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Stephen Long earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Sam Houston State University. He has four children.

Stephen has worked in the oilfield services industry for over 34 years and is now a Product Manager who provides technical expertise in gas lift applications engineering, operations management, training, and product development.

Stephen Long's campaign for Texas U.S. Representative, District 8, is his first time running for public office.

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Stephen's campaign for Texas U.S. Representative, District 8, is his first time running for public office.

Supports increasing the retirement age and increasing eligibility requirements for Social Security.

Believes in balancing the federal budget by reducing spending and adjusting tax rates.

- Supports increasing the retirement age and increasing eligibility requirements for Social Security.
- Believes in balancing the federal budget by reducing spending and adjusting tax rates.

Economy

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

Public Safety

Supports "mandatory vaccinations for diseases that provide the greatest public health benefit" and parental rights to exempt children from vaccinations in other cases.

- Opposes access to abortion.
- Supports "mandatory vaccinations for diseases that provide the greatest public health benefit" and parental rights to exempt children from vaccinations in other cases.

Healthcare

Opposes the participation of transgender women in women's sports.

Supports the federal Department of Education, but "opposes mandates contrary to the values of the majority of the local community."

- Opposes the participation of transgender women in women's sports.
- Supports the federal Department of Education, but "opposes mandates contrary to the values of the majority of the local community."

Education

Seeks conditional renewable energy adoption based on economic feasibility.

- Seeks conditional renewable energy adoption based on economic feasibility.

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

Plans to reduce undocumented immigration through "expanding physical barriers in high-traffic areas, increased use of surveillance technology, and ensuring adequate staffing for border agents."

Supports United States commitments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Wants Greenland to become a United States territory "if the people of Greenland were to elect to join the United States, and if such a move were legal under international law and made sense for the American taxpayer."

Supports the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

- Plans to reduce undocumented immigration through "expanding physical barriers in high-traffic areas, increased use of surveillance technology, and ensuring adequate staffing for border agents."
- Supports United States commitments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- Wants to provide aid to Ukraine.
- Wants Greenland to become a United States territory "if the people of Greenland were to elect to join the United States, and if such a move were legal under international law and made sense for the American taxpayer."
- Supports the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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