Candidate · November 3, 2026
Michael "Dr. Mike" Katz
On the ballot for U.S. Senate · Delaware
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $190K
- cash on hand
- $16K
- issues with public statements
- 20
§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. Senate · Delaware1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Republican1 |
| 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.
Mike Katz earned a medical degree and an MBA in international business from Georgetown University and worked for more than two decades as an anesthesiologist and pediatric critical-care specialist.2 He came to Delaware in 1996 to work at A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, and he has held leadership roles with the Medical Society of Delaware and the American Medical Association.2 He served in the Delaware State Senate as a Democrat from 2009 to 2013, ran for the U.S. Senate as an independent in 2024, and is now running as a Republican.2 His campaign website says he has built and run businesses in Delaware for 30 years.3
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to put people over party and to work in Washington on health care access, economic growth, jobs, energy costs and affordability.3
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitedrmikekatz.com1
- Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=1000926627508743
- Instagraminstagram.com/drmikekatz3
- X (Twitter)x.com/drmikekatz3
§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.
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says he would halt wasteful federal spending and demand that the government live within its means.4
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he supports targeted federal incentives and strategic tariffs to protect domestic energy, technology and pharmaceutical industries.4
- Lower or remove most tariffs
- Targeted tariffs on some countries or goods
- Broad tariffs on most imports
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says he supports safe nuclear power with the right safeguards and the Advanced Act, which it says promotes efficient project permitting and advanced nuclear technology.4
Housing
His campaign website says he would create targeted federal pathways, such as tax incentives, lending standards and construction support, for first-time homebuyers.4
His campaign website says he would increase the supply of affordable homes through zoning reform partnerships, construction incentives and lower compliance costs, and remove federal barriers to home building.4
Veterans
His campaign website says he would champion legislation based on the Major Richard Star Act to end the offset between military retirement pay and VA disability pay for combat-injured retirees, and on the Love Lives On Act to protect survivor benefits for military spouses who remarry.4
- Let all military retirees with service-connected disabilities collect both payments in full
- Expand benefits for some groups, such as combat-injured retirees with under 20 years of service and surviving spouses who remarry
- Keep current rules, which already pay both in full to some retirees, such as those with 20 or more years of service and a disability rating of at least 50%
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website says he would fully fund military readiness and invest in modernizing the armed forces, next-generation defense technology, cybersecurity and missile defense.4
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says he would give federal, state and local law enforcement the funding, resources and legal protections they need, and increase federal penalties for violent crime.4
Immigration
His campaign website says federal funding should be withheld from sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with federal law enforcement.4
His campaign website says he supports finishing wall construction in high-traffic sectors of the southern border, using targeted barriers paired with surveillance technology.4
His campaign website says the Remain in Mexico policy should be restored so that asylum claims are decided outside the United States.4
His campaign website says workplace verification systems should be mandatory.4
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
His campaign website says he would oppose any partisan attempt to add justices to the Supreme Court.4
- Add justices to the court
- Keep nine justices under current law
- Fix the number at nine in the Constitution
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says every major agency rule should require approval by Congress.4
- Require Congress to approve every major new rule before it takes effect
- Make it easier for Congress to overturn rules, such as by canceling several at once from the end of a president's term
- Keep current law, under which most rules take effect unless Congress votes to overturn them
- Protect agencies' power to write detailed rules, such as by having courts again defer to agencies' reading of unclear laws
His campaign website says he supports the SAVE Act, which would require documentary proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, to register to vote in federal elections.4
- Require documents proving citizenship to register
- Check citizenship against government records instead of requiring documents
- Keep relying on applicants' sworn statement, under penalty of perjury, that they are citizens
His campaign website says he supports nationwide photo ID standards for voting, with free federal IDs for citizens who cannot afford one.4
- Require a government-issued photo ID, with free IDs for people who need one
- Require ID but accept other documents, such as a utility bill or bank statement
- Don't require ID at the polls; confirm identity through registration records and signatures
His campaign website says mail voting should be limited to exceptions such as overseas military personnel, travelers and people with severe medical disabilities, with strict signature and identity checks.4
- Mail a ballot to every registered voter
- Let any voter request a mail ballot without giving a reason
- Allow mail ballots only for voters with a reason, such as illness, disability or travel
- End most mail voting, keeping it for military and overseas voters
Guns
His campaign website says he opposes red flag laws at both the state and federal levels and would vote to block federal funding for them.4
- Adopt more red flag laws, including a national one
- Leave the choice to each state
- Repeal existing red flag laws and adopt no new ones
His campaign website says he opposes universal background check mandates that would criminalize private transfers between family members.4
Education
His campaign website says he supports legislation defining eligibility for women's sports by biological sex where federal law applies.4
- Require teams based on sex at birth
- Let each state decide
- Let schools or sports organizations set rules case by case
- Teams based on gender identity
§4Money
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, 2026.5
| Raised | $190,416 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $174,332 |
| Cash on hand | $16,085 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $129,250 |
Where the money came from
§5Financial 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.
Senate candidates and senators file with the Senate's own disclosure system, which asks each visitor to agree to its terms before searching, so we can't link straight to a filing. You can search for Michael "Dr. Mike" Katz at efdsearch.senate.gov6.