Candidate · November 3, 2026
T.P. Nykoriak
On the ballot for U.S. House · Michigan's 13th 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 13th District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican Party1 |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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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.
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Ballotpedia lists Taras (T.P.) Nykoriak as a candidate for Wayne County Commission District 3 in 2018, for Wayne County Sheriff in 2020 and 2024, and for Detroit Board of Police Commissioners District 3 in 2025.2
Why they say they're running
His campaign website states its mission as rebuilding trust in government by putting the Constitution, Michigan residents and the nation’s interests ahead of politics.3 It says that on trips to Ukraine in 2022 and 2023 he saw that American resources could go untracked, and that he returned convinced Congress must press tough questions.3
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.
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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.
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website calls for decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level, saying Congress should work with the President to take it off the federal controlled-substances list where appropriate and bring federal law in line with states such as Michigan that treat it differently; it says he will also push for a process to review, and where the law permits grant retroactive relief for, people whose only federal offense was low-level, non-violent marijuana possession.3
- Keep recreational use against the law
- Reduce penalties for having small amounts, without legal sales
- Let each state decide, with no federal penalties where a state allows it
- Make it legal for adults to buy and use
His campaign website says federal officers who knowingly violate constitutional rights should lose qualified immunity, and that he will introduce a bill to substantially reform it for federal law enforcement, including Border Patrol and ICE agents.3
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website says he will press for broad congressional oversight of, and investigations into, how U.S. money and materials sent to foreign conflicts, including Ukraine, were spent, and will back bills for tighter audits, independent inspectors general and better end-use monitoring.3
His campaign website says every dollar Congress appropriates should be traceable and spent only as intended, that military, humanitarian and other foreign aid should not be lost to fraud, corruption, theft or waste, and that anyone who diverts or misuses resources paid for by taxpayers should face investigation and, where appropriate, prosecution.3
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says he will work to protect Medicare and Medicaid for the people who rely on them lawfully while rooting out fraud, waste and abuse.3
His campaign website lists advocating responsible federal spending, reducing the national debt and eliminating unnecessary government programs among his commitments.3