Democrat · Texas's 5th District · 2026
Chelsey Hockett
Hockett is raising two children in Terrell in a family with union ties.
Biography
Chelsey Hockett is a mother of two in Terrell who describes her family as a union household, where wages and health benefits have made a practical difference.1 Her children attend public school, and she identifies that experience as part of her commitment to public education.2
Her community work has included organizing with local Democrats, speaking at meetings, supporting grassroots candidates and joining rallies alongside parents, teachers and nurses.1 Her campaign emphasizes household budgets and the combined costs of food, housing, health care and childcare, drawing on her own family's experience.1
Hockett proposes Medicare for All, universal childcare and a $25 federal minimum wage tied to living costs.2 She also supports the PRO Act's labor protections, increased Social Security benefits and removing the payroll tax cap to help fund them.2 She supports the Equality Act and restoring federal abortion protections, alongside better mental health services and additional support for social workers.2
Her platform calls for greater public school funding and teacher pay, a pause on new artificial intelligence data centers and expansion of renewable energy.2 She also proposes abolishing ICE and replacing it with different immigration services and ending U.S. funding for Israel while increasing assistance to Palestinians.2 Hockett faces Republican Lance Gooden.3