United States
U.S. Representative, District 26
Steven Shook
Democratic- On ballot as
- Steven Shook
- Current role
- Nurse practitioner
- Background
- Has cared for critically ill and injured patients since 2009
- Degrees from Tarrant County College, Texas Tech University and the University of Texas
- His campaign says he was born and raised in Fort Worth
- Experience
- Won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary with 51.1% of the vote
- Top priorities
- "My priorities are keeping rural hospitals open, lowering healthcare costs, supporting local businesses and job growth, strengthening public safety, and protecting constitutional rights"
- "Protect Social Security and Medicare from cuts or privatization"
- "Support ethics reforms and limits on insider influence in Congress"
- "Protect public K-12 education and oppose efforts to drain funds into unaccountable voucher programs"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Immigration: "Secure the border with smart, humane enforcement" and "Fix a broken immigration system with lawful pathways and due process"
- Guns: "Close loopholes that allow guns to be sold without background checks" and "Support red-flag laws to keep firearms away from those who pose an imminent danger"
- Health care: "Implement planned step-by step transition to universal healthcare" and "Strengthen rural hospitals and protect emergency and trauma care access"
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Mothers Against Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
- Nurses For America (listed by campaign)
- Texas Democrats With Disabilities (listed by campaign)
- Young Democrats of Denton County (listed by campaign)
- Flip Texas Blue (listed by campaign)
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- Lantana Area Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Flower Mound Area Democrats (listed by campaign)
- DC Statehood PAC (listed by campaign)
- Evan Hunt, Democratic nominee for U.S. House District 3 (listed by campaign)
- Claire Reynolds, Democratic nominee for U.S. House District 11 (listed by campaign)
- Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- shookforcongress2026.com
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