Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Michigan's 12th District

5 candidates on the ballot.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Rashida Tlaib
Democratic Party · Incumbent
Currently represents Michigan's 12th District in the U.S. House.
James D. Hooper
Republican Party · Challenger
Marc Joseph Sosnowski
U.S. Taxpayers Party · Challenger
Brenda K. Sanders
Green Party · Challenger
Gary Walkowicz
Working Class Party · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Rashida TlaibJames D. HooperMarc Joseph SosnowskiBrenda K. SandersGary Walkowicz
Party on the ballotDemocratic Party1Republican Party1U.S. Taxpayers Party1Green Party1Working Class Party1
StatusIncumbent2ChallengerChallengerChallengerChallenger
Raised$3,255,577 through October 14, 20263$2,002 through October 14, 20264Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand$3,038,1733$7,7694Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Outside spending$0 for · $10,000 against5Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Abortion lawHer campaign website says she will continue fighting for the right to access abortion care.6His campaign website's 2022 Issues and About pages say he is pro-life from conception to natural death and will be a voice for life in the U.S. House of Representatives.7,8His campaign website says that to end abortion, its victims must be shown, and it features a television ad calling on Michigan voters to say no to late-term abortion.9Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Health insurance system
One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
Her campaign website lists co-sponsoring the Medicare For All Act among her health care work and says she believes healthcare is a human right.10		His campaign website's 2022 Issues page says the health care system should devote more attention and resources to holistic and preventive care, including mental health, and that this should be done through a free-market approach.7Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Rashida Tlaib — 14 issues
  • Government funding and abortion
    Let Medicaid and other public programs cover abortion (ending the Hyde Amendment)
    Her campaign website says she continues to advocate getting rid of the Hyde Amendment, which it says denies abortion coverage to people who are already more likely to be underserved by the health system.6,10
  • Who sets abortion law
    Her campaign website says she voted for and helped pass House bills meant to guarantee access to reproductive health care nationwide, including bills securing abortion rights, protecting abortion providers and protecting the right to travel to another state for abortion care.6,10
  • Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity
    Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
    Her campaign website lists her as an original cosponsor of the Equality Act and lists introducing the Justice for All Act, which it says would clarify the definition of sex in civil rights law to include sexual orientation and gender identity.6,11
  • Environmental and social factors in investing
    Her campaign website lists among her environmental work two bills she introduced to move federal workers' pension money out of the fossil fuel industry.12
  • Union organizing rules
    Her campaign website lists among her accomplishments securing an amendment to the PRO Act, which passed the House, to ensure that people get timely notice of union elections.13,14
  • Student loan forgiveness
    Broad cancellation of student debt
    Her campaign website says she calls for cancellation of federal student loan debt, and is pushing to cancel medical and utility debt as well.13
  • Tuition-free college
    Free tuition at public colleges and universities
    Her campaign website says she calls for making college free for all.13
  • Child care costs
    Her campaign website says the Mamas’ Caucus she founded is pushing for policies including affordable childcare.14
  • Child tax credit
    Her campaign website lists among her work introducing the End Child Poverty Act, which it says would create a universal monthly child allowance, including for the lowest-wealth families left out of the tax credit system.13,14
  • Paid family and medical leave
    Her campaign website says the Mamas’ Caucus she founded is pushing for policies including paid family and medical leave.14
  • Military aid to Israel
    Reduce or end military aid to Israel
    Her campaign website says she has introduced joint resolutions of disapproval aimed at stopping weapons sales to the Israeli government, and that she works to keep U.S. tax money from paying for human rights abuses by the Israeli military.15
  • Military spending
    Cut military spending
    Her campaign website says she consistently votes no on the annual National Defense Authorization Act and wants to shift money away from the military and into communities that are struggling to get by.15
  • Who decides on military action
    Her campaign website lists among her work introducing a Lebanon War Powers Resolution, which it says 189 House members voted for in 2026, and says she voted to end the 2026 war on Iran.15
  • Immigration enforcement inside the country
    Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
    Her campaign website says she wants ICE abolished and defunded, and wants the Department of Homeland Security held accountable for how it treats migrants.11
James D. Hooper — 3 issues
  • US Department of Education
    Close the department and move or end its programs
    His campaign website's 2022 Issues and About pages say he will push to shrink the federal Department of Education quickly and then abolish it, handing full control of education back to states and localities.7,8
  • Vouchers and education savings accounts
    His campaign website's 2022 About page says parents should pick the kind of schooling that suits their children best, whether traditional public, private or charter school, homeschooling or a mix of these.8
  • Public health emergency powers and workplace vaccine requirements
    Limit emergency powers and bar governments and employers from requiring workers to get vaccinated
    His campaign website's 2022 Issues and About pages say no one should be made to accept a medical treatment or procedure as a condition of traveling, working or doing business, and that no one should have to carry a vaccination passport.7,8
Brenda K. Sanders — 2 issues
  • Federal minimum wage
    Raise to $15 or more
    Her campaign website says she wants to sponsor efforts to set the federal minimum wage at $25 or more and have it rise regularly along with cost-of-living increases.16
  • Voting by mail
    Her campaign website says she believes mail-in voting has become something of a burden on elections, and that making Election Day a federal holiday would partly ease the need to handle and count millions of ballots by hand.17

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.