programs: Keep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adults
Voted · medium confidence
- Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which expanded aid for childcare, housing and paid family leave. (2021-11-19) source
- 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
- Says Medicare and Medicaid should serve seniors and the most vulnerable, not able-bodied adults or illegal immigrants. (2026) source
- National debt: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Said · medium confidence
- Says America has a spending problem, not a revenue problem, and commits to responsible spending cuts. (2026) source
- Redistricting: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the For the People Act, which would require independent redistricting commissions. (2021-03-03) source
- Campaign finance: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the For the People Act, which created public matching funds for campaigns and stricter donor disclosure. (2021-03-03) source
- Qualified immunity: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would end qualified immunity for police officers. (2021-03-03) source
- Childcare and pre-K: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which funded free universal pre-K and expanded childcare aid. (2021-11-19) source
- Paid leave: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which created a national paid family and medical leave program. (2021-11-19) source
- Drug prices: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap insulin costs at $35 a month. (2022-03-31) source
- Marijuana: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the MORE Act, which would legalize marijuana federally and clear past convictions. (2022-04-01) source
- Aid to Ukraine: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the $40 billion Ukraine aid package in May 2022. (2022-05-10) source
- Voted against 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
- Transgender athletes: No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwide
Voted · 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
- 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 · medium confidence
- Voted to overturn the SAVE income-driven repayment plan, which lowered payments and sped up forgiveness. (2023-12-07) source
- Aid to Israel: Keep full aid without new conditions Voted · high confidence
- 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
- DEI programs: Ban them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep them
Official action · medium confidence
- Original cosponsor of the Dismantle DEI Act (H.R. 925), which would close federal DEI offices and bar federal contract, grant and cooperative agreement funds from being used for DEI offices, trainings and practices. (2025-02-04) source
- The bill text requires federal contracts, grants and cooperative agreements to bar DEI offices, chief diversity officers and DEI training, and sets accreditation standards that bar requiring DEI practices at colleges. (2025-02-04) source
No public position found on: Social Security, Minimum wage, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Judges, Term limits, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, Religion in schools, China policy.
Dione Sims
DemocratPrivate citizen
Dione Sims founded Unity Unlimited, a Fort Worth nonprofit, in 2000 and works as a software quality manager1. She is the granddaughter of Opal Lee and helped lead the Opal's Walk campaign for a federal Juneteenth holiday1. She won the March 2026 Democratic primary for the 25th District with 60.5% of the vote2.
Where they stand
- Healthcare: Keep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is broken
Said · medium confidence
- Her campaign issues page, as quoted by Ballotpedia, says she will strengthen the Affordable Care Act, expand Medicaid and protect coverage for preexisting conditions. (2026-02) source
- Her campaign health plan calls for closing the Texas coverage gap through Medicaid expansion and targeted help with Marketplace premiums, and says it is not about creating a bigger government healthcare bureaucracy. (2026) source
- Drug prices: Negotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insurance
Said · medium confidence
- Her healthcare plan supports strengthening Medicare's ability to negotiate prices of high-cost drugs, along with more generic competition and supply chain transparency. (2026) source
- Childcare and pre-K: Target free pre-K and subsidies to low-income and priority families
Said · medium confidence
- Her childcare plan calls for sliding-scale childcare assistance for working and middle-class families, grants to expand provider capacity, employer tax incentives and stronger Head Start. (2026) source
- The plan says public resources should be targeted to working, middle-class and economically vulnerable families rather than universal subsidies for wealthy households. (2026) source
- Immigration: Tighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residents
Said · medium confidence
- Her campaign issues page, as quoted by Ballotpedia, supports a roadmap to citizenship for long-time immigrants, including Dreamers and TPS holders, along with safe, orderly border management. (2026-02) source
No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Abortion, 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.