Michael D Eisenhauer

His Voter Contract page says he will propose legislation to end the Citizens United decision, similar to the Montana Plan.³

1. Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
2. Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
3. Keep current rules
4. Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties

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.^3,7

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

His Voter Contract page says he will lead a push to bar members of Congress and their relatives from insider trading.³

His Voter Contract page says he will lead the effort to restore Medicaid cuts and protect rural hospitals and clinics, and his Issues page says he will work with lawmakers from both parties to undo the Medicaid and SNAP cuts right away.^3,7

1. Reduce federal Medicaid spending further, such as by giving states fixed yearly amounts (block grants or per-person limits)
2. Keep the funding rules set by the 2025 law
3. Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding

His Voter Contract page says he will oppose efforts to turn the health care system into a government-run single-payer system, and his Issues page says he does not believe a single-payer system would be workable and that any change must protect people's ability to see the doctor of their choice and keep coverage for pre-existing conditions.^3,7

His Issues page says he will work with lawmakers from both parties to undo the Medicaid and SNAP cuts right away.⁷

1. Undo the 2025 changes or expand benefits and eligibility
2. Keep the program as changed in 2025
3. Tighten eligibility and work rules further

His Voter Contract page says he will support lifting the salary cap to better fund Social Security.³

His Voter Contract and Issues pages say he will work to protect Social Security and Medicare and provide cost-of-living increases without raising the retirement age.^3,7

1. Raise the full retirement age
2. Keep it at 67

His Voter Contract page says he will oppose efforts to balance federal finances by cutting Social Security benefits that seniors have earned.³

His Voter Contract page says he will fight to return to Congress its constitutional power over tariffs and trade policy, and his Issues page says Congress, not the president, should again control tariffs and trade.^3,7

His Issues page says the tariffs set by the current administration have been excessive and raise costs for consumers and businesses, and it lists reducing tariffs on lumber and building supplies among housing measures he supports.⁷

His Voter Contract page says he will protect Montana agricultural land from inappropriate foreign ownership, and his Issues page says sales of agricultural land and assets to foreign entities must be curtailed, with stronger enforcement and higher penalties added to the American Foreign Investment Disclosure Act.^3,7

His Issues page says conventional bailouts will not fix farmers' underlying problems, that some short-term farm aid is needed as a safety net to prevent more bankruptcies, and that the federal government might have to guarantee a minimum price for some agricultural products.⁷

His Voter Contract page says he will oppose any sale of federal public lands made just to balance the budget, and his Issues page also opposes selling public lands.^3,7

1. Transfer large areas of federal land to the states
2. Sell limited amounts of federal land, such as near towns for housing
3. Keep federal lands in federal ownership

His Voter Contract page lists nuclear energy among the sources in an all-of-the-above energy policy and says he will support developing small modular nuclear reactors, and his Issues page says he will work in a bipartisan way to invest federally in small modular reactors and foster a growing nuclear power industry.^3,7

His Issues page says any new data center must supply its own power so that local customers are shielded from higher electricity rates, and lists as an example rule that data centers pay for their own energy use instead of passing costs to ratepayers; it also says decisions about data centers should be made locally and that he opposes a permanent statewide ban and a two-year moratorium.⁷

1. Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
2. Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
3. Pause or limit new data centers

His Voter Contract page says he will support clear identification of AI-generated content, safeguards against deepfakes and abusive surveillance, and enforceable AI regulations, and his Issues page says he would at a minimum promote legislation requiring AI-generated material to be clearly labeled.^3,7

1. Require government testing or licenses for the most powerful AI systems before they are released
2. Set rules for specific risks and uses, such as deepfakes, hiring decisions and safety disclosures
3. Rely mainly on existing laws, without new rules written for AI

His Voter Contract page says he does not support eliminating the federal Department of Education, and his Issues page says he does not think it was wise to shut it down and describes the programs it oversees as vital.^3,7

1. Close the department and move or end its programs
2. Shrink it and give states more control over federal school money
3. Keep the department and its programs, or expand it

His Voter Contract and Issues pages say he does not support blanket student loan forgiveness.^3,7

His Why Independent page lists fighting against biological males in women's sports among actions of President Trump that he clearly supports.⁴

His Voter Contract and Issues pages say he is firmly pro-choice and will defend a woman's right to make her own reproductive health care decisions, including so that she does not have to travel across state lines for care.^3,7

His Issues page says the federal government has a role in bringing some consistency across state lines and protecting basic individual rights wherever people live, and that the next Congress will probably need to take up again the regional differences in abortion access.⁷

His Voter Contract page says he will back improvements to the background-check system, closing what it calls the gun-show loophole, and a 72-hour waiting period, and his Issues page says gun-show sales should be treated like commercial point-of-sale purchases.^3,7

His Issues page says the National Firearms Act should be retained but revised, including by removing the mandatory ATF Form 1 or Form 4 submission for suppressors and short-barreled long guns.⁷

1. Tighten rules, such as registering pistols with stabilizing braces and requiring serial numbers and background checks for all gun kits and parts
2. Keep current rules
3. Loosen rules, such as ending federal registration for suppressors and short-barreled rifles

His Voter Contract and Issues pages say he will work to protect and increase federal support for police, fire and emergency services, particularly in smaller and rural communities.^3,7

1. Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
2. Keep funding near current levels
3. Shift some police funding to mental health, housing or other services

His Issues page says it is reasonable to remove people in the country illegally who have been convicted of serious crimes or violence, and that he is worried ICE is being overly aggressive in rounding up both legal and illegal immigrants.⁷

His Voter Contract page says Dreamers brought here as children deserve a humane pathway to legal status and that a pathway to citizenship is humane and appropriate, and his Issues page says he does not think it is fair to deport Dreamers.^3,7

His Issues page says immigrants should be welcomed but must come into the country legally through a managed process, and that the reliance of many farm sectors on migrant workers to bring in their crops needs to be supported.⁷

His Voter Contract page says he will support zoning changes that permit duplexes, triplexes and other kinds of housing, and his Issues page lists zoning changes that remove barriers to duplexes, triplexes or multi-family housing and government incentives for towns and cities to make larger tracts of land available for development.^3,7

His Voter Contract and Issues pages say he will support significant down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers.^3,7

His Voter Contract page says he will support policies that prohibit large corporate and private-equity investors from buying up Montana's housing supply.³

His Voter Contract and Issues pages say he will champion temporary housing next to existing VA facilities where homeless veterans can stay for up to 6 to 12 months and get medical and mental health care, job help and assistance moving into permanent housing.^3,7

His Voter Contract page says he will push for more openness in federal spending and expose waste, fraud and abuse, and his Why Independent page lists reducing waste, fraud and abuse in government spending among actions of President Trump that he clearly supports.^3,4

His Issues page says it is unfair to cut taxes for the very wealthy and large multinational corporations when the middle class and small businesses keep carrying the tax burden, and says he will back bipartisan efforts to set reasonable tax rates for large and multinational corporations.⁷

His Issues page says he will support targeted tax relief for middle- and lower-income Americans, and says it is unfair to cut taxes for multimillionaires and billionaires while the middle class shoulders the tax burden.⁷

His Issues page lists targeted cuts in capital gains taxes for older homeowners who sell their homes among housing measures he supports.⁷

1. Expand these breaks and make more of them refundable, so families who owe little income tax also benefit
2. Add or expand breaks for costs such as education savings, adoption and selling a home
3. Keep the current breaks
4. Cut back these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates or deficit reduction

His Voter Contract page lists property-tax relief for eligible homeowners and first-time buyers among housing policies he will support, and his Issues page also lists higher property tax rates for corporate and large private-equity landlords.^3,7

His Why Independent page lists support for Israel in its fight against Hamas, which it says refers to the organization rather than the people living in Gaza or the West Bank, among actions of President Trump that he clearly supports.⁴

His Issues page lists ending the war in the Middle East, in a way that keeps international shipping open, among steps to help farmers, and says the war in Iran has periodically blocked the Strait of Hormuz and driven up fertilizer prices.⁷