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2026 candidates we're tracking in TX-8
Laura Jones
Top priorities
- A minimum wage tied to the cost of living
- Medicare for All
Per the campaign site.
About Laura Jones
Jones is a small business owner and Army mom who describes herself as a lifelong Texan and working-class American, per the campaign site.
Jessica Hart Steinmann
Top priorities
- Border security
- Election integrity
- Protecting families
Per the campaign site.
About Jessica Hart Steinmann
Jessica Hart Steinmann is an attorney who serves as executive general counsel at the America First Policy Institute and directed a Justice Department victims office from 2020 to 2021, per her campaign site.
About this race
Texas's 8th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Texas primary is Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, May 26, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.