Jessica Steinmann
R
Won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary over five other candidates
Jessica Steinmann is the Republican nominee for the open U.S. House seat in Texas's 8th District. She served in the first Trump administration as Director of the Justice Department's Office for Victims of Crime and later as Executive General Counsel at the America First Policy Institute, and describes herself as an 'America First conservative.'[6]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportations
Says she will fight to finish the border wall, end 'catch-and-release,' and restore 'law and order' at the southern border.[6]
“I will fight to finish President Trump's wall, end catch-and-release, and restore law and order at our southern border.”
In their words — priorities
- Secure the southern border: finish the border wall, end 'catch-and-release,' and reduce illegal immigration.[6]
- 'Protect children and families': campaign material says she will oppose gender-identity curricula in schools and defend parental rights over children's upbringing.[6]
- Combat human trafficking, citing her DOJ record directing federal anti-trafficking funding.[6]
Background
- Served in President Trump's Department of Justice as Director of the Office for Victims of Crime, where she says she oversaw nearly $9 billion and awarded over $2.5 billion in 2020 funding to crime victims, including the largest federal funding to combat domestic human trafficking.[6]
- After leaving the Trump administration, worked as Executive General Counsel at the America First Policy Institute, where she says she led litigation including a lawsuit representing 36 U.S. Air Force members against the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate and a lawsuit on behalf of high school track athletes over transgender participation in girls' sports.[6]
- Describes herself as a wife, mother of two, and Christian conservative.[6]
Campaign money
Raised $2.1M · spent $1.9M · $122K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗