Faith. Family. Hard Work.
Together, we can make South Texas even stronger.
Morgan LaMantia
is a South Texas businesswoman
Morgan has worked her way up in the family business — from loading trucks and sweeping floors to managing healthcare solutions where she led an initiative that gives every employee free access to a doctor.
Why I’m
Running
- Expand Medicaid to ensure more working families have access to primary care doctors instead of relying on emergency rooms.
- Support new mothers and expand Medicaid eligibility from 6 months to 1 year post pregnancy.
- Address the nursing shortage and provide more scholarships to encourage young people into frontline health care careers and help keep the best and the brightest in our community.
- Address teacher burnout exacerbated by the pandemic by raising teacher pay and relieving the pressure to teach to the test.
- Fund universal pre-K when brain development is critical and help ensure all children enter kindergarten ready to learn.
- Support and expand career technology education in K-12 to train for hirable job skills at salaries that can break the cycle of poverty.
- Expand graduate degree programs throughout South Texas colleges to meet the demands for jobs in science, engineering, and energy industries.
- Support a strong business environment, especially for small businesses who are the driving force in job creation.
- Increase access to capital to help small businesses come back from the pandemic and create a small business incubator fund to support innovation.
- Ensure state contracts are awarded evenly to businesses of all sizes.
- Increase investment in workforce development training, partnering with community colleges and Texas State Technical Institute.
- Clamp down on price gouging during natural disasters and make sure the exorbitant costs incurred during the winter storm are not passed down onto consumers.
- Promote weatherization and strengthen emergency planning to ensure stability during hurricanes and natural disasters.
- Advocate for increased broadband access for all residents to ensure everyone has access to quality telemedicine and expanded education.
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Senator Morgan LaMantia
Lawyer. Businesswoman. South Texas Democrat. Senator for #SD27.
Senator Morgan LaMantia
Lawyer. Businesswoman. South Texas Democrat. Senator for #SD27.
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Senate District 27
Morgan LaMantia is running for an open, newly created State Senate seat in District 27. The district follows the coastline in South Texas, stretching from the Rio Grande Valley to the north of Corpus Christi. It includes Bee, Cameron, San Patricio, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, and parts of Nueces and Hidalgo counties.
It represents the best of South Texas: the raw beauty of its natural resources; the strength and grace of its people; and communities rich with potential.
The New Senate District 27 presents an opportunity to elect a new generation of leadership who will proudly stand with its working families and fight for positive change and growth in the region.
Morgan LaMantia is running for the open, newly drawn State Senate seat in District 27. The district follows the coastline in South Texas, stretching from the Rio Grande Valley to the north of Corpus Christi. It includes Bee, Cameron, San Patricio, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, and parts of Nueces and Hidalgo counties.
It represents the best of South Texas: the raw beauty of its natural resources; the strength and grace of its people; and communities rich with potential.
Senate District 27 presents an opportunity to elect a new generation of leadership who will proudly stand with its working families and fight for positive change and growth in the region.
