Steve Stockman

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Steve Stockman

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Texas District 9

Prior offices:

U.S. House Texas District 36

Years in office: 1995 - 1997

Successor: Brian Babin (R)

Compensation

Net worth

(2012) $8,000

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 4, 2014

Next election

March 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

University of Houston

Personal

Religion

Christian: Baptist

Profession

Accountant

Contact

Campaign website

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Personal Instagram

Steve Stockman (b. November 14, 1956, in Bloomfield Hills, MI) is a former Republican member of the U.S. House. He represented the 36th Congressional District of Texas from 2013 to 2015.

Stockman sought election to the U.S. Senate in 2014. He was defeated by incumbent John Cornyn in the primary election on March 4, 2014.

Stockman was one of nine individuals, seven Democrats and two Republicans, elected to the U.S. House in 2012 who had prior congressional experience. Stockman previously served from 1994 to 1996.

On April 12, 2018, Stockman was taken into federal custody after being found guilty of 23 out of 24 felony charges related to misuse of charitable contributions. Stockman was on trial for mail and wire fraud, money laundering, and federal election law violations. He was accused of misusing charitable contributions for campaign and personal expenses. On November 7, 2018, Stockman was sentenced to 10 years in prison. On December 22, 2020, President Donald Trump (R) commuted Stockman's remaining prison sentence.

Biography

Stockman grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, MI. He moved down to Texas during the 1980s when the job market was picking up in Texas. He got his bachelor's degree at the age of 34.

2026 battleground election

See also: Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)

Ballotpedia identified the March 3, 2026, Republican primary for Texas' 9th Congressional District as a battleground election. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.

Eleven candidates are running in the Republican primary for Texas' 9th Congressional District on March 3, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025. Two candidates lead in media attention, fundraising, and endorsements: Briscoe Cain (R) and Alex Mealer (R).

Incumbent Al Green (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas' 18th Congressional District in 2026. The last time the district was open was 2004, when Green was first elected. Green received at least 70% of the vote in every general election since then.

Texas conducted redistricting in 2025, and the 9th Congressional District's boundaries changed as a result. According to Gabby Birenbaum of The Texas Tribune, the district was "one of five Democratic districts that [were] significantly redrawn with the goal of electing Republicans." Birenbaum also wrote that "what was once a district that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris by a 44-point margin is now, under the new boundary, a district that went for Republican Donald Trump by 20 percentage points."

Cain is an attorney who was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2016. He serves in the Texas State Guard. Cain is campaigning on his legislative experience, saying he has "[led] the charge for limited government, secure borders, election integrity, and protecting life and liberty." Cain is also campaigning on his legal experience, describing cases he has worked on as promoting religious liberty and pro-life causes. Cain says he would support gun ownership and back President Donald Trump's (R) immigration policies to improve public safety. On social issues, Cain says he would "protect faith, freedom, and Texas families." U.S. Reps. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Randy Weber (R-Texas) endorsed Cain.

Mealer is a U.S. Army veteran who formerly worked in the finance industry and served on the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County board from 2024 to 2025. She was the Republican nominee for Harris County Judge in 2022, losing to incumbent Lina Hidalgo (D) 51% to 49%. Mealer is campaigning on her military experience and status as a political outsider, saying, "I lead when others run away." Mealer says she would focus on passing election security legislation and providing federal funding for Texas law enforcement. Mealer says she would help "deliver President Trump's America First vision." Texas businessman Jim McIngvale, Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey (R), and the Texas Municipal Police Association endorsed Mealer.

Also running in the primary are Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco (R), Alexandria Butler (R), Michael Curran (R), Peter Emmert (R), Dan Mims (R), Crystal Sarmiento (R), Steve Stockman (R), Dwayne Stovall (R), and Terry Lee Thain (R).

As of December 2025, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzales, and Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball each rated the general election Safe/Solid Republican.

To review how redistricting took place in Texas in 2025, click here. For a list of all states that drew new district lines between 2024 and 2026, click here.

Elections

2026

See also: Texas' 9th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Texas District 9

Roy Morales (Independent) is running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 9 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Roy Morales (Independent)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Earnest Clayton
		Peter Filler
	Submit photo	Leticia Gutierrez
		Todd Ivey
	Submit photo	Marty Rocha
		Terry Virts

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Al Green (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 9 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco
		Briscoe Cain
	Submit photo	Michael Curran
	Submit photo	Peter Emmert
		Alex Mealer
		Dan Mims
	Submit photo	Crystal Sarmiento
		Steve Stockman
		Dwayne Stovall
	Submit photo	Terry Lee Thain

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Alexandria Butler (R)
• Deddrick Wilmer (R)

Polls

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Candidate spending

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco	Republican Party	$0	$0	$1,018	As of September 30, 2025
Briscoe Cain	Republican Party	$274,020	$7,516	$266,504	As of September 30, 2025
Michael Curran	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Peter Emmert	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Alex Mealer	Republican Party	$615,834	$53,506	$562,328	As of September 30, 2025
Dan Mims	Republican Party	$212,312	$2,760	$209,552	As of September 30, 2025
Crystal Sarmiento	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Steve Stockman	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Dwayne Stovall	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Terry Lee Thain	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

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By candidate	By election
Jaimy Annette Zoboulikos-Blanco Alexandria Butler Peter Emmert Alex Mealer Dan Mims Crystal Sarmiento Dwayne Stovall Terry Lee Thain	Federal Election Commission

Endorsements

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2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Texas, 2014

Stockman ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Texas. Stockman was defeated by incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.

U.S. Senate, Texas Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Cornyn Incumbent	59.4%	781,259
Steve Stockman	19.1%	251,577
Dwayne Stovall	10.7%	140,794
Linda Vega	3.8%	50,057
Ken Cope	2.6%	34,409
Chris Mapp	1.8%	23,535
Reid Reasor	1.6%	20,600
Curt Cleaver	0.9%	12,325
Total Votes		1,314,556
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Campaign halted

Stockman's Senate campaign was supposedly halted starting in late 2013. The representative missed 17 votes in January and had not been seen campaigning or even attending to his work in the U.S. House.

Upon his return, Stockman blasted reporters for claiming he was "missing," when he was on a trip with four other members of Congress to Egypt, Israel, England and Russia. He told reporters, "I missed votes because I don’t have a zillion dollars like Cornyn and have [to] campaign. But I wasn’t missing. The Dallas Morning News covered my talk and Cornyn’s tracker was there. Both the press and Cornyn knew where I was."

2012

See also: Texas' 36th Congressional District elections, 2012

Stockman won election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Texas' 36th District. He and Stephen Takach defeated Jerry Doyle, Jim Engstrand, Ky D. Griffin, Mike Jackson, Chuck Meyer, Kim Morrell, Lois Dickson Myers, Keith Casey, Daniel Whitton and Tim Wintill in the Republican primary on May 29, 2012. Stockman went on to defeat Takach in the July 31 runoff. He then defeated Max Martin (D) and Michael Cole (L) in the general election on November 6.

U.S. House, Texas District 36 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Stockman	70.7%	165,405
	Democratic	Max Martin	26.6%	62,143
	Libertarian	Michael K. Cole	2.7%	6,284
Total Votes				233,832
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

U.S. House, Texas District 36 Runoff Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steve Stockman	55.3%	21,472
Stephen Takach	44.7%	17,378
Total Votes		38,850

U.S. House, Texas District 36 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Stephen Takach Incumbent	22.4%	12,208
Steve Stockman	21.8%	11,858
Mike Jackson	19.8%	10,786
Jim Engstrand	9.4%	5,114
Ky D. Griffin	7.4%	4,025
Charles Meyer	4%	2,156
Kim Morrell	3.5%	1,930
Lois Dickson Myers	2.9%	1,558
Jerry Doyle	2.7%	1,479
Keith Casey	2.3%	1,225
Daniel Whitton	2%	1,110
Tim Wintill	1.8%	984
Total Votes		54,433

Campaign themes

2012

Stockman's campaign website listed the following issues:

• Securing Our Borders

Excerpt: "Congressman Steve Stockman sponsored a constitutional amendment to prevent citizenship and benefits to anchor babies of illegal aliens"

• Protecting Our Gun Rights

Excerpt: "Congressman Steve Stockman sponsored a bill eliminating background checks, waiting periods, and registration for firearms"

• Protecting The Inalienable Right To Life

Excerpt: "Congressman Steve Stockman sponsored the ban on Partial Birth Abortions"

• Protecting Our Families

Excerpt: "Congressman Steve Stockman sponsored “Megan’s Law,” requiring parents to be notified if a sex offender moves into your community"

• Protecting Our Faith

Excerpt: "Congressman Steve Stockman sponsored the Defense of Marriage Act to stop federal recognition of homosexual marriage"

Career

• 1990-1994: Accountant
• 1994-1996: U.S. House of Representatives
• 2005-2007: Director, campus leadership program, Leadership Institute
• 2013-2015: U.S. House of Representatives from Texas

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Stockman served on the following committees:

• Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations
  • Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats
• Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Research and Science Education
  • Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics

Key votes

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session. For more information pertaining to Stockman's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.

National security

NDAA

Stockman voted against HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.

DHS Appropriations

Stockman voted against HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 that was largely along party lines.

CISPA (2013)

Stockman voted against HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill permitted federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.

Economy

Farm bill

On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill. The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop. It also cut the food stamp program an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states. Stockman voted with 62 other Republican representatives against the bill.

2014 Budget

On January 15, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014. The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582 page bill, with 64 Republicans and 3 Democrats voting against the bill. The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations. It included a 1% increase in the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel, a $1 billion increase in Head Start funding for early childhood education, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency and left the Affordable Care Act without any drastic cuts. Stockman did not vote on the bill.

Government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201. At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference. Stockman did not vote on the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.

The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies. The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Stockman voted against HR 2775.

Federal Pay Adjustment Act

Stockman voted for HR 273 - Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees. The bill passed the House on February 15, 2013, with a vote of 261 - 154. The bill called for stopping a 0.5 percent pay increase for all federal workers from taking effect. The raises were projected to cost $11 billion over 10 years.

Immigration

Morton Memos Prohibition

Stockman voted for House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain individuals residing in the United States without legal status. The vote largely followed party lines.

Healthcare

Healthcare Reform Rules

Stockman voted for House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires that all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.

Social issues

Abortion

Stockman voted for HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196 that largely followed party lines. The purpose of the bill was to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.

Government affairs

HR 676

See also: Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration

On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans voted with Democrats against the lawsuit. Stockman joined with four other Republicans voting against the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.

Campaign finance summary

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113th Congress (2013-2015)

Rankings and scores for the 113th Congress

• GovTrack Ideology scores

Ideological scores for members of Congress based on patterns of co-sponsorship

• Center for Effective Lawmaking scores

Effectiveness scores based on bills sponsored, actions taken on sponsored bills, and substantiveness of bills

• Lugar - McCourt Bipartisan Index

Bipartisan rankings based on cross-party bill co-sponsorship

• Open Congress' "Votes most/least often with" list and "Voting with party" percentage

List of members of Congress this legislator voted most and least often with and percentage of votes aligned with their party

• National Journal vote ratings

Ideological scores based on members' voting record

Noteworthy events

Donald Trump commutes Stockman’s prison sentence (2020)

In December 2020, President Donald Trump (R) commuted the remainder of a 10-year federal prison sentence that Stockman began serving in 2018.

In April 2018, a federal jury convicted Stockman of 23 out of 24 federal felony charges related to the misuse of charitable donations. The charges included mail and wire fraud, money laundering, and violations of federal election law. According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice, the charges resulted from Stockman establishing fake charities to receive over $1,000,000 in donations, which he used for personal and campaign expenses.

In November 2018, Stockman was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison.

Trump’s commutation specified that Stockman would still have a three-year supervised release and would still owe over $1,000,000 in restitution.

Personal

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Stockman is married.

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Preceded by Newly created district	U.S. House of Representatives - Texas, District 36 2013-2015	Succeeded by Brian Babin

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