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Gretel Enck

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Democrat

Gretel Enck

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TX-23 Democratic nominee?

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MAR 10, 2026

Primary Election

Party selects its nominee.

Overview

Current roleNational Park Service employee

PartyDemocratic

GenderFemale

LocationTexas

BackgroundNational Park Service employee

Notable personal detailsGretel Marysdatter Enck is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District. She spent about 25 years working for the federal government in the National Park Service. She has been based in Marfa, Texas, and has run a campaign focused on public service, democracy, and economic issues affecting working families.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports policies to strengthen the middle class and expand social supports, including restoring and expanding tax credits (child tax credit, low-income housing tax credit), raising wages, expanding workforce training and apprenticeships, and investments in infrastructure and clean energy. Prioritizes restoring funding cut from Social Security, HUD, and ACA tax credits and backing Social Security expansion and Medicare for All.

Healthcare

Supports Medicare for All and universal health care, seeks to restore and strengthen Medicaid and ACA provisions, and proposes funding rural and neighborhood public clinics to expand access. Emphasizes health care as a basic right and prioritizes reversing cuts to government health programs while expanding coverage.

Immigration & Border

Supports improving and expanding legal immigration pathways and protections while also strengthening border security and resources for Border Patrol. Describes a policy approach that pairs humanitarian reform (e.g., pathways to citizenship, opposing inhumane policies) with enhanced enforcement capacity to manage the border and cross-border commerce.

Climate & Energy

Supports restoring environmental protections and funding for agencies, backing science-based decision-making and climate resilience investments, and restoring tax incentives and programs that encourage renewable energy and conservation for farmers and ranchers.

News

AINews Summary

Last updatedMay 22, 2026

Gretel Enck is being mentioned in coverage of the 2026 House races, where several Republican-held districts are becoming more competitive and Democrats may have a better path to winning back the House. The reporting does not give specific new developments about Enck herself, so her current news context appears tied to the broader election landscape rather than a standalone event.

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Articles

PPOLITICO3 months ago