Private citizen

Steven Shook is a nurse practitioner from Haslet who has cared for critically ill patients since 2009¹². He holds degrees from Tarrant County College, Texas Tech University and the University of Texas at Arlington¹. He won the March 2026 Democratic primary for the 26th District with 51.1% of the vote³.

Where they stand

• Healthcare: Government-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All) Questionnaire answer · high confidence
  • Answered yes to universal, publicly funded healthcare and said he supports a Medicare for All style system. (2026-07-26) source
  • His campaign website calls for a planned step by step transition to universal healthcare. (2026) source
• Drug prices: Negotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insurance Said · high confidence
  • His campaign website calls for expanding Medicare price negotiation to all insurance plans and capping out-of-pocket medication costs. (2026) source
• Income taxes: Raise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programs Questionnaire answer · high confidence
  • Said he supports major tax reform requiring billionaires and large corporations to pay a fairer share, including a minimum tax on large corporate profits, with revenue for Social Security, Medicare, healthcare and other programs. (2026-07-26) source
  • His campaign website supports targeted tax relief for middle-class families. (2026) source
• Social Security: Raise the payroll tax cap so high earners pay more; no benefit cuts Said · medium confidence
  • His campaign website opposes cuts, privatization and raising the retirement age, and calls for strengthening solvency by requiring the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share. (2026) source
• Guns: Add universal background checks and red-flag laws Said · high confidence
  • His campaign website calls for closing loopholes that allow gun sales without background checks and supports red flag laws. (2026) source
• Immigration: A path to citizenship for most, and more legal immigration Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Said he supports demilitarizing the southern border, protecting the right to seek asylum and creating lawful pathways to citizenship, and opposes mass detention and indiscriminate deportation. (2026-07-26) source
  • His campaign website calls for securing the border with smart, humane enforcement and fixing the system with lawful pathways and due process. (2026) source
• Energy and climate: An aggressive shift to clean energy with firm deadlines Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Answered yes to a Green New Deal or similar plan and said he supports a large-scale federal climate plan that rapidly expands clean energy. (2026-07-26) source
• Aid to Israel: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Answered yes to ending U.S. military aid to countries with ongoing human rights abuses, including Israel and Egypt, and said assistance should be conditioned on compliance with law and suspended when used for abuses. (2026-07-26) source

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