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Ken Paxton opposes the Affordable Care Act and led a 20-state lawsuit to overturn it as Texas Attorney General. In his 2026 Senate campaign, he aligns with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, pledging to "take on Big Pharma and…

Talarico supports a Medicare public option ("Medicare for Y'all") allowing all Americans to buy into Medicare regardless of age, rather than single-payer Medicare for All.

Brown advocates reducing government involvement in health care and relying on free-market competition. He supports expanding Health Savings Accounts, selling health insurance across state lines, allowing drug purchases from other…

Ken Paxton positions himself as a fiscal conservative who supports cutting taxes, reducing wasteful federal spending, and deregulation — particularly of the energy sector.

James Talarico campaigns on an economic populist message, arguing the economy is "rigged" for billionaires against working people.

Ted Brown advocates a smaller federal government and economic liberty, including repealing the federal income tax, abolishing the IRS, and replacing the income tax with nothing.

Ken Paxton is a staunch defender of Texas's oil and gas industry who opposes federal climate regulations as harmful to the state's economy.

Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy that maintains Texas's oil and gas leadership while expanding renewables (wind, solar, geothermal, hydrogen).

Brown supports energy development and economic growth over stricter environmental regulation, saying any proposed regulation must actually achieve its intended result and be weighed against its costs.

Ken Paxton is strongly pro-life and has enforced Texas's near-total abortion ban (no exceptions for rape or incest), celebrated the overturning of Roe v. Wade, sued out-of-state abortion pill providers, and fought federal efforts to…

James Talarico supports abortion rights and reproductive freedom, framing his position through his Christian faith. He argues that "the Bible is silent on abortion" and that the government should not control personal medical decisions.

Brown says he is personally opposed to abortion but believes women have the right to control their reproductive functions and that abortions during the first and second trimesters, before fetal viability, should be legal.

Ken Paxton supports finishing the border wall, securing the border, and deporting "criminal illegal aliens." As Texas Attorney General, he sued the Biden administration over 100 times to end "open borders policies," defended Texas's SB 4…

Talarico advocates a "pro-immigrant, pro-security" approach, describing the border as "a front porch with a welcome mat out front and a lock on the door."

Brown’s campaign platform calls for abolishing ICE, limiting CBP to borders and other ports of entry, ending immigration checkpoints, raids, detention and family separations, and allowing free movement across international borders.

Ken Paxton is an uncompromising defender of the Second Amendment, holding A+ ratings from both the NRA and Gun Owners of America.

Talarico says he believes in the Second Amendment but that it is "not absolute." His 2026 Senate campaign platform includes: universal background checks, mandatory secure firearm storage around children, raising the age to purchase…

Brown says he supports the Second Amendment and the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. His campaign website describes gun ownership as an American tradition and says Libertarians strongly defend the Second Amendment; no newer,…

Ken Paxton advocates an "America First" foreign policy that prioritizes U.S. sovereignty and border security over foreign entanglements.

Talarico frames foreign policy through a moral lens, arguing that a corrupt system serves billionaire interests rather than ordinary Americans.

Brown's campaign presents a noninterventionist foreign-policy position: it describes Libertarians as opposed to unnecessary wars and foreign intervention, and advocates a peaceful foreign policy.

Ken Paxton opposes DEI and affirmative action programs as unconstitutional racial discrimination, advocating for a colorblind, merit-based framework.

Talarico supports robust civil rights protections across multiple fronts: he defends the Voting Rights Act against efforts to dilute Black and brown voting power; advocates for LGBTQ+ equality including marriage rights and protections…

Ted Brown's campaign presents a general personal-liberty position: people should be free to live as they choose, provided they take responsibility for their actions and do not violate others' rights.

Ken Paxton is a strong advocate for universal school choice, celebrating Texas's school choice legislation as a historic step toward educational freedom and vowing to defend it against legal challenges.

James Talarico, a former public school teacher, is a staunch defender of public education who opposes private school vouchers as a "scam" that defunds neighborhood schools to subsidize private education for the wealthy.

Ted Brown's campaign education plan calls for abolishing the federal Department of Education, implementing tuition tax credits for private-school families, and supporting charter schools.

Ken Paxton has built a record as one of the most aggressive state-level litigators against Big Tech, filing over two dozen lawsuits against companies like Meta, Google, TikTok, Netflix, WhatsApp, and Discord for privacy violations and harm…

Talarico supports regulating social media platforms to protect children (parental controls, banning algorithmic targeting of minors, requiring impact assessments for bias and fairness) without infringing free speech.

Brown's campaign platform emphasizes digital privacy and limits on government use of technology: he opposes government-mandated age verification and digital-ID requirements, government social-credit systems, internet censorship,…

Ken Paxton has made "election integrity" a signature issue as Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate. He successfully defended Texas's ban on paid ballot harvesting (SB 1) at the Fifth Circuit, upheld voter ID requirements for…

James Talarico supports a comprehensive democracy reform agenda: banning super PACs and corporate PACs to reverse Citizens United, establishing independent redistricting commissions to end partisan gerrymandering, passing the John Lewis…

Brown favors making voting easier: he supports voting without photo identification, allowing any voter to request an absentee ballot, and mailing voter-information pamphlets before elections.

Ken Paxton has consistently used state authority to preempt and override local government policies, suing cities over sanctuary policies, marijuana enforcement, police funding, and blocking 130+ cities from raising property taxes for…

Talarico's local issues platform focuses on federal investment in Texas communities, especially rural areas: expanding high-speed internet and water infrastructure, saving rural hospitals from closure, opposing private school vouchers that…

Brown frames local issues through a limited-government and personal-liberty lens. His campaign says Libertarians have challenged laws that violate privacy and liberty at the federal, state, and local levels; in a June 2026 interview, Brown…