Federal

U.S. Representative, 8th Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

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.

All of Waller County; part of Harris County (about 8% of its residents: part of Houston and part of Katy); part of Montgomery County (about 46% of its residents: part of Conroe, part of Houston and Willis); part of Walker County (about 38% of its residents: part of Huntsville).

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Jessica Hart Steinmann

Republican

Attorney

The gist

Opposes transgender girls competing in girls' sports.
Supports election-integrity laws; helped draft Texas's 2021 law.
Supports parental control over children's upbringing.
Pledges to keep the border secure.
Pledges to cut federal spending.
Pledges to end what she calls government weaponization.

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Opposes transgender girls competing in girls' sports.
Issues — Jessica Steinmann
Campaign website · Jessica Steinmann for Congress · jessicasteinmann.com
“I led the legal fight to keep boys out of girls’ sports”
Supports election-integrity laws; helped draft Texas's 2021 law.
Issues — Jessica Steinmann
Campaign website · Jessica Steinmann for Congress · jessicasteinmann.com
“In 2021, I helped draft Texas’s landmark election integrity law”
Supports parental control over children's upbringing.
Issues — Jessica Steinmann
Campaign website · Jessica Steinmann for Congress · jessicasteinmann.com
“I will continue to fight for parents — not the government — overseeing the upbringing of their children.”
Pledges to keep the border secure.
Jessica Steinmann for Congress
Campaign website · Jessica Steinmann for Congress · jessicasteinmann.com
“I will fight to keep our border secure, support our military, cut reckless spending, protect our religious liberty”
Pledges to cut federal spending.
Jessica Steinmann for Congress
Campaign website · Jessica Steinmann for Congress · jessicasteinmann.com
“cut reckless spending”
Pledges to end what she calls government weaponization.
Issues — Jessica Steinmann
Campaign website · Jessica Steinmann for Congress · jessicasteinmann.com
“I will continue fighting to end lawfare and government weaponization.”

Laura Jones

Democratic

Real estate broker

The gist

Supports raising the minimum wage, indexed to living costs.
Supports Medicare for All.
Supports government negotiation of prescription drug prices.
Supports lower taxes for most and higher taxes on billionaires.
Supports taxing corporations to fund affordable housing and schools.

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Supports raising the minimum wage, indexed to living costs.
Laura Jones for U.S. Congress
Campaign website · Laura Jones for Congress · laura4tx.com
“We should not only raise it, but tie it to the cost of living.”
Supports Medicare for All.
Laura Jones for U.S. Congress
Campaign website · Laura Jones for Congress · laura4tx.com
“guarantee care for everyone by expanding and improving Medicare for All.”
Supports government negotiation of prescription drug prices.
Laura Jones for U.S. Congress
Campaign website · Laura Jones for Congress · laura4tx.com
“finally allowing the government to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices and fair medical costs.”
Supports lower taxes for most and higher taxes on billionaires.
Laura Jones for U.S. Congress
Campaign website · Laura Jones for Congress · laura4tx.com
“It's time to lower taxes for the 99%”
Supports taxing corporations to fund affordable housing and schools.
Laura Jones for U.S. Congress
Campaign website · Laura Jones for Congress · laura4tx.com
“so we can invest in affordable housing, good schools, and the infrastructure working class communities actually need.”

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