Texas CD-37 Candidate
Lauren B. Peña
Her Story
From the Streets to the Hill
Lauren B. Peña grew up in Austin, Texas — a city that once represented the American Dream but has been systematically destroyed by left-wing governance, unchecked crime, and failed social programs that trap people in cycles of dependency rather than lifting them out.
Lauren survived human trafficking. She knows firsthand what it means to be failed by the institutions that were supposed to protect her. She rebuilt her life through faith, family, and the kind of grit that only comes from walking through fire and refusing to stay down.
As a mother of six, every policy she fights for is personal. She's not a career politician. She's not a lawyer who decided to run for office. She's a woman who has lived the consequences of bad government — and she's coming to Washington to fix it.
"I am running because working families in this district deserve a fighter who has actually lived through the failures of big government — and will never stop fighting to fix them."
Lauren's conservative values aren't talking points — they're the values that saved her life. Faith gave her a foundation. Family gave her purpose. Freedom gave her the ability to rebuild. She will defend all three with everything she has.
Why She's Running
- ★To pass the SAFE NIGHTS Act and SODA Act — anti-trafficking legislation written from lived experience
- ★To secure the Texas border and stop the fentanyl destroying our communities
- ★To hold Congress accountable — expose misconduct, release the Epstein files
- ★To fight for parents' rights, school choice, and medical freedom
- ★To prove that a conservative Latina from public housing can win in Austin
Her Family
A Mother of Six Fighting for Every Family
Lauren B. Peña is not just a candidate — she is a wife and mother of six children. Her family is the reason she fights. Every vote she casts in Congress, every bill she champions, every stand she takes will be made with her kids in mind.
Lauren knows what it means to stretch a dollar, to worry about your children's safety in their own neighborhood, and to wonder whether the next generation will inherit the same freedoms you grew up believing in. That's not a talking point — that's Tuesday night at the Peña house.
When Lauren says she's fighting for Texas families, she means it literally. She is one of them.
Core Beliefs
Faith. Family. Freedom.
Faith
Lauren's Christian faith is the bedrock of everything she does. It's what sustained her through the darkest moments of her life and what drives her to serve others today.
Family
As a mother of six, Lauren understands that every policy decision has real consequences for real families. She will always put Texas families first.
Freedom
Medical freedom. Educational freedom. Economic freedom. The government's job is to protect your liberty, not restrict it. Lauren will fight every attempt to expand government control over your life.