Steven A. Hohe is running as the Libertarian candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Kansas' 3rd Congressional District. He is certified for the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election ballot alongside Democrat Sharice L. Davids and Republican Eric Jenkins, according to BallotReady election data.

Hohe, an Air Force veteran, said on his campaign website that he is building his 2026 campaign around fixing the national debt. He told KSNT he wants to "basically downsize the government" and attract companies to the United States to widen the tax base.

Candidate information

  • Party: Libertarian
  • Residence: Shawnee, Kansas (Black Swan neighborhood), according to his campaign website
  • Education: High school diploma, Hickman Mills Senior High (1980); associate's degree in applied sciences, Community College of the Air Force (1987); bachelor's degree in business administration, Husson University (1992), according to BallotReady
  • Military service: Served 11 years in the U.S. Air Force, reaching the rank of sergeant (1991), according to his campaign website and BallotReady. Hohe said he was attached to the Military Airlift Command, European Forces and the Strategic Air Command, and served in the buildup of Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
  • Family: Married 25 years with two sons, both Eagle Scouts who graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest, according to his campaign website

Experience and public service

Hohe has not held public office, according to KCUR. This is not his first run. He has sought the 3rd District seat three times before as a Libertarian. In 2016, he received approximately 8% of the vote, his strongest congressional showing, according to KCUR. In 2020, he received 11,596 votes (2.83%), and in 2022 he received 6,928 votes (2.30%), according to Kansas Helen Substack. He also ran for Kansas House District 18 in 2024, securing 4.45% of the vote, according to Kansas Helen Substack.

After leaving the Air Force, Hohe transitioned to civilian life in Kansas City, Kansas, according to his campaign website. His work experience includes equipment sales, metal building sales, independent courier contracting and sporting goods sales, according to his campaign website and BallotReady.

On the issues

The following positions are drawn from Hohe's campaign website, his BallotReady questionnaire responses and his interview with KSNT. All statements reflect the candidate's own claims.

National debt and government size: Hohe said reducing the national debt is his central campaign issue. He said the government needs to be downsized and that welcoming foreign companies to manufacture in the United States would widen the tax base and increase revenue. He also called for cutting spending, collecting on fraud and breaking up what he called the "D.C. Iron Triangle" of lobbyists, bureaucrats and politicians with special interests.

Tax reform: Hohe supports abolishing the current income tax system and replacing it with a flat variable percentage tax not to exceed 10% on employed individuals and a separate flat percentage on corporate profits. He also supports a "Flat Tax Prebate" in which a portion of revenues would fund education, healthcare and nutritional support for children, held in private accounts parents control.

Education: Hohe supports giving parents control of per-child educational accounts that follow the student. He described this as empowering parents with the "Power of the Educational Purse."

Economy and trade: Hohe said the United States should invite foreign manufacturers to produce goods domestically to expand the tax base and reduce tariff costs on finished goods.

Foreign policy: Hohe supports reducing federal power, taxation and overseas military involvement, according to Kansas Helen Substack.

This profile incorporates Hohe's campaign website, public questionnaire responses and published interviews. Voter information is sourced from BallotReady and published election coverage.