Rod Lindsch
Rod Lindsch
TX-35 Republican nominee?
$64.9K
MAY 27, 2026
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePeace officer
Political ideologyConservative Republican
LocationTexas
BackgroundPeace officer
EducationCentral Texas College Police Academy (Peace Officer, 1995)
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Notable personal detailsRod Lingsch is a Republican who has run for U.S. House in Texas’ 35th Congressional District. He previously attended the Central Texas College Police Academy in Killeen and became a peace officer in 1995. He has also described living and working in Iraq and Afghanistan for over a decade, including being in Kabul during its fall to the Taliban.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate advocates eliminating federal income, property, and other taxes and replacing them with a 1% Currency Usage Tax (CUT); he proposes large reductions in federal taxation and significant restructuring of welfare and entitlement spending to reduce government size and debt. His platform emphasizes tax elimination/cuts, reduced government spending, and market-oriented reforms.
Healthcare
Supports a large government-led expansion of healthcare including mandatory universal primary and essential coverage, comprehensive benefits for children with no copays, and systemic reform to sharply reduce national healthcare costs. Proposes state-managed programs and healthcare savings accounts within a broader USCF healthcare framework that covers preventative, chronic, and advanced therapies. Emphasizes government funding and requirements to ensure broad, guaranteed access to care.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate emphasizes strong border security and enforcement, supports physical barriers and denying funds to sanctuary jurisdictions, and proposes restricting asylum by requiring applicants to apply at U.S. embassies and offering a limited temporary-worker/regularization program with deadlines for undocumented residents or deportation.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate expresses opposition to abortion and supports policies that protect preborn life while also calling for clear legal frameworks that respect women’s health and medical decision-making. He favors restricting abortion policy within constitutional boundaries rather than broad federal action, and emphasizes plain, stable laws to avoid uncertainty for patients and doctors.
Climate & Energy
The candidate expresses skepticism about mainstream climate science and emphasizes support for energy and agricultural industries, favoring lower operating costs and predictable rules rather than large-scale clean-energy mandates or expensive transitions. He says he supports some clean energy sources but rejects what he calls “climate alarmism” and argues large-scale transitions would be extremely costly.
News
Rod Lindsch is mentioned in coverage of a record number of Republicans leaving the U.S. House in 2023, with 35 members retiring or seeking higher office. The wave of departures is being framed as a challenge for Republicans trying to hold their narrow House margins.
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