Pooja Sethi
Candidate for State Representative, District 47
Background
- Occupation
- Attorney
- Campaign website
- poojafortexas.com
Chief of staff to state Rep. Vikki Goodwin and chair of the Travis County Democratic Party; previously an immigration attorney with Catholic Charities.
Documented positions
Public safety
Supports universal background checks, safe storage, red flag laws.
ReportPriorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47Campaign website · poojafortexas.com
“universal background checks, safe storage, and red flag laws”
Supports cracking down on illegal street racing.
ReportPriorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47Campaign website · poojafortexas.com
“Crack down on illegal street racing and reckless driving”
Education
Supports fixing the school finance recapture system.
ReportPriorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47Campaign website · poojafortexas.com
“Fix the broken recapture system that drains money from our classrooms”
Supports raising teacher pay; funding counselors and nurses.
ReportPriorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47Campaign website · poojafortexas.com
“Raise teacher pay and invest in counselors, nurses, and special education”
Health & human services
Supports protecting access to IVF, abortion and contraception.
ReportPriorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47Campaign website · poojafortexas.com
“Protect reproductive rights, including IVF, abortion, and contraception”
Supports expanding Medicaid and postpartum care.
ReportPriorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47Campaign website · poojafortexas.com
“Expand Medicaid and improve maternal and postpartum care”
Government & transparency
Supports ending gerrymandering and expanding early voting.
ReportPriorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47Campaign website · poojafortexas.com
“End gerrymandering and restore fair representation”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Pooja Sethi on them.
- Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
- HousingNo documented position found.
All sources (7)
- Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election (final certification of candidates, 8/28/2026)
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State · Aug 28, 2026 · sos.state.tx.us
- Order of Election – November General Election for County Officers (Travis County, 9/22/2026)
Election filing · Travis County · votetravis.gov
- 2026 March Joint Primary Elections, official results (Travis County)
Election filing · Travis County Clerk · results.enr.clarityelections.com
- Candidate Information: 2026 November General Election, State offices — Texas Secretary of State
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State · goelect.txelections.civixapps.com
- 2026 General Election Ballot Certification — Texas Secretary of State
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State · sos.state.tx.us
- About Pooja Sethi
Campaign website · poojafortexas.com
- Priorities — Pooja Sethi for Texas HD-47
Campaign website · poojafortexas.com
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