D. Ryan Grover
MS-04 Democratic nominee?
$4.4K
MAR 17, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleBusiness consultant
PartyDemocratic
LocationMississippi
BackgroundBusiness consultant
Notable personal detailsD. Ryan Grover is a Democratic candidate who ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District in 2026. He has described his professional background as business consulting work with Mississippi businesses since 2018. He is from Hattiesburg and has discussed a platform centered on proposed constitutional amendments, including term limits and changes to monetary policy.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports business-friendly tax and economic policies, including incentives, special development zones, and lowering business taxes; emphasizes reducing government inefficiency and using targeted investments in infrastructure and workforce development to attract industry.
Immigration & Border
The candidate opposes blanket amnesty and emphasizes documentation and legal paperwork for immigrants while saying borders should remain secured. He criticizes ICE for excessive force and calls for humane, better-trained enforcement and investigations of alleged misconduct. He also supports revisiting birthright citizenship and wants non-criminal immigrants to be documented and allowed to work.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate states that decisions about a woman’s healthcare should be between a patient and her doctor and that a woman’s life and liberty over her body should be the priority. He opposes men driving abortion laws and emphasizes ensuring safe pregnancies and medical-priority exceptions. He frames support for reproductive care while also expressing a personal discomfort with abortion and an emphasis on making parenthood affordable.
Climate & Energy
Supports investing in renewable and zero-emission options, upgrading high-pollution plants and infrastructure to cleaner systems, and funding coastal resilience and living shorelines. Backs enforcement against major air and water polluters and promotes energy and infrastructure innovation and energy-efficiency upgrades for localities and businesses.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate has stated opposition to “military-grade weaponization in our cities” but has not articulated clear, detailed positions on common gun-policy proposals such as universal background checks, assault weapons bans, or red flag laws. Public materials (campaign issues page and a candidate questionnaire) reference public safety and constitutional rights but do not set out a comprehensive gun policy. Given available statements, the overall position on gun regulation is mixed or unclear.
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