Jessica Hart Steinmann

Jessica Hart Steinmann is an America First conservative, President Trump and Ted Cruz alum, Christian, proud wife, mother of two, and proven fighter for the America First agenda running for Congress in Texas' 8th Congressional District. Steinmann led the charge in conservative fights her whole career. She served in President Trump’s Department of Justice, where she led efforts to combat human trafficking and support crime victims as the Director for the Office of Victims of Crime. She oversaw nearly $9 billion and awarded over $2.5 billion in 2020 funding that helped crime victims and provided the largest federal funding to combat domestic human trafficking....

I’m running for Congress to protect our Texas values, defend our children, and advance President Trump’s America First agenda. As a mother of two, this fight is personal. I’ve spent my career standing up for our conservative values, from serving in President Trump’s Justice Department to leading at the America First...

We must finish the border wall, end catch-and-release, and restore law and order at our southern border. Under Biden's open-border policies, we saw record illegal immigration, crime, human trafficking, and deadly drugs pouring into our communities. I have led lawsuits pushing back against Biden's failed...

President Trump's tariffs were strategic and targeted, not broad protectionism like the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. Smoot-Hawley raised tariffs across the board and worsened the Great Depression, while Trump's approach focused on holding countries like China accountable for unfair trade practices and...

Yes, there was absolutely a double standard. The January 6th protestors have faced aggressive prosecutions and years in prison, while Antifa, BLM, and pro-Palestinian agitators who rioted, attacked police, and destroyed property have often been released without consequence. As a Member of Congress,...

Being a conservative means believing in freedom, faith, and personal responsibility because those are the principles that make America exceptional. It’s about limited government, fiscal discipline, and protecting individual rights so people, not bureaucrats, can shape their own future. We stand for secure borders, law...

I support efforts to abolish the Department of Education. Education decisions should be made by parents, teachers, and local communities, not Washington bureaucrats. The federal government has no business dictating what our children learn or pushing political agendas in the classroom. Any valuable components...

I support term limits for members of Congress. In fact, I signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge, and I would be pleased to vote for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution placing term limits on all Members of Congress. Too many career politicians have lost touch with the people they represent, and term limits are...

In 2021, I helped draft Texas' landmark election integrity law, which drew national attention when Democrats fled the state in protest. At the America First Policy Institute, I led lawsuits to fight the Biden Administration's unconstitutional order weaponizing federal agencies to boost Democrat turnout and sued...

Lobbying reform starts with ending taxpayer-funded lobbying. No agency or local government should spend your tax dollars to hire lobbyists who push for higher taxes or more bureaucracy. Washington is already overflowing with special interests -- taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to fund them and their agendas....

Employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants should face stiff fines and criminal penalties. I support making E-Verify mandatory nationwide and holding businesses accountable when they ignore it. During my time at the Department of Justice, I worked alongside former Trump DHS Secretary Chad Wolf, who...

Our deficit is fueled by reckless spending and the woke Left’s obsession with funding DEI programs, climate schemes, park projects, and bloated bureaucracy instead of securing our border or supporting working Americans. I’ll fight to cut waste, end taxpayer-funded DEI, and restore fiscal sanity so we put...

Civil asset forfeiture can be a vital tool for fighting the worst of the worst -- drug cartels, human traffickers, and organized crime -- but it must always be applied ethically and with transparency. At the Department of Justice, I led the fight against human trafficking as Director of the Office for Victims of...

I oppose giving financial benefits to illegal immigrants. American tax dollars should never reward illegal immigration. While families struggle at home, Washington sends handouts to those who broke our laws. I’ll work with President Trump to end taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants and put Americans...

Sanctuary cities are illegal and dangerous. They shield criminals, undermine law enforcement, and put American families at risk. I’ll work with President Trump to end all federal funding for sanctuary cities and hold local officials accountable who refuse to enforce immigration laws. No city should be above the law.