U.S. Representative, 12th Congressional District · Michigan 2026 General Election

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

James D. Hooper

Republican

Wayne County Republican Party chairman; building trades

The gist

Opposes abortion from conception
Opposes limits on gun rights under the Second Amendment
Proposes eliminating the U.S. Department of Education
Opposes vaccine mandates and vaccine passports
Supports lowering taxes on families and businesses
Supports securing the border against illegal immigration

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Opposes abortion from conception
Issues — James Hooper for Congress
Campaign website · James Hooper for Congress · jameshooperforcongress.com
“I am Pro-Life from conception to natural death.”
Opposes limits on gun rights under the Second Amendment
Issues — James Hooper for Congress
Campaign website · James Hooper for Congress · jameshooperforcongress.com
“The 2nd Amendment is non-negotiable.”
Proposes eliminating the U.S. Department of Education
Issues — James Hooper for Congress
Campaign website · James Hooper for Congress · jameshooperforcongress.com
“I will advocate for the swift reduction and rapid elimination of the Federal Department of Education”
Opposes vaccine mandates and vaccine passports
Issues — James Hooper for Congress
Campaign website · James Hooper for Congress · jameshooperforcongress.com
“No person should be required to carry ‘papers’ or a vaccination passport.”
Supports lowering taxes on families and businesses
Issues — James Hooper for Congress
Campaign website · James Hooper for Congress · jameshooperforcongress.com
“We need taxation policy that focuses on keeping MORE of your hard-earned dollars in your pocket”
Supports securing the border against illegal immigration
Issues — James Hooper for Congress
Campaign website · James Hooper for Congress · jameshooperforcongress.com
“It is dangerously unacceptable to have unchecked illegal immigration”

Marc Joseph Sosnowski

U.S. Taxpayers

Business consultant

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No documented position found.

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Brenda K. Sanders

Green

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Gary Walkowicz

Working Class

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Rashida Tlaib

DemocraticIncumbent

U.S. Representative; attorney

The gist

Voted against the continuing resolution funding defense and DHSIn office
Introduced a bill barring TSA passenger-data sharing with ICEIn office
Introduced a bill requiring an online ICE/CBP detainee locatorIn office
Introduced a bill banning AI data centers on federal landIn office
Authored affordable-housing grants included in the new federal housing lawIn office
Introduced a bill to repair credit of predatory-lending victimsIn office
Introduced a bill deferring big-bank executive pay against failuresIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Voted against the continuing resolution funding defense and DHS
Rep. Tlaib votes against funding bill
Public statement · Office of Rep. Rashida Tlaib · Sep 1, 2026 · tlaib.house.gov
“I refuse to give another dime toward Trump’s reckless war and racist mass deportations.”
Introduced a bill barring TSA passenger-data sharing with ICE
Rep. Tlaib introduces bill to stop data sharing between TSA and ICE
Public statement · Office of Rep. Rashida Tlaib · Aug 4, 2026 · tlaib.house.gov
“introduced the No TSA Data for ICE Act , a new bill that would prevent the two agencies from coordinating”
Introduced a bill requiring an online ICE/CBP detainee locator
Tlaib Introduces Bill Requiring DHS to Maintain Timely Locator System for ICE and CBP Detainees
Public statement · Office of Rep. Rashida Tlaib · Jun 18, 2026 · tlaib.house.gov
“would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to maintain an accurate and detailed online detainee locator system”
Introduced a bill banning AI data centers on federal land
Rep. Tlaib introduces a bill to ban AI data centers on federal lands
Public statement · Office of Rep. Rashida Tlaib · Jul 23, 2026 · tlaib.house.gov
“a new bill that permanently bans large AI data centers and associated infrastructure on land owned or managed by the U.S.”
Authored affordable-housing grants included in the new federal housing law
Rep. Tlaib celebrates housing bill becoming law
Public statement · Office of Rep. Rashida Tlaib · Jul 13, 2026 · tlaib.house.gov
“will directly help our local communities increase the supply of affordable housing by providing federal grants”
Introduced a bill to repair credit of predatory-lending victims
Rep. Tlaib introduces bill to correct credit history for victims of predatory lending, fraud, economic abuse
Public statement · Office of Rep. Rashida Tlaib · Jul 9, 2026 · tlaib.house.gov
“to restore credit for victims of predatory lending, fraud and financial abuse”
Introduced a bill deferring big-bank executive pay against failures
Tlaib Introduces Bank Failure Accountability Act
Public statement · Office of Rep. Rashida Tlaib · Jun 26, 2026 · tlaib.house.gov
“requires large financial institutions to place a portion of senior employee compensation into a deferred fund”

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