
Brian Babin
Nationalist
Republican
House Representative
Texas - District 36
Current Position: US House Representative TX-36
Running For: House Representative - District 36
Policy Positions
Health Care
- Against the PACT Act providing healthcare funding for veterans exposed to toxic substances
- For repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare); continues to fight for legislation to repeal and replace it
Civil Rights
- Against abortion rights; voted to cut off taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood and earned a 100% rating from National Right to Life
- Against same-sex marriage; cosponsored a resolution to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage and disagreed with Obergefell v. Hodges ruling
- For restricting transgender bathroom access; introduced multiple bills to invalidate transgender student protections and define sex as 'biological sex'
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For challenging the 2020 election results; signed amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania lawsuit and sent texts to Mark Meadows about fighting the election outcome
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For border wall construction; strongly supports Trump's border wall and voted to provide over $1.6 billion for its construction
- For restricting refugee resettlement; introduced legislation to halt the refugee program until cost assessment is completed
- Against birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants; introduced bill to eliminate automatic birthright citizenship
- For reducing H-1B visa program dependency; sponsored legislation to establish wage floor for high-skill visa program
- For supporting Trump's travel ban from Middle Eastern nations
Public Safety
- For gun rights; has 30-year NRA membership with 100% voting record and 'A' rating from Gun Owners of America
- Against marijuana legalization; received an 'F' rating from NORML based on voting record