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Chelsey Hockett

Chelsey Hockett

Democratic · Texas · 2026

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U.S. House, TX-5Texas · 2026
Top priorities
  • Medicare for All
  • Public school funding
  • A higher minimum wage and expanded Social Security

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Chelsey Hockett is a union-family mom in East Texas who previously worked as a general manager at a retail store, per her campaign site and a Lone Star Left interview. She has said the store closed two weeks after COVID-19 hit, leaving her family facing a nearly $100,000 hospital bill from an emergency c-section and NICU stay. She is running for U.S. House in Texas's 5th Congressional District. Chelsey Hockett appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, TX-5, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified candidate list.

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