Jessica Hart Steinmann

Jessica Hart Steinmann grew up in the Houston area, where her father worked in oil and gas.¹ She now lives in Montgomery County with her husband, Brandon, the county clerk, and their two sons.² Her local involvement includes leading The Woodlands Republican Women and serving on the Montgomery County Child Welfare Board.²

Steinmann earned a business administration degree at the University of Texas and a law degree at Baylor.³ She practiced commercial litigation and worked on government and internal investigations at Bracewell & Giuliani before entering federal service.³ Her Washington experience includes Senator Ted Cruz’s office and the Justice Department’s intergovernmental affairs and public liaison work.²³ That liaison role involved working with governors, state attorneys general and law enforcement agencies.³

President Trump appointed her director of the Office for Victims of Crime in March 2020.³ The department described nearly $9 billion in grants and related projects under her oversight, serving victims of trafficking, abuse and mass violence.³ She subsequently served as executive general counsel at the America First Policy Institute.²

Her congressional platform calls for finishing Trump’s border wall and stricter immigration enforcement.¹ She also favors easing regulations on energy and artificial intelligence and supporting digital asset businesses.¹ Her Democratic opponent is Laura Jones.⁴