Steven Dowell is from Temple, Texas. He has a bachelor's degree from Baylor University and a graduate degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide. He is a Christian.

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Steven Dowell is from Temple, Texas. He has a bachelor's degree from Baylor University and a graduate degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide. 

Steve is a senior product manager at Amazon. He previously served as an active-duty U.S. Army military police officer and war planner for over eight years. He also holds the rank of major in the U.S. Army Reserve. He is a patented inventor.

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Steve currently works as the owner of Dowell Family Holdings. He previously worked as a senior product manager at Amazon. He holds the rank of major in the U.S. Army Reserve and served as a U.S. Army military police officer and war planner for over eight years. He is also a patented inventor. 

Steven's campaign for Texas US Representative, District 31, is his first time running for public office.

Steven's campaign for Texas US Representative for District 31 is his first time running for public office.

Supports reducing costs for farms and ranches, streamlining hiring for seasonal workers, and providing high-speed internet to rural areas.

Supports keeping input costs low for farms and ranches, streamlining hiring for seasonal workers, and providing high-speed internet to rural areas. 

Supports legislation and budgets that incentivize energy producers to strengthen the power grid and expand power generation into renewable energy, battery storage, and reliable base-load capacity.

Supports legislation and budgets that incentivize energy producers to strengthen the power grid and expand power generation into renewable energy, battery storage, and base-load capacity.

Supports increased funding for Customs and Border Patrol, including large-scale truck scanners, counter-drones, and more personnel to secure borders and deter illegal entry.

Supports increased funding for Customs and Border Patrol, including large-scale truck scanners, counter-drones, and more personnel to "secure borders and deter illegal entry."

- Supports keeping input costs low for farms and ranches, streamlining hiring for seasonal workers, and providing high-speed internet to rural areas. 
- Supports legislation and budgets that incentivize energy producers to strengthen the power grid and expand power generation into renewable energy, battery storage, and base-load capacity.
- Supports increased funding for Customs and Border Patrol, including large-scale truck scanners, counter-drones, and more personnel to "secure borders and deter illegal entry."

Economy

As of January 22, 2026, Steven "Steve" Dowell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Healthcare

Education

Plans to strengthen local water control and require transparency from water suppliers.

- Plans to strengthen local water control and require transparency from water suppliers.

Energy & the Environment

Supports term limits for Congress members and proposes a maximum age limit for officeholders, aligning with national life expectancy plus two years.

Supports term limits for Congress members and proposes a maximum age limit for officeholders that aligns with national life expectancy plus two years.

- Supports term limits for Congress members and proposes a maximum age limit for officeholders that aligns with national life expectancy plus two years.

Voting & Elections

Plans on "modernizing veteran affairs scheduling, [replacing] hold lines with AI-driven ticketing," standardizing procedures nationally, and increasing Care in the Community referrals.

- Plans on "modernizing veteran affairs scheduling, [replacing] hold lines with AI-driven ticketing," standardizing procedures nationally, and increasing Care in the Community referrals.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Steven "Steve" Dowell

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