U.S. House · Kansas's 3rd District
Steve Hohe
CandidateLIB
- Race
- U.S. House · Kansas's 3rd District
- Result
- Sharice Davids, projected winner
- Opponents
- Sharice Davids (D); Eric Jenkins (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
The Educational Account should follow the Child with the Parent
Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 3
2026-11-03
| Sharice Davids D | incumbent |
| Eric Jenkins R | challenger |
| Steve Hohe LIB | challenger |
Libertarian Party nominee
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
The Educational Account should follow the Child with the Parent
Campaign site proposes education accounts controlled by parents that follow the child.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Steve Hohe, a Libertarian Party candidate and retired U.S. Air Force veteran and former businessman, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Kansas's 3rd Congressional District to Sharice Davids. He has run repeatedly as a Libertarian, for the U.S. House in 2016, 2020 and 2022 and for the Kansas House in 2024, and has not held public office.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Hohe lived in Kansas City, Missouri before joining the U.S. Air Force, where he served from 1980 to 1991, mainly in the Strategic Air Command and during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, according to his Ballotpedia survey response.[1] He earned an associate degree from the Community College of the Air Force in 1991 and a bachelor's degree from Husson College in 1992.[1]
After leaving the Air Force, Hohe moved to Kansas and, in his own words, lived in Shawnee for more than 25 years. He describes himself as a former owner of two businesses who is married with two children.[1]
Hohe has been on the ballot several times as a Libertarian. He ran for Kansas's 3rd Congressional District in 2016, 2020 and 2022, losing the 2020 and 2022 general elections to Sharice Davids, and for Kansas House District 18 in 2024, a race won by Cindy Neighbor.[1][2] KCUR reports that, based on available records, he has not held public office.[2] He received 2.1% of the vote to Sharice Davids's 59.6%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
In their own words
Priorities
- Lists as his platform the national debt, reckless spending, and what he calls the federal government's 'Iron Triangle' of bureaucrats, politicians and lobbyists.[4]
- Wants to replace the federal income tax with a flat percentage not to exceed 10% on the employed and a percentage of corporate profits.[4]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Broad tariffs on imported goods
“Abolishing the present Income Tax System replacing it with a Flat Tax and creating a Staged Tariff System on Imports”[4]
On his campaign website
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/steve-hohe
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Steve Hohe · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Kansas 3rd District voter guide · KCUR · 2026-10-06 News report
- 3.U.S. House · Kansas's 3rd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.Steve Hohe for Kansas · Steve Hohe for Kansas · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words