John Hauer

Wants to attack inflation, which he calls 'the most insidious tax,' by keeping tax dollars at home instead of sending them overseas and ending corporate bailouts; argues income tax and inflation are destroying working people's chances at owning homes and retiring.

“Attack inflation. No more sending tax dollars overseas, every dollar stays here. No more corporate bailouts.”

hauerforcongress.com·As of August 2026

Supports drastically cutting federal spending and shrinking the federal government to a 'tiny, bare bones operation,' eliminating most federal agencies, stopping money printing, and ending corporate bailouts funded by working-class taxes.

“Reduce the federal government to a tiny, bare bones operation. Stop printing money. Stop inflating away our future.”

ballotpedia.org·As of July 2026

Opposes war and foreign military intervention: wants to end all wars, close all foreign military bases, and bring all U.S. troops home, and opposes sending tax dollars overseas to fund wars and genocide. An Iraq war veteran, he calls ending wars his number-one policy issue.

“End all the wars. Don't start new ones. Close all foreign miliary bases. Bring our troops home!”

ballotpedia.org·As of July 2026

Supports eliminating the federal income tax entirely and replacing it with nothing, arguing that it takes from the working class; is also tired of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations while working people pay.

“End the income tax and replace it with nothing.”

ballotpedia.org·As of July 2026