Private citizen (finance professional)

Jack Codiga is a finance professional with a bachelor's degree in finance from Santa Clara University². He won the March 2026 Republican primary and is the Republican nominee²³.

Where they stand 10 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Safety net programsCut them back; families, churches and charities should leadmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Says the country must reform and phase out all welfare programs, including government health care and government-backed mortgages. (2026) source
• Social SecurityGradually shift younger workers to personal investment accountsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and supports phasing it out along with other welfare programs. (2026) source
• HealthcareMostly private market; roll back the government's rolemedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Wants to phase out government health care and expose health care to market forces like price transparency and competition. (2026) source
• Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Wants to abolish the income tax and property tax and move to consumption-based taxes and tariffs. (2026) source
• Student loansNo forgiveness, and shrink federal student lendingmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Wants to eliminate government-guaranteed student loans and let borrowers declare bankruptcy. (2026) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Wants to limit work visas and focus illegal immigration enforcement on removing violent offenders and people exploiting government programs, with assimilation expectations for those who remain. (2026) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Said · low confidence

  • Says life begins at conception and the right to life should be protected under the law in every state. (2026) source
• Trade and tariffsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Says unfettered trade can create dangerous dependence on other countries and supports a baseline of domestic self-sufficiency. (2026) source
• Electoral CollegeNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Supports keeping the Electoral College for president while using majority runoffs for other federal elections. (2026) source
• GunsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Says states should not create burdensome legal hurdles to carrying a firearm and gun ownership should be allowed for the vast majority of people, while civilians should not have access to every military weapon. (2026) source

No public position found on: National debt, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.