Michigan 12th District

Rashida Tlaib (D) holds this seat and is running again. 5 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.

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  Rashida Tlaib

  Democrat · holds this seat today

  F

  Liberty Score F

  On the liberty side in 15 of 119 votes and bills.

  Raised $3,255,577 since January 2025: 84% from people, 14% transfers and other income, 2% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov

  Every vote behind this grade
• JH

  James Hooper

  Republican · Wayne County Republican chairman, building trades worker

  A

  Liberty Score A

  100 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Hooper has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Hooper.

  Raised $2,002 since January 2025: 100% from people. The filing at FEC.gov

  See each one, with its source

Higher on Liberty Score: James Hooper. James Hooper: A, 100 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count. Rashida Tlaib: F, 10 out of 100 from recorded votes.

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Side by side

A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.

James Hooper, on the record

I have no votes in Congress to count for Hooper, so the grade above comes from this list: what Hooper has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.

• July 2022 · His campaign siteFree markets

  Says government should get out of the way by reducing overburdensome regulations and bureaucracy.

  “Let’s get government out of the way by reducing overburdensome regulations and bureaucracy.”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Less regulation is with liberty on free markets.

  Source: James Hooper for Congress, Issues (page dated July 2022, still live)Discuss this
• July 2022 · His campaign siteEqual rights

  Says the armed forces should never serve as a social justice or wokeness project.

  “Our Armed Forces should never serve as a social justice or ‘wokeness’ project.”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Keeping the military free of woke programmes is with liberty on equal rights.

  Source: James Hooper for Congress, Issues (page dated July 2022, still live)Discuss this
• July 2022 · His campaign siteDefense

  Says the country should never settle for a military less than the world's best, with the best trained and equipped branches.

  “As such we should never settle for a military less than the world’s best, with the best trained and equipped branches.”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Wanting a best-equipped military is with liberty on defense.

  Source: James Hooper for Congress, Issues (page dated July 2022, still live)Discuss this
• July 2022 · His campaign siteBorders

  Says a nation without control of its borders gives up its sovereignty and calls unchecked illegal immigration unacceptable.

  “A nation that does not have control of its borders has abrogated its sovereignty.”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Calling for control of the border is with liberty on borders.

  Source: James Hooper for Congress, Issues (page dated July 2022, still live)Discuss this

Also on the ballot

Brenda K. Sanders (Green), Marc J. Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers), Gary Walkowicz (Working Class).

Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.