TX-04 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleEducator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderMale
LocationTexas
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BackgroundEducator
EducationDoctorate in Educational Leadership and Learning
Notable personal detailsAndrew Lee Rubell is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Texas' 4th Congressional District (2026). He has described his professional background as an educator, entrepreneur, writer, and publisher. His campaign biography states he holds a doctorate in educational leadership and learning, a master's degree in clinical counseling, and a bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in development and family studies.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate’s campaign platform supports federal partnership to fund workforce and vocational training and endorses targeted loan programs and tax credits to help small businesses invest and expand. The site does not state broader positions on tax rates for individuals or corporations, or on taxes for high earners.
Healthcare
Supports making healthcare more affordable and lists affordable health care and lowering prescription drug costs among campaign priorities; emphasizes expanding access through programmatic solutions rather than privatization.
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Immigration & Border
Supports modernizing the U.S. immigration system to reduce backlogs and create a pathway to citizenship, and says immigrants should be treated with dignity and fairness. Campaign website emphasizes policy priorities but does not detail enforcement expansions or calls for mass deportation.
Climate & Energy
The candidate’s campaign platform references renewable energy as an example of in-demand job skills to support through federal workforce and vocational training programs, but does not set out specific climate targets, support for the Paris Agreement or detailed energy policy such as phasing out fossil fuels or carbon pricing. Available public materials emphasize job training and workforce development with a brief mention of renewable energy but lack a clear, comprehensive climate or energy policy.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports "common-sense gun safety" measures as a campaign priority while framing other platform items around public safety and community well‑being. Specific policy proposals are not detailed on the campaign site.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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