Who is Eileen Day?
I’m not a career politician.
I’m a Texan — and I’m one of you.
I grew up in Texas, and graduated from
Clark High School in San Antonio in 1983.
Back when responsibility
wasn’t debated—it was expected.
When showing up mattered.
When your word meant something.
That foundation shaped me.
Life tested it. Hard.
And I didn’t walk away from the lessons.
A Military Life.
Family of Service.
Service runs in my family.
My father served in the United States Air Force.
instilling in us accountability, and love of country.
My son served in the United States Navy.
From them I learned something simple & unglamorous:
Freedom requires responsibility.
Order doesn’t maintain itself.
Leadership isn’t optional when things get hard.
Someone has to step up—especially when others don’t.
How Animal Rescue Changed Everything
I didn’t plan to enter animal rescue.
It started through my daughter — and what I saw
changed how I understand leadership forever.
I have her to thank for this.
In rescue, you don’t deal in theories.
You deal in consequences.
You see what happens when systems fail.
When no one is accountable.
And when communities are left
to “figure it out” on their own.
You see horrors.
Not just overcrowded shelters.
You see abandonment & disease.
Abuse & neglect you cannot imagine.
Volunteers that are overwhelmed.
And once you see that pattern,
you cannot unsee it.
When leadership fails the most vulnerable,
everything else starts to break down too.
Why I am Running for Congress
I’m running for Congress in Texas District 28
because South Texas has been ignored for decades — and the consequences are no longer contained there.
What started in South Texas has spread.
This has become more than about animals.
Poverty.
Border strain.
Crime.
Disease.
Broken systems with no leadership.
The animal control crisis didn’t create these problems—it exposed them.
One failure feeds the next.
If we fix what’s broken at the foundation, we don’t just help animals—we stabilize communities.
And that’s work I’m willing to take responsibility for.
How I Lead
I have never been motivated by titles.
I care about results.
I build. I stay. I take responsibility—
especially when it’s inconvenient.
I don’t outsource accountability.
And I don’t wait for permission
to do what’s right.
Leadership isn’t about talking louder.
It’s about showing up when others don’t.
That’s how I’ve lived.
That’s how I lead.
And that’s what I’m bringing to Congress.
Why This Matters
South Texas is ground zero — not just for border challenges,
but for what happens when entire regions are overlooked year after year.
This isn’t about left versus right.
It’s about action versus neglect.
When problems are ignored long enough,
they don’t stay contained.
They spread—to neighboring counties,
to neighboring states, and eventually
to the entire country.
What we’re seeing in South Texas today
is what the rest of America is now
forced to deal with.
Because those in power keep pretending
this is “someone else’s problem”.
I’m running because I refuse to accept neglect as normal.
Because fixing what’s broken here
helps protect everywhere else.
If you’re ready for a leader who shows up
and gets to work, I ask for your support.