U.S. Senate · Delaware
Travis Stevens
CandidateUnaffiliated
- Race
- U.S. Senate · Delaware
- Result
- Chris Coons, projected winner
- Opponents
- Chris Coons (D); Michael Katz (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
Under the Constitution, Congress decides when this country goes to war, not the president.
Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. Senate
2026-11-03
| Chris Coons D | incumbent |
| Michael Katz R | challenger |
| Travis Stevens Unaffiliated | challenger |
Write-in candidate
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.
Supports universal healthcare access and opposes pharmaceutical industry pricing practices.
Documented position[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Supports expanded housing supply and affordability measures statewide.
Documented position[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Under the Constitution, Congress decides when this country goes to war, not the president.
Says Congress, not the president, decides when the country goes to war.[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Travis Jack Stevens, an unaffiliated write-in candidate, nurse and massage therapist who lives near Rehoboth Beach, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the U.S. Senate seat in Delaware to Chris Coons. He described his campaign as people-funded, built around daily public letters to Delaware voters.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
According to his Ballotpedia survey response, Travis Stevens was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, to a working-class family.[4] He has worked for years as a nurse and, according to his campaign website, has been a registered nurse since 2012, including four years as a travel ICU nurse, three of them at David Grant Medical Center, a Department of Defense hospital on Travis Air Force Base.[4][7] He worked in a COVID unit in Delaware during the pandemic.[4][7] His campaign website says he founded the CAMP Rehoboth Cares Committee and is a former secretary of the Eastern Sussex Democrats.[7] He now works as a massage therapist, lives near Rehoboth Beach and sings with the CAMP Rehoboth Chorus.[4] Stevens published a series of daily public letters to Delaware voters at travisjackstevens.com covering healthcare, foreign policy, housing and democratic reform.[3][4] The Delaware Department of Elections listed his write-in candidacy for U.S. Senate as qualified.[8] Stevens lost to Chris Coons, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]
In their own words
Priorities
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Raise taxes on high earners or corporations
“The wealthiest Americans and the biggest corporations pay their fair share, and that pays for health care, housing and education for everyone.”[6]
On his campaign website's Platform page
- Continue U.S. military aid to Israel
“I'll vote to stop sending weapons that kill civilians in Gaza. American tax dollars must not fund the killing of civilians.”[6]
On his campaign website's Platform page
- Stronger rent regulation and tenant protections
“A home for everyone. That means investing in affordable housing, protecting tenants and closing corporate landlord loopholes.”[6]
On his campaign website's Platform page
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/travis-stevens
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.U.S. Senate · Delaware results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.United States Senate election in Delaware, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 3.Michael Katz and Travis Stevens - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 4.Travis Stevens (Candidate Connection survey) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
- 5.Michael Katz and Travis Stevens - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 6.Platform, Travis Jack Stevens for U.S. Senate · Travis Jack Stevens for U.S. Senate · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 7.About Travis Jack Stevens · Travis Jack Stevens for U.S. Senate · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 8.2026 General Election Write-In Candidate List · Delaware Department of Elections · 2026-10-19 Official record