Shaun Finnie

Shaun Finnie grew up on a farm, and after his parents divorced, his mother worked two nursing jobs to support three children and help them through college.¹ His campaign describes him as the first in his family to attend college.¹ He and his wife raised four children in The Woodlands; one of their daughters died at 19.¹

Finnie earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Saskatchewan, his law degree at Western Ontario and an MBA at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.² His career began in corporate law focused on oil and gas transactions before moving into investment banking.²

He has worked at Goldman Sachs and Scotia Waterous, and is a senior adviser in Evercore's oil and gas acquisition and divestiture business.² Outside banking, he served on the John Cooper School's board and founded an investment club for high school students, teaching personal finance and investing for seven years.¹ The club covered household budgeting, avoiding debt and making considered investment decisions.¹

Finnie emphasizes reducing federal debt while protecting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits for middle income households.³ He supports removing tariffs and investing in public education and medical research.³ He also supports abortion access and criticizes Texas restrictions on pregnancy care.⁴ Finnie faces Republican Steve Toth.⁵