Voting guide for 2026 General rules for candidate endorsements: 1. They need to have some internet site to tell me about themselves. Candidates like Richard Tabor in New Jersey, who has the most endorsements from local GOP affiliates but not website or any information about his beliefs available online, will not be considered. 2. Candidates endorsed by the local GOP or Trump are preferred. 3. Candidates who have available contact info and respond get extra points; those who endorse the bills I write are automatically endorsed if nobody else does the same. 4. Endorsements are for Republican primaries only; I considered endorsing a couple trolls who decided to cause mayhem on the Democrat side like William Forbes in Nebraska, but they're not really important. US Senate endorsements: Alabama: Barry Moore Alaska: Dan Sullivan Arkansas: Tom Cotton Colorado: George Merkert Delaware: John Shulli Florida: Ashley Moody Georgia: Mike Collins Idaho: Jim Risch Illinois: Don Tracy Iowa: Ashley Hinson Kansas: Roger Marshall Kentucky: Nate Morris Louisiana: Mark Spencer -- the first Zoomer running for Senate and the only qualified candidate who actually responded positively to the Bigger Beautiful Bill Maine: "Susan Collins" is the only candidate. Massachusetts: John Deaton Michigan: Mike Rogers Mississippi: Cindy Hyde-Smith Montana: Kurt Alme Nebraska: Pete Rickets New Hampshire: John Sununu New Jersey: Justin Murphy New Mexico: Christopher Heuvel North Carolina: Michael Whatley Ohio: Jon Husted Oklahoma: Kevin Hern Oregon: Tim Skelton Rhode Island: Raymond McKay South Carolina: Paul Dans South Dakota: Mike Rounds Tennessee: Bill Hagerty Texas: Ken Paxton Virginia: David Williams West Virginia: Shelley Moore Capito Wyoming: Harriet Hageman Governor endorsements: Alabama: Tommy Tuberville Alaska: Nancy Dahlstrom Arizona: Andy Biggs Arkansas: Sarah Huckabee Sanders California: Steve Hilton Colorado: Barbara Kirkmeier Connecticut: Betsy McCaughey Florida: Byron Donalds and James Fishback Georgia: Burt Jones Guam: Hawaii: Idaho: Brad Little Iowa: Zach Lahn Kansas: Jeff Colyer Maine: Bobby Charles Maryland: Shannon Wright (responded to emails, attempted to read Bigger Beautiful Bill) Massachusetts: Brian Shortsleeve, I like this guy's name Michigan: John James Nebraska: Jim Pillen Nevada: Joe Lombardo New Hampshire: Corey Lewandowski New Mexico: New York: Bruce Blakeman NMI: Ohio: Heather Hill Oklahoma: Charles McCall Oregon: David Medina Pennsylvania: Stacy Garrity Rhode Island: South Carolina: Ralph Norman South DakotA: Jon Hansen Tennessee: Marsha Blackburn USVI: Wisconsin: Tom Tiffany Wyoming: Megan Degenfelder I'd probably do LtGov, AG, SoS, Treasurers, Auditors, etc. but I don't have time. APRIL 21, VIRGINIA: This is crazy. The Democrats sprung this referendum so it'd be faster and sooner than all of the others coming up! Early voting has already begun. Vote NO on Democrats' plan to gerrymander Virginia! May 16, Louisiana: Exempt Inventory from Prop Tax: Yes. This would help local business. Increase Judicial Retirement to 75: No. It's better to keep the retirement age lower so that Governor Landry can appoint justices faster. Legislative Control over Civil Service: Yes. LAGOP is using this to crack down on Louisiana's Deep State. Raise teacher pay: No. This is a boon to the teacher unions. St. George CSSA: Yes, this is good. May 19, Alabama: Add to Non-Bailable Offenses: Yes, this will keep prisoners from being released from jail early. Prohibit Lowering DA Compensation: No endorsement/mild yes. I'm not sure why this is even on the ballot. June 9, North Dakota: SSR for Constitutional Amendments: No, because liberal NDSC judges will have a field day with this. June 16, Oklahoma: SQ832/$15 minimum wage: No, because although $15 is pretty much "random guy off the street" money at this point, the removals of exceptions to the minimum wage law such as for restaurant workers will probably create problems in the long term. Let markets take care of this. August 4, Kansas: Elections for KSSC: Yes, although I don't really think it's that great of an idea, because KSGOP supports it. November 3, nationwide: Alaska: Contribution Limits: No. Arizona: Designate drug cartels as terrorists: Yes. Limit taxes on groceries: Yes. Mileage tax ban: Yes. Arkansas: Economic Development Districts: Yes. Citizenship requirement: Yes. Natural Resources bonds: No, although the expenditures are pretty good relatively speaking. It's just probably not worth taking out $500M in new debt. Gun rights amendment: YES. California: Public financing of elections: No, this is welfare for politicians. Basically California Democrats put government funding for their political party on the ballot. Eliminate successor election at recall election: No, this is silly. The idea is to make sure there's an incumbent advantage if a Democrat Governor or Senator gets recalled by temporarily filling the position with a Democrat. Vote requirements for vote requirement change referenda: No. This is literally Democrats manipulating the system of referenda in California. Colorado: DHS collaboration: YES! This almost completely repeals Colorado's sanctuary state status via constitutional amendment. Initiated by voters like you! Penalties for Fentanyl: Yes. Prohibit Minor Transsexual Surgeries: Yes. Require Life for Human Trafficking: Yes. No Women in Men's Sports: Yes. Florida: Budget Stabilization Fund: Yes. This will increase the amount of savings held by the State of Florida. Exempt farm equipment from property taxes: Yes. Georgia: 9-1-1 Fund: Yes. Increase acre limit for agriculture/timber tax reduction: Yes. Nonpartisan Probate Judges: NE. This is a bit of a wildcard. Hawaii: Increase timeframe for Senate to appoint Judges: No. The HIGOP did not approve of this. Idaho: HJR 4, legislative authority over drugs: Yes. There have been eight failed referenda to legalize weed in Idaho and voters are sick of voting on the issue. HJR 6, English official language: Yes. State Gun Question: NE. Choose whatever you prefer. Indiana: PQ1: Yes, deny bail for violent criminals. Residency requirements for judges: Yes. Kansas: Citizenship requirement: Yes. Kentucky: Restrict Commutations and Pardons: Yes. Louisiana: Raise income limit for special proptax assesment: Yes. Maryland: Judicial Disabilities Commission: Yes, although I'm not sure if MDGOP was really right to approve it. Massachusetts: Firearms Regulations: NO. Michigan: CC: No. Missouri: Amendment 1 (renew sales tax): No. Amendment 2 (Jackson County Assessor): No. Amendment 3 (ban trannies and abortions): YES! Amendment 4 (Protect Missouri Voters): No, just because I feel like the wording is poor. If it were a majority of congressional districts required to approve of each referendum, then it would make more sense, but "each" sounds like it would need to be universally agreed among both Republican and Democrat districts. Unless they plan on gerrymandering the entire state into red districts, this is not good! Nebraska: Increase Term Limit: Yes. Nevada: Question 6 (abortion right): NO. Question 7 (voter ID): YES. New Hampshire: Eliminate register of Probate: Yes. New Mexico: Board of Regents Nominating Cmtes: Yes. Eliminate Pocket Veto: No. Salaries for Legislators: no. While I find that the metric seems to be reasonable pay-for-performance, $0 salary is probably the best of the USA for legislators. College Bonds: NO. Bundled with a tax hike, it literally takes out a loan to justify a new tax. Library Acq Bond: NO. Why does New Mexico need more libraries? It's 2026. Use the internet. It also raises taxes. School Election Separation: NO. Senior Citizens Bond: NO. Again, they're raising taxes. North Carolina: Voter ID: YES. North Dakota: 60% Vote Requirement: Yes. Term limits amendment: Yes. Oregon: Tax increases: No. South Dakota: Constitutional Amendment I (repeal Obamacare): YES. Constitutional Amendment J (citizenship requirement): YES. Constitutional Amendment K (unclaimed property trust fund): Yes. Constitutional Amendment L (supermajority approval): YES. Tennessee: Marsy's Law Replacement: Yes, this is a superior version of Marsy's law as previously passed in Tennessee with additional protections for both victims and the general public. Prohibit property taxes: Yes. Remove right to bail: Yes. Utah: 60% vote requirement for taxes: Yes. Prohibit collective bargaining: Yes. Publication requirements for constitutional amendments: Yes. Vermont: Proposal 3 (right to labor union and collective bargaining): No. Virginia: Remove DOMA: NO. Abortion: NO. Gerrymandering: NO. Felon voters: NO. Wisconsin: Prohibit Emergency Church Closures: YES. Prohibit Affirmative Action: YES. Wyoming: Homeowner's Primary Residence Tax Exemption: Yes.