Election
BY WESLEY GARDNER
Voter Guide
2026
Dates to know
Where to vote
Feb. 17: First day of early voting Feb. 20: Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) Feb. 27: Last day of early voting March 3: Election Day and the last day to receive ballot by mail (or March 4 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election)
Harris County residents can cast their ballots at any polling location during early voting or on election day. Visit www.harrisvotes.com for polling locations.
Only candidates in contested elections are included. Go to county election websites for information on uncontested races.
KEY: *Incumbent
U.S. House District 2, Republican Primary
Steve Toth Occupation & experience: Small business owner, state representative,
Dan Crenshaw* Occupation & experience: Former Navy SEAL and Congressman www.crenshawfor congress.com
N. Lee Plumb Occupation & experience:
Martin Etwop Occupation & experience: Constitutional attorney, non-prot org board member, public interest litigator, former Tesla employee, small business owner www.martinetwop.com
Principle Manager at Amazon (Head of AI Enablement for Global Compensation) www.nleeplumb.com
previously endorsed by President Trump www.stevetothforcongress.com
What would your top priorities be if elected?
President Trump has done a great job securing our border and putting America First. Now, we must codify those changes into law so a future administration cannot easily reverse them. Additionally, we should ban stock trading for members of Congress. They should not get rich o privileged information.
My top priorities remain defeating the drug cartels at our southern border, leading the world with U.S. energy dominance, investing in critical ood mitigation projects for TX-2, and supporting President Trump’s policy agenda.
My top priority is protecting the American middle class. I will introduce legislation to reclaim our labor market by restoring accountability to visa programs, strengthening data and IP protections, and slowing job oshoring and AI-driven displacement.
Secure the border, restore scal responsibility and cut national debt, defend religious liberty and Second Amendment rights, reclaim Congress’s constitutional authority from the executive branch, and defend and protect the unborn.
How will you ensure your district is prepared for extreme weather and ooding?
Recently, a Houston City Council member informed me of a new development that would increase the ood risk to Kingwood and South Montgomery County. We immediately began working with state and county ocials to shut down the project. I will always listen and take swift action to serve my constituents.
When I ran after Hurricane Harvey, ood mitigation became—and remains—a top priority. I have secured over $200 million to dredge the San Jacinto River, reinforce Lake Houston Dam, build detention ponds, improve drainage, upgrade disaster communications, replace Montgomery County’s emergency signal towers, among other federally funded projects.
I will work closely with local ocials to identify gaps in emergency preparedness and ght for funding where infrastructure or planning falls short. I will also hold private utilities and corporations accountable when neglect of critical systems puts public safety at risk.
I will ght in Washington to bring federal resources home for ood mitigation and grid hardening against freezes and heatwaves, while working with state and federal partners to hold power companies and housing developers accountable for reliable infrastructure and cutting waste to prioritize real preparedness.
Candidates were asked to keep responses under 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity. For more election coverage, go to www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.
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