Private citizen (attorney)

Jessica Hart Steinmann is an attorney who served as executive general counsel at the America First Policy Institute and directed the U.S. Justice Department's Office for Victims of Crime during President Trump's first term²⁴. She earlier worked for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary with nearly 70 percent of the vote²⁵.

Where they stand

• Abortion: Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incest Questionnaire answer · low confidence
  • Strongly agreed in a candidate questionnaire that human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death, writing that laws should protect the unborn. (2026) source
• Guns: Keep current laws and enforce what is already on the books Questionnaire answer · high confidence
  • Wrote in a candidate questionnaire that public safety is best served by enforcing existing laws and prosecuting violent offenders, not by imposing new restrictions on responsible gun owners. (2026) source
• Healthcare: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Chose keeping Medicare and Medicaid, with reforms, while opposing government-run health care in favor of private coverage with more competition and choice. (2026) source
• Foreign policy: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Chose the questionnaire answer that the U.S. has become too involved in other nations' policies, writing that foreign policy should focus on defending the U.S. and engaging abroad only when U.S. security is directly at stake, with limited cases where supporting allies serves U.S. interests. (2026) source
• Aid to Israel: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Wrote in a candidate questionnaire that the relationship with Israel is vital to U.S. national security and that Israel is America's strongest ally in the Middle East. (2026) source
• Transgender athletes: No, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed options Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign site says she led legal challenges to keep boys out of girls' sports, including under federal Title IX, and pledges to keep fighting on the issue. (2026) source
  • Strongly agreed in a candidate questionnaire that biological males should not participate in women's sports. (2026) source
• Energy and climate: Maximize oil and gas; climate rules hurt the economy Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign site says Washington must end crippling restrictions and unleash American energy to make the U.S. the dominant energy producer. (2026) source
  • Wrote in a candidate questionnaire that the most reliable way to meet growing electricity demand is unleashing American energy, especially oil and natural gas. (2026) source
• AI regulation: Keep rules minimal so AI companies can innovate freely Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign site says the U.S. must cut the burdensome regulations that slow innovation so it can lead China in artificial intelligence. (2026) source
• National debt: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Strongly agreed that the government should cut spending to reduce the debt and listed passing a balanced budget and eliminating the Department of Education among her priorities. (2026) source
• Income taxes: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Strongly disagreed in a candidate questionnaire that people who can afford to pay more taxes should do so to provide relief for working families. (2026) source
• Immigration: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign site pledges to finish the border wall, end catch-and-release and restore law and order at the southern border. (2026) source
  • Wrote in a candidate questionnaire that the U.S. should allow legal immigration through secure, orderly processes and stop entry from countries sending violence into the U.S. (2026) source
• DEI programs: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
  • Her campaign site says she led investigations into higher education's DEI practices. (2026) source

No public position found on: Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Trade and tariffs, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Religion in schools, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.