Candidate · November 3, 2026

Michael Guest

On the ballot for U.S. House · Mississippi's 3rd District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$1.1M
cash on hand
$780K
issues with public statements
3

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Mississippi's 3rd District1,2,3,4
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Mississippi's 3rd District in the U.S. House.5
Also on the ballot

§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.

His campaign website says Michael Guest was first elected to the U.S. House in 2018 and is serving his fourth term representing Mississippi's 3rd District.6 It says he chairs the House Ethics Committee and the Homeland Security Committee's Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, and also serves on the Appropriations Committee.6 It says that before Congress he spent 11 years as District Attorney for Madison and Rankin Counties and that he is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association.6 It says he graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in accounting and from the University of Mississippi with a law degree.6

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, MS-35
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, MS-35

Websites and accounts

§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.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website says he committed to the people of Mississippi to promote constitutional freedoms, among them the right to life of the unborn.6

Foreign Policy and Defense

Military aid to Israel

A policy page on his campaign website, found only in its site map, speaks of what he would do if elected and names the United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018, so it appears to date from his first campaign; it says he supports continuing U.S. military assistance to Israel, including the security assistance set out in the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding.9

Iran's nuclear program and sanctions

His campaign website's Israel policy page, found only in its site map and apparently from his 2018 campaign, says Iran should be stopped from developing nuclear weapons at all costs and that he supports further sanctions on Iran aimed at its ballistic missile tests, its sponsorship of terrorism and its human rights violations.9

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Michael Guest served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Michael Guest sponsored or cosponsored 25 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

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§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.62

Raised$1,089,344
Spent$820,632
Cash on hand$780,058

Where the money came from

Individual donors$606K · 56%
PACs and other political committees$482K · 44%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$1,206 · 0%

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.