The healthcare system is broken and leaves many South Texans uninsured, underinsured, and one trip to the hospital away from bankruptcy. No one should have to cross the border into Mexico for affordable medical care and treatment, but that’s the reality in South Texas. Michelle’s mother passed away at age 46 after battling MS for 15 years and had to travel to Mexico for health care...

Our current representative, Monica De La Cruz, has voted to jeopardize Social Security and Medicare. She is putting her political party over the lives of our abuelos and abuelas in the district. Michelle strongly supports allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices and expanding Medicare...

For decades wages have been nearly stagnant. At the same time, the cost of gas, goods, food, housing, and healthcare has continued to climb. According to the US Census, the average sales price of a home in the US more than doubled from 2000 to 2021...

Michelle believes that the government has no business being involved in women’s private health decisions. She trusts women to make the best choices for themselves and their families. But Texas’ extreme abortion ban has taken away those freedoms, even from victims of rape and incest. Republicans are also threatening access to birth control...