Rod Lingsch

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile

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BIOGRAPHY

Name

Rod Lingsch


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

U.S. Representative 35


Incumbent

No


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EDUCATION

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, West Mifflin, PA, Associate, 1976

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Bachelor, 1981

Central Texas College Police Academy, Killeen, TX, Peace Officer, 1995

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Del Rio, TX, Masters, 2000

WORK & MILITARY

U.S. Air Force, Major, 22 yrs

AFFILIATIONS

(Candidate did not provide)

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Representative Texas' 35th Congressional District, 2025-2025

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)

State Republican Party Organizations (2024)

Greg Abbott (2022)

Trump Make America Great Again Committee (2021)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

Candidate Q&A. Community Impact. 26 Jan 2026.

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

I affirm that human life has inherent dignity and deserves legal protection from conception until natural death. As a Constitutionalist and Christian conservative, I believe society has a moral duty to defend the most vulnerable while providing compassion, due process, and care for mothers, families, the disabled, and the elderly, without devaluing life at any stage.

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Agree

Human embryos, regardless of how they are conceived, possess inherent human dignity and deserve protection from purposeful destruction. Ethical medical progress must respect life, uphold moral boundaries, and seek alternatives that preserve human life while advancing treatments and supporting families facing infertility.

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Elective abortion should be limited and permitted in cases of rape or incest when the decision is made prior to fetal viability, and when a serious threat to the mother’s health exists. In such circumstances, qualified physicians must weigh fetal viability against maternal health. While both parents should be considered, the mother’s health and wellbeing must carry greater weight.

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Disagree

Taxpayer funds should not be used to finance abortion services. Government has a duty to respect conscience and avoid compelling citizens to fund procedures they morally oppose. At the same time, women’s health and safety must be protected. Abortion services, where legal, should be supported only through private, transparent, and auditable funding sources, not public tax dollars.

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Agree

The Comstock Act should be enforced to uphold federal law governing the interstate distribution of abortion-inducing drugs. States should retain authority over reproductive policy within their borders. I support access to emergency contraception where permitted by state law, but I have serious reservations about the use of abortion-inducing drugs beyond the earliest stages of pregnancy, particularly after four weeks.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

Compelling individuals or businesses to act against their moral or religious convictions violates the First Amendment and undermines a free society. Religious liberty and freedom of conscience are foundational American principles, and government should protect these rights rather than coerce compliance that infringes upon them.

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

“Separation of church and state” means government must not interfere with an individual’s religious beliefs or practices. As Thomas Jefferson explained in his 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists, faith is a matter between a person and God. The principle protects religious liberty from government intrusion; it was never intended to exclude religion from public life or suppress free expression protected by the First Amendment.


NATIONAL SECURITY

With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.

My view most closely aligns with B, with clear limits. The United States should selectively support nations working to defend freedom and democracy, but only upon invitation and after all diplomatic options have been exhausted. A strong, well-funded military must deter adversaries, while a respected and capable State Department leads through diplomacy, peacekeeping, and international cooperation.

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber, intellectual property, and economic threats to the United States and the global order. While America should seek peace with all nations, China must be held accountable to international rules it has agreed to follow. If it refuses to do so, the United States should work with allies to impose meaningful economic and diplomatic consequences.

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

The United States’ relationship with Israel is important because Israel is a democratic ally in a volatile region with deep historical and strategic ties to the United States. Strengthening cooperation promotes regional stability. Expanding the Abraham Accords is essential to encouraging peace by bringing willing nations into diplomatic recognition while clearly identifying those who reject peaceful coexistence.

Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.

Strongly Agree

Terrorist movements that exploit Islam to justify violence pose a serious threat to U.S. national security. Having lived and worked in Iraq and Afghanistan for over 10-years, including in Kabul during its fall to the Taliban, I have seen this devastation firsthand. The United States must pursue peace with Islamic nations that reject extremism while isolating and confronting those that support or harbor terrorism.


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

None of these options fully reflect my view. America’s healthcare system is broken and excessively expensive due to government distortion and lack of market transparency. I oppose a single-payer system and also oppose maintaining failing legacy programs without reform. I support replacing government-run healthcare with market-based, targeted programs that provide choice, competition, and affordability while protecting the most vulnerable. My USCF Healthcare Programs does this.

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Strongly Disagree

Government databases tracking individuals’ medical conditions pose serious risks to privacy, civil liberties, and medical ethics. Such data collection invites rationing and bureaucratic decision-making that places cost above human dignity. These pressures are the result of an overregulated, government-run system. My market-based USCF Healthcare System will protect privacy while addressing costs without surveillance or coercion.


ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

Free enterprise and private property are essential to a productive and free society. As recognized by John Locke and later by Adam Smith, private property secures individual liberty, encourages responsibility, and enables economic growth. A free market rooted in property rights fosters innovation, opportunity, and social stability while limiting excessive government control.

People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.

Strongly Disagree

Working families deserve relief, but fairness requires acknowledging that the top 5% of income earners already fund most government revenue. Endless redistribution of tax dollars has fueled unsustainable debt and dependency. I support comprehensive tax reform that broadens the base, promotes growth, and pays down the federal debt within five years, paired with welfare reform that restores work incentives and truly lifts people out of poverty.

The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.

Neutral

Cutting spending is necessary but insufficient under the current fiscal structure. With interest on the national debt exceeding $1 trillion annually and no meaningful debt reduction in decades, marginal cuts or tax increases will not solve the problem. I support replacing the broken tax system with a Currency Usage Tax that applies a 1% levy on all domestic dollar transactions, generating stable revenue to pay down debt and restore fiscal balance.

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

My priorities are eliminating bureaucratic waste by replacing legacy taxes with a Currency Usage Tax to retire the federal debt within five years; consolidating over 600 welfare and entitlement programs into streamlined United States Citizen Fund programs that promote work and economic mobility; and implementing market-based USCF healthcare reform that replaces government systems with targeted programs where citizens pay only for the care they need while protecting lower-income earners.


IMMIGRATION

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

Immigration to the United States should occur only through established legal processes. Those who meet America’s economic and security needs, are properly vetted, and are invited through the lawful visa system should be welcomed. Amnesty should not be granted to individuals who enter illegally. Immigration must be conducted through U.S. embassies and lawful channels, with illegal entrants required to self-deport and reapply under existing law.

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 prohibits knowingly harboring, shielding, or facilitating the unlawful presence of foreign nationals. This was codified into federal law as 8 U.S.C. 1324. Sanctuary policies undermine the rule of law, interfere with federal enforcement, and place local officials in conflict with these statutes. Immigration policy must be enforced uniformly and through lawful federal authority it cannot be nullified by state or local governments.


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Neutral

While I do not advocate completely eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, it must be constrained. I strongly support returning control of education to states and local communities. America’s schools were most effective when guided by educators and administrators who best understood the needs of their students. Top-down federal mandates have consistently failed to improve outcomes. States and communities are best positioned to meet the diverse educational needs of their students.

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Agree

Foreign governments may fund the education of their own students studying in the United States, but they should not be permitted to own, operate, or fund American educational institutions. Allowing foreign state influence over U.S. schools risks political, ideological, and national security interference in the education of American citizens and undermines educational independence.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Strongly Agree

Government has a clear responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation online. This requires strong enforcement, coordination among federal, state, and local agencies, and aggressive action against predators and trafficking networks. Protecting children must be a nonpartisan priority, with law enforcement properly resourced, trained, and empowered to identify, disrupt, and dismantle those who exploit minors.


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

The Second Amendment is a fundamental constitutional right and should not be infringed. Public safety is best protected by securing vulnerable institutions such as schools and churches through modern safety technology and properly trained personnel. Additionally, informed and vigilant citizens play a critical role by reporting credible threats to appropriate authorities before violence occurs.


ABOUT YOU

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No.

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Conservative

I consider myself a conservative grounded in Christian values and constitutional principles. I am a Constitutionalist who has studied the Constitution, its amendments, the Federalist Papers, and the lives and writings of the Founding Fathers. My views emphasize limited government, individual liberty, rule of law, and a strong but restrained role for government consistent with our founding framework.


VALUES

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Children deserve protection from irreversible medical or social interventions while their brains and identities are still developing. Decisions with lifelong consequences must not be imposed by schools or government agencies. Parents, medical professionals, and counselors should focus on age-appropriate care by allowing children to mature without the pressure of life altering decisions.

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

I believe marriage is a sacred institution ordained by God and historically rooted in faith communities. Government involvement in marriage has often created division rather than stability. While civil law must treat citizens equally, religious institutions should retain full authority to define and administer marriage according to their beliefs without government coercion or interference.

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian conservative who believes in personal responsibility, compassion, humility, and service to others. My faith informs my respect for human dignity, religious liberty, and the rule of law. I believe government should protect freedom of conscience while allowing individuals and communities to live out their beliefs without coercion.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Disagree

Requiring photo identification to vote is a reasonable safeguard that the Supreme Court has upheld as constitutional. Secure elections protect public confidence. Because states issue IDs to both citizens and non-citizens, voting systems should clearly distinguish eligibility. Photo ID requirements, combined with clear non-voting designation for non-citizen IDs, help prevent fraud while preserving lawful access to the ballot.


EQUALITY

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree

Fairness, safety, and dignity for women must be protected. Biological differences matter in sports and single-sex spaces. Allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports undermines decades of progress and equal opportunity for female athletes. Women deserve safe, private spaces and a level playing field based on biological reality, not ideology.


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Reliable, affordable energy is essential to meet growing demand from AI and digital infrastructure. Oil and natural gas remain the most abundant and dependable baseload sources. America should also pursue nuclear and emerging technologies to strength

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