GIRARD, STEVE

Running for US House

R

Policy Positions

Positions as of June 6, 2026, extracted from source websites.

Economy(3)

Supports cutting small business regulation and simplifying compliance requirements, and proposes a Rural Reinvestment Tax Credit for businesses creating jobs in rural counties.

"Cut small business regulation. Simplify compliance so businesses do not need lawyers and accountants to start or grow"

Supports boosting rural manufacturing by redirecting reshoring incentives away from large cities toward rural areas.

"Boost rural manufacturing by shifting reshoring incentives away from only large cities"

Supports reducing federal waste and bureaucracy through single-subject legislation, page caps on bills, a true budget process, and annual elimination of outdated regulations.

"Single Subject Legislation — one issue per bill 200-Page Cap on Regular Legislation — over 200 pages must be split into separate bills Return to a True Federal Budget Process — Congress must pass twelve separate appropriations bills on time Eliminate Outdated Regulations Annually — every agency must remove outdated or duplicative rules and report publicly"

Education(6)

Supports expanding school choice across all options including public, private, charter, magnet, online, and homeschool, backed by Universal Education Savings Accounts.

"Expand school choice—public, private, charter, magnet, online, or homeschool Universal Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) — federal dollars follow the student for public, private, charter, homeschool, tutoring, and vocational training"

Supports mandatory school transparency requiring all curriculum, reading lists, and spending to be published online, with a Parents' Federal Education Bill of Rights guaranteeing access to lesson plans and opt-out choices.

"Mandatory School Transparency and Parents' Federal Education Bill of Rights — all curriculum, reading lists, spending, and results must be online; parents are guaranteed access to lesson plans, materials, teacher communications, and opt-out choices"

Supports federal oversight standards to protect teacher pension and retirement systems from being raided by states.

"Teacher Pension and Retirement Protection — federal oversight standards ensure states cannot raid pension systems"

Supports cutting federal mandates by 50 percent and returning the savings to local school districts.

"Cut federal mandates by 50 percent to reduce paperwork and empower local school boards Return the savings back to the local school districts"

Supports expanding vocational and skilled trades training with massive federal investment, employer partnerships, and wage subsidies.

"Vocational and Skilled Trades Expansion Act — massive federal investment in trades, plus employer partnerships and wage subsidies"

Supports using student loan forgiveness as an incentive to attract doctors, nurses, and medical professionals to rural areas.

"Provide incentives, including student loan forgiveness, to attract doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to rural areas"

Guns(4)

Opposes federal red-flag laws on the grounds that they bypass due process.

"Oppose federal red-flag laws that bypass due process"

Supports national concealed carry reciprocity so that a North Carolina permit is valid in all states.

"National Concealed Carry Reciprocity — a North Carolina permit should be valid nationwide"

Opposes federal bans on semiautomatic firearms.

"Protect semiautomatic firearms from federal bans"

Supports strong Second Amendment protections including ending back-door gun registries, restoring due process for ATF rulemaking, and strengthening penalties for gun crimes while protecting law-abiding gun owners.

"End Back-Door Gun Registries — ban federal agencies from collecting or storing firearm ownership data Restore Due Process Standards for ATF Rulemaking — Congress must approve major regulatory changes Strengthen penalties for gun crimes. Target criminals who use guns illegally—not hunters, collectors, or citizens protecting their families"

Healthcare(5)

Supports protecting Medicare and Medicaid from cuts, making telehealth rules permanent, fully reimbursing rural clinics, and tying federal health funding to county-level need.

"Protect Social Security and Medicare — no cuts No more cuts to Medicaid and Medicare"

Supports capping insulin and essential generic drug prices in markets where competition has collapsed.

"Cap insulin and essential generic drug prices where competition has collapsed"

Supports expanding mobile health services including mental health and addiction care in rural areas, and making telehealth rules permanent.

"Fully reimburse rural clinics and expand mobile health services, including mental health and addiction care"

Supports funding contraception access and increasing support for maternal health in rural areas and prenatal care.

"Fund access to contraception Support adoption and maternal care — increase support for maternal health in rural areas, prenatal care, adoption tax credits"

Supports allowing families to buy insurance across state lines and creating federal tax credits to make coverage more affordable.

"Allow families to buy insurance across state lines and create federal tax credits to make coverage affordable"

Immigration(2)

Supports immediate deportation of fentanyl traffickers with zero tolerance.

"Immediate Deportation of Fentanyl Traffickers — zero tolerance"

Supports finishing physical border barriers where Border Patrol requests them, including modern fencing, surveillance, and access roads, and mandatory E-Verify for all employers.

"Finish Physical Barriers Where Border Patrol Requests Them — modern fencing, surveillance, and access roads Mandatory E-Verify for All Employers — penalties for companies, not workers"

Social Issues(1)

Supports limits on late-term abortion with exceptions and opposes federal funding for abortions, but believes abortion decisions should be made at the state level and opposes federal limits on abortion; also supports funding contraception access.

"Support limits on late-term abortion with clear exceptions. These decisions should be made at the state level Oppose federal limits on abortion Fund access to contraception Oppose any federal funds to be used for performing abortions"