TX-26 Democratic nominee?
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MAR 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCritical care nurse practitioner
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationTexas
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BackgroundCritical care nurse practitioner
EducationTarrant County College
Notable personal detailsSteven James Shook is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas's 26th Congressional District. He is a critical care nurse practitioner and has described providing care to critically ill and injured patients since 2009. Shook has cited education at Tarrant County College, Texas Tech University, and the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports targeted tax relief for middle-class families, opposes tax giveaways to billionaires, and proposes asking the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share to strengthen Social Security/retirement solvency. Emphasizes cost-control measures and progressive tax structure goals alongside investment in public services and infrastructure.
Healthcare
Supports a step-by-step transition to universal healthcare, expanding Medicare negotiation powers, capping out-of-pocket medication costs, protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions, and strengthening rural and mental-health services to improve affordability and access.
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Immigration & Border
Supports securing the border through "smart, humane enforcement" while also calling to fix the immigration system by expanding lawful pathways and ensuring due process; emphasizes support for border communities and rejects fear-based rhetoric.
Climate & Energy
Supports federal funding and incentives for grid modernization, weatherization, and energy storage; advocates national reliability standards and research to plan for extreme weather and demand spikes; favors policies ensuring large energy users contribute to grid upgrade costs.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports closing background-check loopholes, backing red-flag laws, investing in police and first-responder training (including de-escalation and crisis/mental-health response), and expanding access to mental-health care as part of gun-violence prevention and public-safety strategy.
News
Steven Shook is being mentioned in coverage about how recent Supreme Court voting-rights rulings could affect redistricting ahead of the 2026 elections. The reporting says those decisions may make it harder to challenge district maps that dilute minority voting power, including in Texas. The news is broader than Shook alone, and the available summary does not give specific new actions or statements from him.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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