Jeff Yuna
Republican candidate for U.S. House in Texas
TX-38 Republican nominee?
$42.6K
MAY 27, 2026Primary Election
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Live Odds — TX-38 Republican nominee?
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0.1%chance to win
$42.6KMAY 27, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current rolePawnbroker / pawnshop owner
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationTexas
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BackgroundPawnbroker / pawnshop owner
Notable personal detailsJeffrey Michael Yuna is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Texas’s 38th Congressional District. He has described himself as a sixth-generation Texan, Christian, serial entrepreneur, and a licensed minister. Yuna has operated a pawnshop business in Tomball, Texas and has stated he is also a licensed firearms dealer. He filed federal campaign paperwork for the 2026 election cycle.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports lower taxes, tax cuts rewarding work and investment, property tax reform including proposing a 28th Amendment to ban property taxes on homesteads, and reducing regulation to promote growth while tackling the national debt to curb inflation.
Healthcare
The candidate calls for repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), favors limiting government and insurance influence over medical decisions, and emphasizes patient/doctor rights and parental authority over vaccines. He supports measures to prohibit conflicts of interest such as insurer ownership of hospitals and to ban third-party payments to providers tied to specific prescriptions or procedures. He also prioritizes veterans' healthcare access and expanded mental-health services while reducing bureaucratic barriers.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports securing the border, enforcing existing immigration laws, and returning those present illegally to their countries of origin while streamlining legal processes; he also favors limiting certain work and student visas. His platform emphasizes enforcement and border security alongside administrative reforms to legal immigration pathways.
Climate & Energy
Supports U.S. energy independence by leveraging domestic oil and gas alongside renewables, favors reducing regulations and undoing mandates tied to energy efficiency or 'green standards' that increase costs, and emphasizes affordable, reliable energy and innovation over aggressive regulatory approaches.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate emphasizes strong law enforcement and funding for police, supports swift consequences for criminals, and identifies as a licensed firearms dealer and firearms instructor, indicating a pro-Second Amendment stance while focusing on public safety. No campaign materials located explicitly endorsing broad gun bans or specific expanded gun-control measures.
Latest News
Jeff Yuna is in the news because Texas runoff and general-election coverage is highlighting the state’s crowded 2026 race lineup, including the final set of nominees for statewide offices. The biggest recent development is the Texas Republican Senate runoff, where Ken Paxton defeated John Cornyn, while other statewide races also settled their nominees. Separate reporting says crypto political groups are spending more in Texas and other states to influence congressional races, but it is not clear from the coverage how directly that affects Yuna.
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Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
2026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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