Whitney Masterson-Moyes owns a clay shooting range in Kingsbury. She’s running for the Democratic nomination in the redrawn 35th Congressional District.
Hear from the candidate
1. Please tell voters about yourself.
I’m Whitney Masterson-Moyes. I was born in Houston, Texas. I am 47 years old. I’m a wife, a mother, a former schoolteacher, and a small business owner. My family runs Moyesway Shooting Sports in Kingbury, a business that proudly supports local nonprofits and youth teams. I hold a BA in Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas in Houston and a MEd in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Houston.
I’m a concerned citizen who believes in defending the Constitution and holding a federal government accountable as it drifts further from the people it serves. I’m running for Congress because I want my sons — and every child — to grow up in a nation that still values freedom, protects individual rights, and understands that government exists to serve the people, not rule them.
2. Briefly describe your top policy priorities.
When I serve in Congress, I will take on the twin challenges of affordability and opportunity. Across our district, the message is unmistakable: rising costs are the number one concern for families. I will work to lower the cost of groceries by ending the trade war, expanding visa availability for agricultural workers, and standing with our farmers.
We will reduce housing costs by building enough homes to meet demand,
modernizing FHA financing to support denser housing options, and expanding the Small Business Administration to help launch the next generation of homebuilders. We will bring down healthcare costs by putting decisions back where they belong — in the hands of doctors and patients — cutting unnecessary administrative burdens on providers and modernizing the pharmaceutical patent system to increase competition and innovation.
We will expand opportunity by investing in public education and
restoring local control — empowering parents, teachers, and students — while strengthening trade and technical training programs and expanding access to capital for small businesses. I will also ensure the Federal Government honors its promise of Social Security and Medicare so we can retire with dignity.
3. What should Congress be doing to rein in inflation and/or stabilize/boost the economy?
Congress should focus on ending the trade war, investing in small businesses, expanding entrepreneurship and cooperative ownership, and strengthening education. The trade war was unnecessary and economically damaging. It raised the cost of imported goods and manufacturing components by at least 10 percent and weakened American manufacturing, as evidenced by the decline in manufacturing jobs since April 2025.While our trade alliances will take time to rebuild, Congress must act now to ensure that we can produce the goods and services we need here at home.
Expanding the Small Business Administration is a practical way to reshore manufacturing, create good-paying jobs, and lower the cost of goods by increasing domestic supply. A stronger SBA can also help expand home construction, revitalize our domestic manufacturing base, and spur American innovation and entrepreneurship. Education is the foundation of rebuilding our economy. We must support modernized trade and technical education in public schools, strengthen early instructional interventions, and invest in apprenticeship and workforce training programs. Building skills at every level is the most reliable path to long-term economic growth and shared prosperity.
4. What should Congress be doing to reform immigration laws?
Congress must build an immigration system that reflects the economic needs of our communities, provides clear and consistent guidelines, and offers a fair, achievable path to citizenship. Legal immigration must be expanded to people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, especially as our economy faces critical shortages in agriculture, retail, and other essential industries. Without immigrants, our economy would slow to a halt. Above all, Congress must ensure that our immigration system lives up to our founding ideals and that the Constitution is fully enforced. Every person in the United States deserves dignity, humane treatment, and due process—regardless of immigration status.
5. At a time when the White House is asserting more control over national security and spending without Congress’ input, how would you handle disagreements over the division of power?
I will uphold the Constitution by restoring Congress’s authority over spending and war powers. This includes reaffirming the power of the purse and Congress’s role in authorizing the use of military force through legislation, enforcing existing law through appropriate legal action, and investigating—up to and including impeachment—any officials who enable the executive branch to overstep its constitutional authority.
6. The past year has brought tremendous uncertainty to many Americans surrounding rising health insurance premiums and lack of access to medical care near their homes. What do you believe Congress should be doing to make health care affordable and accessible to residents in your state?
Congress should focus on fixing the structural problems that are driving up healthcare costs by putting medical decisions back in the hands of doctors and patients, reducing unnecessary administrative burdens on providers, and promoting real competition in the pharmaceutical industry.
Congress must also exercise its oversight authority by investigating—and, when necessary, taking legal action against—other branches of government that have stripped away medical research funding duly authorized by Congress. Finally, Congress should commission and rely on rigorous research to preserve the strengths of our healthcare system—clinical expertise, competition, and innovation—while addressing its weaknesses, including unproductive profit-seeking and a lack of transparency.
