United States
U.S. Representative, District 2
Steve Toth
Republican- On ballot as
- Steve Toth
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 15 (since 2019)
- Background
- Ordained pastor
- Owner, residential pool service company
- Earlier worked in sales, marketing and business development, including at Johnson & Johnson
- Experience
- Texas House member (2013–2015)
- Ran for Congress (2016); lost in the primary
- Ran for state Senate (2014); lost in the runoff
- GOP primary (March 3, 2026): won over U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw
- Top priorities
- Border: "finishing the wall and investing in critical border security initiatives"
- Says public schools should be "places of learning, not bootcamps for the next generation of liberal activists"
- Supports "using strategic tariffs to level the playing field, bring critical industries back home"
- Energy: "expand domestic production and ensure we never depend on foreign nations for fuel"
- Says "Red flag laws and other unlawful restrictions on our constitutional rights have no place in America"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: "Only when the physical life of the Mother is in jeopardy."
- Immigration: "Even legal immigration needs to be paused."
- Guns: "Red flag laws and other unlawful restrictions on our constitutional rights have no place in America"
- Health care: Wants to "shift away from a system driven by pharmaceutical profits and government overreach"
Claims and the record- In 2020 he and Rep. Briscoe Cain protested pandemic business closures by getting haircuts, which then violated state restrictions. Hours later, Gov. Abbott allowed salons to reopen.
- Legislative record: Primary opponent Dan Crenshaw's campaign called his record light. He filed 79 bills in 2025 and none passed the House. Toth said he has "passed well over a dozen bills."
- Endorsements
- President Donald Trump
- House Speaker Mike Johnson
- Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Candidate Fund
- Texas Right to Life PAC
- Texas Values Action
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- Texas Home School Coalition
- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz
- Numerous Republican Officials and Conservative Groups – too many to list (See Website)
- Campaign website
- stevetothforcongress.com
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