Candidate · November 3, 2026
C. Mia Pettus
On the ballot for U.S. House · Michigan's 8th District
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Michigan's 8th District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Libertarian Party1 |
| Status | Challenger |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
C. Mia Pettus is a former City of Philadelphia certified police officer and a former Department of Defense Navy civilian federal police officer.2 She is an independent researcher, digital creator and the publisher of PALS Report on Substack, which her campaign website says covers constitutional rights, civil liberties, government accountability, surveillance and privacy.2
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running for Congress to bring back constitutional government, strengthen oversight by Congress, defend individual liberty, guard taxpayers' money and keep government answerable to the people it serves.2
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitepettusforcongress.org3,
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§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
Her campaign website lists FISA Section 702 safeguards, warrant requirements and judicial and congressional oversight among its priorities on privacy and government surveillance.5
Crime, Policing and Prisons
Her campaign website lists professional, trained and fairly compensated officers, recruitment and retention, equipment, civilian oversight and body cameras among its public safety priorities.5
Health Care
Her campaign website lists universal access, public financing with private and nonprofit providers, prescription affordability and administrative costs among its health care priorities.5
Foreign Policy and Defense
Her campaign website lists responsible defense spending and procurement oversight among its priorities for veterans and the military.5
Immigration
Her campaign website lists secure borders, credible enforcement, orderly legal immigration, employer accountability, serious-crime enforcement and due process among its immigration priorities.5
Energy and Climate
Her campaign website lists large-load and data-center cost allocation and preventing cost shifting to residents and ratepayers among its energy and infrastructure priorities.5
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
Technology, Privacy and AI
Her campaign website lists consumer data rights, transparency in the collection, sale, sharing and use of personal information and CCPA and CPRA principles among its priorities.5
Education
Her campaign website lists school choice across public, charter, private and homeschool options, with funding that follows the student, among its education priorities.5
Housing
Her campaign website lists homelessness prevention, mental health treatment, supportive housing and workforce development among its priorities on poverty and homelessness.5