Greg Steube
Greg Steube has represented Florida's 17th District since January 2019 and previously served in the Florida House and Senate; he sits on the House Ways and Means Committee. He was unopposed in the Aug. 18, 2026 Republican primary. Under the 2026 map the district gives up inland eastern Sarasota County and takes in more of Fort Myers in Lee County.
How they got on the ballot: Unopposed in Aug 18, 2026 Republican primary (WSLR)
Positions on the major issues
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Taxes & spending Strongly agrees· based on record
Steube voted for H.R. 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on final passage in July 2025. The law made the 2017 individual tax-rate cuts permanent and added new deductions while reducing projected federal spending on Medicaid and SNAP.
Immigration Strongly agrees· based on record
Steube voted for the Laken Riley Act (mandatory federal detention of unauthorized immigrants arrested for theft and certain other offenses) in January 2025 and for H.R. 1, which appropriated funds for border-wall construction, Border Patrol hiring and expanded immigration detention and removal operations.
Abortion Strongly disagrees· stated position
Steube's House website calls him 'a staunch defender of the right to life,' says taxpayer dollars should not fund abortion in any circumstance, supports keeping the Hyde Amendment in spending bills, and describes his SHIELD Act, which would require schools to notify parents before distributing abortion-related information to students.
Health care Leans disagree· based on record
Steube voted for H.R. 1, which added work-reporting requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for Medicaid expansion enrollees and reduced projected federal Medicaid spending. No statement on expanding Medicaid in Florida or extending ACA subsidies was found.
Elections & voting Leans disagree· based on record
Steube voted for the SAVE Act (H.R. 22), which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. No statement on mail voting or drop boxes was found.
Energy & utilities Strongly disagrees· based on record
Voted for H.R. 1 (2025), which phased out most Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits and expanded oil and gas leasing.
Tariffs & trade Leans agree· stated position
Steube has said the president should be free to use tariffs as he sees fit and that the House should support him; no statement on tariffs' overall economic effect was found.
"I think the president should use tariffs however he sees fit. And I think that the House should support the president however he wants to do that."
Trump administration Leans agree· stated position
Steube has said the House should support the president on tariffs 'however he wants to do that' and has pressed for House action following President Trump's marijuana-rescheduling order.
No public position found on 9 issues
We searched campaign sites, questionnaires, interviews, votes and official actions and did not find a clear stance on: Housing affordability, Guns, Social Security & Medicare, Education & school choice, Environment & water, Crime & policing, Gender identity laws, Ukraine, Veterans. This is reported as unknown rather than guessed from party affiliation; these issues are excluded from this candidate's match score.
Ukraine: Steube's House website has a page titled 'US Aid to Ukraine?' and he reaffirmed support for Ukraine in an earlier radio interview, but no current (2025-26) statement on continuing U.S. military aid was found as of Sept 2026.
Other issues this candidate has raised
- Marijuana rescheduling (H.R. 4963) — Sponsors a bill to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III within 60 days of enactment to allow medical research.
- SHIELD Act (parental notification on abortion information in schools) — Introduced legislation requiring local education agencies to notify parents before distributing abortion-related information to students and barring abortion providers from distributing such material on school grounds.
- Hyde Amendment — Supports including the Hyde Amendment (no federal funding of abortion) in spending legislation and opposed Biden-era Defense Department abortion-travel policies.
- Ways and Means Committee work — Serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, which handles tax, trade, Social Security and Medicare policy.
Record: votes, actions and documented facts
- Voted yes on final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (July 3, 2025), which extended the 2017 tax cuts, funded border and immigration enforcement, and changed Medicaid and SNAP eligibility rules.
- Voted yes on S. 5, the Laken Riley Act (Jan. 22, 2025), requiring federal detention of unauthorized immigrants charged with theft-related and certain violent offenses.
- Voted yes on H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (Apr. 10, 2025), which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
- Voted for H.R. 1 (2025), the budget reconciliation law that extended the 2017 tax cuts, added Medicaid work requirements, reduced clean-energy tax credits and funded expanded immigration enforcement.