TX-36 Republican nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePipeline worker
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
LocationTexas
BackgroundPipeline worker
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Notable personal detailsJonathan Andrew Mitchell is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Texas's 36th congressional district. He has described himself as a pipeline worker in the oil and gas industry and says he grew up in Montgomery County, Texas. He has been a challenger candidate in TX-36 and has previously run for this seat.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports replacing personal income, corporate, and payroll taxes with the FAIRtax (a national retail sales tax), abolishing the IRS, and providing a monthly prebate to untax poverty-level spending.
Immigration & Border
Supports strengthening border enforcement through finishing the border wall, shutting down illegal crossings, hiring and equipping more Border Patrol agents, and expanding processing facilities to vet and return individuals; supports reforming legal immigration and a fair path to citizenship for those who follow the law.
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Climate & Energy
Supports rebuilding American energy and protecting oil and gas jobs, emphasizing energy independence and opposing policies that he says shut down fossil fuel projects. Positions favor the fossil-fuel industry and limiting regulatory actions that he views as harmful to energy-sector employment.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate expresses an absolutist pro-Second Amendment stance and opposes red flag laws and other gun-control measures. He supports dismantling federal firearm regulation by abolishing the BATFE and repealing the National Firearms Act (1934) and the Gun Control Act (1968).
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