# DSA House Candidate’s Unemployed Disclosure Draws Lowe’s Fire

> Texas House candidate Yisak Worku faces criticism from Rep. David Lowe over 'unemployed' disclosure and policing remarks.
- Title: DSA House Candidate’s Unemployed Disclosure Draws Lowe’s Fire
- Summary: Texas House candidate Yisak Worku faces criticism from Rep. David Lowe over 'unemployed' disclosure and policing remarks. Texas House candidate Yisak Worku…
- Keywords: yisak worku, david lowe, tarrant county, texas house district 91, democratic socialists of america, unemployed, policing, police, homelessness, drug addiction, mental health, medical workers
- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/tarrant/unemployed-dsa-texas-house-candidate-faces-criticism-from-rep-david-lowe-over-experience-police-remarks
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-10-21T15:00:28+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: yisak worku, david lowe, tarrant county, texas house district 91, democratic socialists of america, unemployed, policing, police, homelessness, drug addiction, mental health, medical workers
## Yisak Worku’s voter status
Yisak Worku listed himself as unemployed in a February voter questionnaire published by the Fort Worth Report.

> Unemployed
## Worku’s education status
Worku identified himself as a University of Texas at Dallas computer science student expected to finish his bachelor’s degree in March.

> University of Texas at Dallas computer science student
## Worku’s occupation in DSA questionnaire
In a September DSA endorsement questionnaire, Worku listed his occupation as 'recent graduate turned candidate'.

> recent graduate turned candidate
## Lowe’s criticism of Worku
Rep. David Lowe criticized Worku’s experience and comments about policing, stating life experience matters in public service.

> Life experience matters in public service
## Worku’s policing statement
Worku stated police represent an antiquated form of emergency response and require medical and social workers for homelessness and mental health crises.

> our police represent an antiquated form of emergency response
## Lowe’s defense of law enforcement
Lowe defended law enforcement in a Facebook post, stating communities depend on police who put their lives on the line.

> Our communities depend on the brave men and women of law enforcement who put their lives on the line every day doing an incredibly difficult job
## Worku’s criminal justice platform
Worku’s platform proposes ending the death penalty and redirecting spending toward local police and victim support services.

> ending the death penalty
## Key takeaway

Texas House candidate Yisak Worku, a Democratic Socialists of America member who listed himself as unemployed in a voter questionnaire, faces backlash from Rep. David Lowe over his comments on policing.