Jobs, Wages & Workers

Covers: Job growth, wages, minimum wage, unions, worker protections and benefits.

Includes: Minimum wage

Where the Candidates Stand

Positions appear only when documented in a candidate's own statements, votes or official record, with the source linked. We never infer a position from party.

U.S. Senate

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Ken PaxtonRResearch in progress

James TalaricoDSupports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. (source)

Ted BrownLResearch in progress

Governor

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Greg AbbottRResearch in progress

Gina HinojosaDResearch in progress

Pat DixonLResearch in progress

Lieutenant Governor

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Dan PatrickRResearch in progress

Vikki GoodwinDSupports raising the minimum wage to at least $15 per hour and raising the tipped-worker wage. (source)

Anthony CristoLResearch in progress

Kevin McCormickGResearch in progress

Comptroller

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Don HuffinesRSupports reducing government's role to promote entrepreneurship and wage growth. (source)

Sarah EckhardtDResearch in progress

V. Alonzo Echavarria-GarzaLResearch in progress

Shehla FaiziGResearch in progress

Agriculture Commissioner

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Nate SheetsRProposes bringing agricultural processing jobs to rural Texas. (source)

Clayton TuckerDCalls for investment in rural infrastructure, health care, and broadband to bring jobs back to rural Texas. (source)

Austin R. KellyLProposes eliminating licensing costs he says favor large agriculture companies over family farms. (source)

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