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Press Kit
Everything you need to cover Lauren B. Peña's congressional campaign.
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Candidate Bio
Lauren B. Peña is a Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Texas Congressional District 37, running in the May 26, 2026 run-off election.
A lifelong Texan and Austin native, Lauren is a human trafficking survivor, mother of six, and constitutional conservative who has witnessed firsthand how left-wing governance destroys communities. Her campaign slogan — "Street to the Hill" — reflects her journey from public housing and trafficking survival to running for the United States Congress.
Lauren has proposed two pieces of federal legislation: the SAFE NIGHTS Act, which targets human trafficking in nightlife and hospitality venues, and the SODA Act, which eliminates congressional immunity for sexual misconduct. Both bills are drawn directly from her personal experience as a survivor.
She is running on a platform of border security, lower energy costs, parental rights, medical freedom, veterans' support, and government accountability — including demanding the release of the Epstein files and exposing Congressional sexual misconduct.
Key Talking Points
- 1.Lauren B. Peña is a human trafficking survivor running for Congress in Texas CD-37 — the Austin-area district that includes Travis County.
- 2.She is a constitutional conservative, a mother of six, and a longtime Austin resident who knows the Democrat Party has abandoned working families.
- 3.The Texas CD-37 run-off is May 26, 2026. Lauren is one of two candidates advancing from the March primary.
- 4.Lauren has proposed two pieces of federal legislation: the SAFE NIGHTS Act (targeting trafficking in nightlife venues) and the SODA Act (ending congressional immunity for sexual misconduct).
- 5.Her campaign slogan is 'Street to the Hill' — reflecting her journey from public housing and trafficking survival to running for the United States Congress.
- 6.Lauren supports: ending government corruption and waste, lower energy costs, parental rights, medical freedom, veterans' support, and holding government accountable.
Booking Angles
Lauren is available for TV, radio, podcast, and print interviews. Suggested story angles:
- Human trafficking survivor running for Congress — the personal story behind the SAFE NIGHTS Act
- Conservative Latina challenging the Austin establishment — can CD-37 flip red?
- The candidate demanding Congress release the Epstein files — and why she won't back down
- A mother of six who survived the system — and is now running to fix it
- The debate challenge: Lauren calls out her opponent for refusing to face voters side-by-side
