Kara King
TX-10 Republican nominee?
$23.8K
MAR 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleMayor of Bee Cave, Texas
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
GenderFemale
LocationTexas
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BackgroundMayor of Bee Cave, Texas
EducationTexas A&M University (1998), Biomedical Science (degree)
Notable personal detailsKara King is the mayor of Bee Cave, Texas, first elected in May 2020 after serving on the Bee Cave City Council starting in May 2013. She filed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Texas’ 10th Congressional District for the 2026 election cycle. She graduated from Texas A&M University in 1998 with a degree in Biomedical Science and has worked as a middle school life science teacher and as a travel advisor.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate supports reducing the tax burden, simplifying the tax code, cutting unnecessary regulations, shrinking government, and eliminating wasteful spending while supporting targeted incentives to bring jobs back to America.
Immigration & Border
Supports strengthening border security and enforcing immigration laws, and says people should enter the U.S. legally. Emphasizes national sovereignty and limits on federal overreach in immigration enforcement while framing the approach in an "America First" conservative platform.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate is unapologetically pro-life, states that life begins at conception, and commits to defending the unborn and pro-life policies.
Climate & Energy
The candidate’s public materials emphasize “environmental stewardship,” local conservation (e.g., Bee Cave’s International Dark Sky certification), and responsible growth but do not set out specific federal climate or energy policies such as emissions targets, fossil-fuel phaseouts, or carbon pricing. Public statements focus on local conservation and resource stewardship rather than national climate/energy policy prescriptions.
News
Kara King is in the news because she is tied to the debate over Texas redistricting and the 2026 election cycle. She argues that the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision will make it harder to challenge discriminatory maps and could further reduce competitive races in Texas. The broader context is that Republican-led states are redrawing maps in ways that could strengthen the GOP’s House advantage, with Texas among the states drawing new lines ahead of 2026.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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