Eddie Espinoza

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Presents himself as "a problem solver" rather than a politician.[1]
• Says he takes no AIPAC or corporate PAC money and wants endorsements only from district voters, "not from party bosses."[1]
• Points to 26 years teaching in Rio Grande Valley public schools and his Army combat service in the 1991 Gulf War.[1],[2]

Background

• Green Party nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner, Green Party of Texas · 2024[4]
• Public school teacher, Rio Grande Valley public schools · 26 years[1]
• Soldier, Bradley fighting vehicle crew in the Gulf War; Combat Infantryman Badge, U.S. Army · Gulf War, 1991[1],[2]

Education

• Studied political science (on the GI Bill), University of Texas–Pan American (now UTRGV)[2]

Where they stand

• Health Care
  Supports Medicare for All with no co-pays or premiums, covering vision, hearing aids, dental care and prescriptions.[3]
• Energy & Environment
  Supports investment in solar, wind and utility-scale batteries; would ban LNG exports and fracking and require the oil and gas industry to clean up flaring, produced water and abandoned wells.[3]
• Foreign Policy
  Calls for "an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Palestine," an arms embargo and conditions on military aid to Israel, and cutting military spending in half to fund domestic needs.[1],[3]
• Elections & Democracy
  Rejects support from all PACs and supports overturning Citizens United.[1]
• Education
  Supports free college and trade schools, canceling student debt and ending federal standardized testing mandates for K-12 students.[3]

Voting record

Eddie Espinoza has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.