Elections and Government Reform

Term limits for Congress

126 public statements from 2026 candidates

§1The range of views

Why this matters: Term limits would bring more new members into Congress and end long careers there, which changes how much experience and seniority lawmakers have.

Drafted by AI, then checked for neutral wording in a separate AI review. It describes the question and the main positions, not any candidate's view. Facts link to their sources.

Whether to limit how many terms members of the House and Senate can serve, which would take an amendment to the Constitution.1

  1. Shorter limits, such as three House terms (six years) and two Senate terms (12 years)
  2. Longer limits, such as 12 to 18 years in each chamber
  3. No term limits

These options describe policies, not people. The order is not a ranking.

§2What candidates have said

Why this matters: Statements candidates made publicly, summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Candidates who haven't spoken publicly on this issue aren't listed.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Shorter limits, such as three House terms (six years) and two Senate terms (12 years) (13)

  • Jeff Frese CA-10
    His campaign website calls for eight-year term limits for members of Congress.2
  • Larry Thompson CA-32
    His campaign website proposes a constitutional amendment limiting House members to four terms (8 years) and senators to two terms (12 years).3
  • Amy Chai CT-1
    Her campaign website says two terms is the right limit for House members, that she will limit herself to two terms and that she will introduce term limits legislation.4
  • Branden Scrivener FL-12
    His campaign website says all political offices need strict term limits and that eight years is enough for the House.5
  • Brian Mast FL-21
    His campaign website says he supports term limits and has co-sponsored legislation capping House members at three terms and senators at two terms.6
  • Shawn Harris GA-14
    His campaign website says he supports term limits of three two-year terms in the U.S. House and two six-year terms in the U.S. Senate.7
  • Todd Achilles ID Senate
    His campaign website says he supports a constitutional amendment limiting senators to two terms and House members to three, and that he has pledged to serve no more than two terms; it also posts a signed letter resigning the seat, if he wins it, effective January 3, 2039.8,9
  • Ellie Gilbreath ID-2
    Her policies page says she supports term limits of two terms in the Senate and three in the House.10
  • Christopher Campbell KY Senate
    His campaign website says he would push for a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three two-year terms and senators to two six-year terms.11
  • John Deaton MA Senate
    His campaign website says he would push for a constitutional amendment limiting members of Congress to three House terms and two Senate terms.12
  • Nadia Donya Milleron MA-1
    Her campaign website says she will champion term limits for politicians, supports a pledge of three terms and has pledged to serve no more than six years if elected.13,14
  • Michael D Eisenhauer MT-2
    His Voter Contract and Issues pages say he supports limiting House members to three two-year terms and senators to two six-year terms, and the Contract says he will lead an effort for legislation on term limits.15,16
  • Lily Tang Williams NH-2
    Her campaign website says she would sponsor or cosponsor and vote for a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three terms and senators to two terms.17

Longer limits, such as 12 to 18 years in each chamber (21)

  • Andrew Sneed AL-5
    His campaign website supports term limits of six two-year terms in the House and two six-year terms in the Senate.18
  • Eric Jones CA-4
    His campaign website says he supports 12-year term limits for every member of Congress, would cosponsor a constitutional amendment for them, and has signed a 12-year pledge himself.19,20
  • Ro Khanna CA-17
    His campaign website says members of Congress should be limited to 12 years in office.21,22
  • Bob Chew CO Senate
    His campaign website says he supports term limits of 16 years for House members and 18 years for senators.23
  • Jonathan Chavez GA-13
    His platform says he would co-sponsor a constitutional amendment setting a 12-year maximum on service in the U.S. House, and commit personally to a maximum of four terms.24
  • Joe Mitchell IA-2
    His campaign website says he supports limiting service to twelve years in the House and twelve years in the Senate.25
  • Lindsay James IA-2
    Her campaign website says she supports a six-term, twelve-year limit in the U.S. House.26
  • Sarah Trone Garriott IA-3
    Her campaign website says she will push for term-limit legislation in Congress with a 12-year cap, equal to six House terms or two Senate terms.27
  • Dave Dawson IA-4
    His campaign website says he will fight for term limits of six terms in the House and two in the Senate.28
  • Kaylee Peterson ID-1
    Her campaign website says she supports term limits of at most 6 terms in the House and 2 terms in the Senate.29
  • Adam Hamilton KS Senate
    His campaign website says he supports a constitutional amendment setting 18-year term limits for members of the House and Senate.30
  • Zach Dembo KY-6
    His campaign website says he will propose term limits of 12 years on members of the House and Senate and hold himself to that standard.31
  • Gordon Heslop LA-4
    His campaign website lists term limits of 12 years, two terms for the Senate and six terms for the House, among its goals.32
  • DeVelle L. Jackson MN-5
    It says he supports an 18-year limit on service in Congress, meaning at most nine House terms or three Senate terms, along with an upper age limit.33
  • Jordan Herrera MO-4
    His campaign website says he supports a 12-year limit for members of the House and Senate.34
  • Carl Boyanton MS-4
    His campaign website says he supports a constitutional amendment limiting service to 12 years in the House and 12 years in the Senate.35,36
  • Mahesh (Max) Ganorkar NC-4
    His campaign website proposes limiting members of Congress to six terms in the House and two terms in the Senate.37
  • Dan Osborn NE Senate
    His campaign website says he supports term limits of two terms in the Senate and six terms in the House.38
  • Winston Jordan NJ-12
    His policy platform website lists 18-year term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court.39
  • Brian L Bengs SD Senate
    His campaign website says no senator should serve more than two terms (12 years) and no representative more than six terms (12 years), and he pledges to serve no more than two terms himself.40
  • James Talarico TX Senate
    His campaign website says he supports limiting members of Congress to six two-year terms in the House and two six-year terms in the Senate.41

No term limits (1)

  • Gaylon Kent CO-2
    His campaign website says term limits are wrong and that the best form of term limits is citizens voting on Election Day.42

Statements that don't match one option (91)

  • Mary Peltola AK Senate
    Her campaign website says she would push for 12-year term limits in Congress.43
  • James C. "Jim" McDermott AK-AL
    His statement in the state's official election pamphlet says he supports term limits to keep politicians from making a career of holding office.44
  • Clyde Jones AL-1
    His campaign website says he would introduce and vote for term limits and a moratorium on lobbying by members of Congress.45
  • Jeff Wadlin AR Senate
    His campaign website says he supports reasonable term limits for members of Congress and upper age limits for federal elected office, adopted through a constitutional amendment.46
  • Randy Villegas CA-22
    His campaign website says there should be a limit on how long members can serve in Congress, as there is for the presidency.47
  • Eric Ching CA-31
    His campaign website says he will support term limits for federal, state and local officials.48
  • Samantha Mota CA-37
    Her campaign website calls for imposing term limits.49
  • Young Kim CA-40
    Her campaign website says she supports term limits and signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge.50,51
  • Armen Kurdian CA-49
    His campaign website says he supports term limits for Congress.52
  • Ricardo Cabrera CA-51
    His campaign website says he supports congressional term limits, arguing that fresh leadership brings greater accountability and reduces insider influence.53,54
  • Melat Kiros CO-1
    Her platform supports term limits for Congress.55
  • Kelley Anne Dennison CO-2
    Her campaign website says she has signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge and would cosponsor and vote for a constitutional amendment limiting how long members can serve in Congress.56,57
  • Dwayne L. Romero CO-3
    His campaign website calls for enacting term limits.58
  • Lauren Boebert CO-4
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado calls for term limits for all politicians.59
  • Eileen Laubacher CO-4
    Her campaign website calls for term limits and age limits.60
  • Douglas Mangeris CO-4
    His campaign website calls for term limits and new leadership, pointing to the growth of the national debt under long-serving politicians.61
  • Jessica Killin CO-5
    Her campaign website says she supports term limits for members of Congress.62
  • Meredith Ryan CO-6
    Her campaign website lists a term limits pledge among the pledges she has signed.63
  • Samir Ezzeldin Witta CO-6
    His campaign website calls for term limits so that serving in Congress is not a career, noting that presidents are limited to two terms.64
  • Joe Krzeczkowski CO-7
    His campaign website calls for limits on how long anyone can serve in Congress and says he will sign a declaration limiting himself to no more than three terms.65
  • Manny Rutinel CO-8
    His campaign website says he would explore voting reforms such as approval voting and term limits.66
  • George Patrick Austin CT-2
    His campaign website says he supports term limits, saying career politicians put themselves ahead of the people.67
  • Christopher Lancia CT-3
    His campaign website calls for enacting term limits.68
  • Amanda Marie Green FL-2
    Her campaign website says she would support term limits for members of Congress whenever clean bills come up.69,70
  • Mike Sell FL-4
    His campaign's platform supports term limits.71,72
  • Mike Haridopolos FL-8
    His campaign website says he believes in term limits, signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge and will vote for all term limits measures.73
  • Joe Strada FL-11
    His campaign website says he supports firm term limits for members of Congress.74
  • Leela Gray FL-13
    Her campaign website says she supports term limits for Congress.75
  • Mark Davis FL-16
    His policy platform says Congress should have term limits and should not be a career.76
  • Michael J. Quirk FL-17
    His campaign website says he supports term limits and describes service in Congress as a tour of duty rather than a career.77
  • Pia Dandiya FL-22
    Her campaign website says she will fight to establish congressional term limits.78
  • Scott Singer FL-25
    His campaign website says he supports a term limits amendment.79
  • Maria Elvira Salazar FL-27
    Her campaign website says there should be limits on how long people can serve in Washington, and describes public service as something the country’s founders intended not to be a career.80
  • Matt Day GA-2
    His campaign website pledges that he will not seek re-election unless he sponsors a bill in his first term that introduces term limits and more transparency for Congress.81
  • John Cowan GA-11
    His campaign website says he would fight for term limits, saying Congress is not supposed to be a career.82
  • Ceretta Smith GA-12
    Her campaign website says she signed the U.S. Term Limits commitment as a candidate for the 120th Congress.83
  • Josh Turek IA Senate
    His campaign website says he supports term limits for members of Congress.84
  • Christina Bohannan IA-1
    Her campaign website lists instituting term limits and age caps among the ethics reforms she will fight for in Congress.85
  • Michael Bridgford IA-1
    His campaign website says he will vote for a constitutional amendment limiting U.S. Representatives to four terms (eight years) and U.S. Senators to two terms (twelve years).86
  • Emre Houser ID-2
    His platform page says term limits are important to reduce the influence of long-term lobbyists and special interests, and that he promises to serve a full term, or two if he is effective.87
  • Tripp Charles Hutchinson ID-2
    His platform page lists congressional term limits among his commitments.88
  • Chris Getty IL-4
    His campaign website says he supports congressional term limits.89
  • Whitfield Harrington Jr IL Senate
    His campaign website says he supports consecutive term limits and an honest discussion about age limits.90
  • Jamee Decio IN-2
    Her campaign website says she supports term limits for all members of Congress.91
  • Victoria Spartz IN-5
    Her campaign website lists term limits among its issues, saying politics was never meant to be a career but a duty to society.92
  • Mary Allen IN-8
    Her campaign website says she supports instituting term limits for members of Congress.93
  • Tonya L. Hudson IN-9
    Her campaign website says she has signed a term limits pledge.94
  • Charles Booker KY Senate
    His campaign website says he supports a constitutional amendment setting lifetime term limits for members of Congress.95
  • John "Drew" Williams KY-1
    His campaign website proposes a Term Limits Reform Act limiting members of the U.S. House and Senate to four terms.96
  • Megan Wingfield KY-2
    Her campaign website says she has signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge and will fight for term limits in Congress.97
  • Melissa Claire Strange KY-4
    Her campaign website lists term limits among her priorities for fighting political corruption.98
  • Mikel Wein KY-5
    His campaign website lists an amendment for term and age limits for federal judges, Congress, the president and the vice president among its longer-term actions.99
  • Jay J Bowman KY-6
    His campaign website says it supports term limits for Congress, saying they would stop career politicians from putting re-election ahead of problem-solving and encourage public service as a duty rather than a career.100
  • Lauren Jewett LA-1
    Her campaign website says she will push to institute term limits on members of Congress.101
  • Tia LeBrun LA-3
    Her campaign website's Policy Plans page lists supporting term limits through constitutional reform.102
  • "Matt" Gromlich LA-4
    His campaign website says he supports establishing term limits for members of Congress, saying serving in Congress was never meant to be a career.103
  • "Mike" Nichols LA-4
    His campaign flyer lists term limits among the things he supports.104
  • Larry Davis III LA-6
    His campaign website's Policies page lists term limits advocacy among his government reform goals.105
  • Blake Miguez LA-6
    His campaign website says that in Washington he will push for term limits.106
  • Shiva Ayyadurai MA Senate
    His campaign website calls for term limits for elected representatives.107
  • Gary J. Grossi MA-3
    His campaign website says he supports term limits with mandatory end-of-tour audits.108
  • Dave Wallace MD-2
    His campaign website says he supports term limits.109
  • Berney Flowers MD-3
    His campaign website says he advocates for term limits.110
  • Chris Chaffee MD-5
    His campaign website says he would push for term limits and would limit himself to three terms.111
  • Heather Smiley MI-6
    Her campaign website lists term limits for all elected officials among its government reforms.112
  • Thomas J. Smith MI-8
    His campaign website says he will press for term limits, more open government and accountability for career politicians.113
  • Ray Pooley MI-9
    His campaign website says he will enact term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court and end the revolving door of lobbyists.114
  • Jake Johnson MN-1
    His campaign website says he supports term limits on elected officials.115,116
  • Michelle Fischbach MN-7
    The record page lists co-sponsoring a constitutional amendment to limit how many terms a member of Congress may serve.117
  • Mark Alford MO-4
    His campaign website says he supports term limits for Congress and that he cosponsored term limit legislation in his first week in Congress.118
  • Missi Hesketh MO-7
    Her Accountability page says she supports establishing term limits for members of Congress.119
  • Chris Reichard MO-8
    His Issues page says he would join coalitions like Take BAC Congress, whose candidates pledged to set congressional term limits together with a moratorium on lobbying.120
  • Ron Eller MS-2
    His campaign website lists term limits among the things he stands for and describes him as chairman of the Mississippi chapter of US Term Limits.121
  • Alani Bankhead MT Senate
    Her campaign website says she supports term limits for members of Congress.122
  • Seth Bodnar MT Senate
    His campaign website says he supports term limits for members of Congress.123
  • Cyril Jefferson NC-6
    His campaign website lists congressional term limits among the structural reforms he would advance in Congress.124
  • Ashley Bell NC-10
    Her campaign website lists term limits for lawmakers among the policies she supports.125
  • Helene Neville ND-AL
    Her campaign website's political platform lists term limits and age limits.126
  • Chris Backemeyer NE-1
    His campaign website says he supports term limits for members of Congress and the judiciary.127
  • Brinker Harding NE-2
    His campaign website says he supports term limits.128
  • Denise Powell NE-2
    Her campaign website says she would enact term limits in Congress.129
  • Mark Cohen NE-3
    His campaign website lists term limits among ways to make the House work better.130
  • Maggie Goodlander NH-2
    Her campaign website says she supports two bipartisan constitutional amendments on congressional term limits: one would limit House members to six two-year terms, the other to three two-year terms, and both would limit senators to two six-year terms.131,132
  • Michael P. McGuire NJ-3
    His campaign website says he supports term limits for members of Congress as a way to restore accountability, and points out that the president has term limits.133,134
  • Ryan Michael Kelly NJ-3
    His campaign website lists supporting limits on how long members of the House and Senate can serve, through legal or constitutional reform, among his priorities.135
  • Hillary Herzig NJ-6
    It lists term limits for members of Congress among her priorities, saying they would bring more accountability and fresh thinking.136
  • Teresa F. Benitez-Thompson NV-2
    Her campaign website says she supports setting reasonable limits on how long members of Congress can serve.137
  • Kevin Hern OK Senate
    His campaign website says he cosponsored a proposed constitutional amendment to limit the number of terms members of Congress may serve.138
  • Michael Anthony Bahry RI Senate
    His campaign website says he supports term limits for Congress, saying they would reduce incumbents' advantages and the influence of lobbyists and donors and bring in new ideas.139
  • Annie Andrews SC Senate
    Her campaign website says she supports term limits, and her taxpayer pledge says she would sponsor legislation for House and Senate term limits and serve no more than two Senate terms.140,141
  • David Sutman, Jr. TN Senate
    His campaign website says he would push for term limits.142