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Chelsey Hockett

Chelsey Hockett

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Overview

Current rolePolitical candidate

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

GenderFemale

LocationTexas

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BackgroundPolitical candidate

Notable personal detailsChelsey Alexandra Hockett is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas’s 5th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. She is based in Terrell, Texas, and has described herself as a wife and mother of two and not a career politician. Her campaign emphasizes support for unions and working-class issues, protecting and funding public education, and civil-rights and voting-rights measures.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports expanded government spending on social programs (Medicare for All, increased Social Security, higher minimum wage), stronger labor protections, breaking up corporate monopolies, and holding the ultra-wealthy and corporations accountable—policies that imply progressive taxation and redistribution to fund those programs.

Healthcare

Supports Medicare for All and describes healthcare as a public good with comprehensive care for everyone without fear of medical debt or losing coverage.

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Immigration & Border

Supports abolishing ICE and replacing it with accountable immigration services that provide a pathway to citizenship; emphasizes humane immigration policies. Advocates prosecution changes and expanded legal/regularization pathways rather than enforcement-first measures.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

Supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law and protecting full reproductive autonomy and reproductive freedom. Advocates enshrining abortion access and expanding protections for reproductive health care.

Climate & Energy

Supports enactment of a Green New Deal, expansion of renewable energy initiatives, municipal ownership of utilities, and strict limits/regulation on resource-intensive data centers. Advocates major clean-energy investment and local control of utility pricing to protect resources and create jobs.

Fundraising

Latest report: Cycle 2026
Total raisedCash on hand
$11.1K
$8.3K
$5.6K
$2.8K
$0

2026

Latest
Year
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate

Cycle 2026

$11.1K
$1.1K
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Source: FEC

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