Kate Rumsey is an eighth generation Texan, mom, former federal prosecutor, Air Force officer, and the hometown candidate.
Kate grew up in Carrollton, attending public schools in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD alongside her two brothers.
Throughout her childhood, Kate watched her parents engage with Texas legislators in an attempt to save their community pharmacy whose mission was to serve children on Medicaid– a battle they ultimately lost, largely due to Republican obstruction of Medicaid expansion. That experience, however, solidified in Kate a spirit of prioritizing others and fighting for her community.
As a result, Kate has spent her life’s work serving and protecting her community – both as a federal prosecutor and as a JAG officer in the U.S. Air Force Reserves.
Kate has dedicated her career to protecting and serving others.
Kate took on fentanyl and methamphetamine traffickers, fought against fraud and public corruption, prosecuted child pornographers, and saw first-hand the extent of gun crimes plaguing our country in her work as a prosecutor. For this service, Kate has received several awards, including a Special Commendation from the U.S. Attorney General.
Kate’s calling to military service began in the aftermath of 9/11, which occurred during her freshman year at the University of Notre Dame. Years later, after attending law school at NYU, Kate realized that goal and was commissioned in 2017. As a JAG officer in the Air Force Reserves, Kate advises commanders and provides free legal advice to Airmen and veterans.
Kate is the hometown candidate.
Kate currently lives in Coppell, not too far from where she grew up, with her husband, David – himself an active-duty Army officer for 12 years and now a reservist. She has a daughter, Vivienne, and a stepson, Alex. Kate is blessed with her daughter through in vitro fertilization and is a vocal advocate for access to reproductive rights.
Kate is running to fight for the district that made her the woman she is today and to advocate for the community where she is raising her family. She will use her experience and service background to champion women’s reproductive rights, pass common sense gun safety reform, fix the grid, and fund public schools.
Kate is involved in her community.
Kate has been involved with many local and political organizations, including:
Coppell Chamber of Commerce
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association’s Women Leadership Program
Dallas County Democrats
Dallas Running Club
Higginbotham Inn of Court
LBJ Women's Campaign School
LCS Board at Army JAG School
Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce
Metrocrest Democrats
Metrocrest Services
National Immigrant Justice Center
New Politics Leadership Academy
North Texas Food Bank
St Thomas Aquinas Choir at St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Stonewall Democrats of Dallas
Texas Democratic Veterans
Transgender Legal Aid Clinic
Women in White Collar Defense
Women of Dallas United for Action
Woven Health Clinic
Kate was also a fundraising chair and member of BvB Dallas, an organization that raises money and awareness for Alzheimer’s disease, which affected one of her grandparents.
Kate and her husband attend St. Ann Catholic Parish in Coppell.