Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2026 - Ballotpedia

Rod Lingsch is from McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He earned a associate's degree from the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics and Central Texas College Police Academy, a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and a graduate degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Rod currently works as a corporate pilot. He previously worked as a police officer and small business owner. Rod served in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years.

Rod previously ran for U.S. representative for Texas' 35th District in 2024, Texas' 37th District in 2022, and Texas' 34th District in 2020, but did not win.

Rod Lingsch

For Candidate Rod Lingsch on Issue economy: Supports eliminating all current federal and state taxes, implementing a flat tax system, and paying off the federal debt to enable economic reform.

Supports eliminating all current federal and state taxes, implementing a flat tax system, and paying off the federal debt.

Plans to consolidate all social welfare programs into the United States Citizen Fund.

Plans to end agricultural subsidies and create a predictable economic framework by reducing regulations and requiring transparent government spending.

- Supports eliminating all current federal and state taxes, implementing a flat tax system, and paying off the federal debt.
- Plans to consolidate all social welfare programs into the United States Citizen Fund.
- Plans to end agricultural subsidies and create a predictable economic framework by reducing regulations and requiring transparent government spending.

Economy

Plans to "[s]upport law enforcement through clear laws, consistent enforcement, and local control rather than bureaucratic mandates."

- Plans to "[s]upport law enforcement through clear laws, consistent enforcement, and local control rather than bureaucratic mandates."

Public Safety

Supports a free market approach to healthcare, emphasizing that it can increase quality and decrease prices, as demonstrated by the aesthetic medicine industry.

Supports a free market approach to healthcare.

- Supports a free market approach to healthcare.

Healthcare

Supports a bottom-up approach to education, emphasizing collaboration between school districts and the state to meet community needs.

- Supports a bottom-up approach to education, emphasizing collaboration between school districts and the state to meet community needs.

Education

As of January 22, 2026, Rod Lingsch’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

Supports "[enforcing] existing immigration law uniformly and transparently so rules apply consistently, restoring public safety and trust in enforcement."

- Supports "[enforcing] existing immigration law uniformly and transparently so rules apply consistently, restoring public safety and trust in enforcement."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Said, "My tax program eliminates every current federal and state tax, removing the tax burden from workers and businesses. My tax program is a flat tax that restores taxation to its Constitutional mandate. It will raise $75 billion per day so we can pay off the federal debt. Paying down the debt will enable economic reform we desperately need."

Supports eliminating all current federal and state taxes, implementing a flat tax system, and aims to raise significant revenue to pay off federal debt and enable economic reform.

For Candidate Rod Lingsch on Issue economy: Supports eliminating all current federal and state taxes, implementing a flat tax system, and prioritizing paying off the federal debt to enable economic reform.

For Candidate Rod Lingsch on Issue economy: Supports eliminating all current federal and state taxes, implementing a flat tax system, and using the revenue to pay off federal debt and enable economic reform.

Rod Lingsch attended the University of Pittsburgh. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He lives with his wife and three children. He attends church.

Rod is a national security consultant. He has provided defense contracting services from 2010 to 2021 under a Top Secret clearance, working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Texas and Arizona and supporting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations for the State Department and U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan. He previously served as a Texas police officer and owned a security consulting business. Before that, he spent 22 years in the U.S. Air Force as an F-111D/F aircraft commander and AETC instructor pilot, including roles as a flight commander and operations officer.

Candidates in the Community: Rod Lingsch

Rod Lingsch previously ran for the U.S. House to represent Texas's 35th Congressional District in 2024 and did not win.

For Candidate Rod Lingsch on Issue economy: Supports eliminating all federal and state taxes, implementing a flat tax system, and using the revenue to pay off federal debt and enable economic reform.

For Candidate Rod Lingsch on Issue economy: Supports eliminating all current federal and state taxes, implementing a flat tax, and using the revenue to pay off federal debt to enable economic reform.

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Texas currently has 36 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Texas for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.