Caitlin McClay Rourk

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Caitlin Rourk completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rourk's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-389693-2025-12-17\" id=\"heading-key-message-389693-2025-12-17\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-389693-2025-12-17\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-389693-2025-12-17\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-389693-2025-12-17\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-389693-2025-12-17\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>I’m an Army veteran, working mom, and business leader who shows up, listens, does the hard work, and never forgets who I serve. I lead with honesty, clarity, and backbone - the kind of leadership our government desperately needs. In Congress, I’ll put people over party, champion our community, and run a transparent, accountable, and inclusive office. To restore trust in Congress, I’ll focus on real action: legislating, working across the aisle, and delivering tangible results for the people I serve.</li><li>I’m running so everyone in our district has the opportunity to succeed, not just get by. That means affordable, accessible health care, real economic opportunity, and a federal government that delivers for our community, not special interests. It means affordable child care, a dignified retirement, support for small businesses, a living minimum wage, and real solutions to rising housing costs. Too often, economic policy favors the wealthy and well-connected; in Congress, I’ll hold corporations accountable and ensure they pay their fair share. I’ll work to lower drug costs, protect coverage for pre-existing conditions, expand mental health care, end surprise billing, support local and rural providers, and strengthen the ACA.</li><li>I’ll fight to bring federal dollars back to our district through smart investments, public-private partnerships, and funding for critical infrastructure like water, roads, broadband, and clean energy. I’ll help attract new industries and create good-paying jobs so our community can lead the future. Congress has the power to protect our communities, and I’ll use it, whether preventing data centers from draining our community resources and hiking energy costs or regulating AI responsibly. And I’ll hold Congress accountable to do the work voters sent me to Washington to do, without letting the government overreach into our businesses, our personal choices, or our health and reproductive rights.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-389693-2025-12-17\" id=\"heading1-389693-2025-12-17\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-389693-2025-12-17\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-389693-2025-12-17\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-389693-2025-12-17\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-389693-2025-12-17\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tHealth care, education and schools, economic policy, infrastructure, military and national security\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>\n<div><div style=\"margin-bottom:1.5rem\"><h4>Campaign website</h4><p>Rourk's campaign website stated the following:</p><div style=\"max-height:400px;overflow-y:auto;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;margin:20px\"><blockquote style=\"margin:0px\"><h2 class=\"ql-align-center\"><strong>Affordable and Accessible Health Care</strong></h2><p class=\"ql-align-center\">Health care should be affordable and accessible, period. Texas consistently has the highest uninsured rate in the nation. In Congress, I'll lower drug costs, protect coverage for pre-existing conditions, expand mental health and addiction services, end surprise billing, support rural and community providers, and close the coverage gap by strengthening the ACA and advocating for Medicaid expansion.</p><p><br/></p><h2 class=\"ql-align-center\"><strong>An Economy That Lifts Everyone Up</strong></h2><p class=\"ql-align-center\">Everyone deserves the chance to get ahead, not just get by. That means affordable child care and health care, a dignified retirement, support for small businesses, a living wage, and real solutions to rising housing costs. Too often, economic policy favors the wealthy and well-connected; in Congress, I’ll hold corporations accountable and ensure they pay their fair share.</p><p class=\"ql-align-center\"><br/></p><h2 class=\"ql-align-center\"><strong>Strong Schools, Thriving Communities</strong></h2><p class=\"ql-align-center\">Every child deserves a great public education and a safe, supportive community. In Congress, I’ll fight for public schools and programs like IDEA, expand mental health and safety resources, and invest in technical education and training that give Central Texas kids the skills and opportunities to thrive in the jobs of tomorrow.</p><p><br/></p><h2 class=\"ql-align-center\"><strong>A Government that Works for TX-10</strong></h2><p class=\"ql-align-center\">I’ll fight to bring federal dollars back to our district through smart investments, public-private partnerships, and funding for critical infrastructure like water, roads, broadband, and clean energy. I’ll help attract new industries and create good-paying jobs so our community leads the future. And I’ll hold Congress accountable to do the work CD10 voters sent me to Washington to do.</p></blockquote><div style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 0.9em; color: #555; margin-top: 0.5em;\"><p style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#555\">— Caitlin Rourk's <a href=\"https://www.caitlinrourk.com/issues\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">campaign website</a> (February 10, 2026)</p></div></div></div><div style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0.5em;\"><i>Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.</i></div></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nCaitlin Rourk completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rourk's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? I’m an Army veteran, working mom, and business leader who shows up, listens, does the hard work, and never forgets who I serve. I lead with honesty, clarity, and backbone - the kind of leadership our government desperately needs. In Congress, I’ll put people over party, champion our community, and run a transparent, accountable, and inclusive office. To restore trust in Congress, I’ll focus on real action: legislating, working across the aisle, and delivering tangible results for the people I serve. I’m running so everyone in our district has the opportunity to succeed, not just get by. That means affordable, accessible health care, real economic opportunity, and a federal government that delivers for our community, not special interests. It means affordable child care, a dignified retirement, support for small businesses, a living minimum wage, and real solutions to rising housing costs. Too often, economic policy favors the wealthy and well-connected; in Congress, I’ll hold corporations accountable and ensure they pay their fair share. I’ll work to lower drug costs, protect coverage for pre-existing conditions, expand mental health care, end surprise billing, support local and rural providers, and strengthen the ACA. I’ll fight to bring federal dollars back to our district through smart investments, public-private partnerships, and funding for critical infrastructure like water, roads, broadband, and clean energy. I’ll help attract new industries and create good-paying jobs so our community can lead the future. Congress has the power to protect our communities, and I’ll use it, whether preventing data centers from draining our community resources and hiking energy costs or regulating AI responsibly. And I’ll hold Congress accountable to do the work voters sent me to Washington to do, without letting the government overreach into our businesses, our personal choices, or our health and reproductive rights. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Health care, education and schools, economic policy, infrastructure, military and national security\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.\nCampaign website Rourk's campaign website stated the following: Affordable and Accessible Health Care Health care should be affordable and accessible, period. Texas consistently has the highest uninsured rate in the nation. In Congress, I'll lower drug costs, protect coverage for pre-existing conditions, expand mental health and addiction services, end surprise billing, support rural and community providers, and close the coverage gap by strengthening the ACA and advocating for Medicaid expansion. An Economy That Lifts Everyone Up Everyone deserves the chance to get ahead, not just get by. That means affordable child care and health care, a dignified retirement, support for small businesses, a living wage, and real solutions to rising housing costs. Too often, economic policy favors the wealthy and well-connected; in Congress, I’ll hold corporations accountable and ensure they pay their fair share. Strong Schools, Thriving Communities Every child deserves a great public education and a safe, supportive community. In Congress, I’ll fight for public schools and programs like IDEA, expand mental health and safety resources, and invest in technical education and training that give Central Texas kids the skills and opportunities to thrive in the jobs of tomorrow. A Government that Works for TX-10 I’ll fight to bring federal dollars back to our district through smart investments, public-private partnerships, and funding for critical infrastructure like water, roads, broadband, and clean energy. I’ll help attract new industries and create good-paying jobs so our community leads the future. And I’ll hold Congress accountable to do the work CD10 voters sent me to Washington to do. — Caitlin Rourk's campaign website (February 10, 2026) Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source."}]