The Survivor Who Will Fight for Every Victim.

Lauren B. Peña was trafficked. She knows what it means to be invisible, to be exploited, and to be failed by systems that were supposed to protect her. That experience is not a talking point — it is the reason she is running for Congress.

Texas ranks second in the nation for reported human trafficking cases. The Austin metro area, which sits at the heart of Texas CD-37, is a known trafficking corridor. Hotels, nightclubs, and online platforms are the primary venues where trafficking occurs — and current federal law leaves massive gaps in accountability for these industries.

Lauren has proposed the SAFE NIGHTS Act, which would require nightlife and hospitality venues — bars, clubs, hotels — to implement anti-trafficking training for staff, post reporting hotlines, and establish accountability protocols. Venues that knowingly facilitate trafficking would face federal liability.

She has also proposed the SODA Act — the Stop Congressional Immunity Act — which eliminates the special legal protections that have allowed members of Congress to escape accountability for sexual misconduct. If you exploit someone in Congress, you should face the same consequences as everyone else.

Lauren will also push to release the Epstein files in full, without redaction. The American people deserve to know who was on those flights, who visited that island, and which powerful figures used their positions to exploit vulnerable people. The cover-up ends when Lauren gets to Washington.