Star Parker

Star Parker (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 49th Congressional District. She lost in the primary on June 2, 2026.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Restore Affordability by Cutting Federal Overreach Americans are struggling because government intervention has distorted the marketplace. Prices have risen fastest in sectors with high government involvement—health care, housing, and higher education—while sectors that operate in competitive free markets (like electronics and clothing) have seen prices drop or stabilize. The Solution: We must par[e] back the massive government creep to curb the inflation that makes life unaffordable. My goal is to restore fiscal responsibility so that decisions are made closer to home, not by bureaucrats in Washington.Unlock Healthcare with Market-Based Solutions. Our healthcare systems are in crisis because they are dominated by government intervention rather than consumer choice. In the U.S., per capita health spending is $13,432—the highest of comparable wealthy nations—yet we lack a true marketplace to put the patient first. I will champion consumer-directed health care, including the expansion of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Healthcare Sharing Programs, to put control back in the hands of patients and lower costs.Peace Through Strength and Entitlement Reform We must address the looming insolvency of our safety net programs and the erosion of our national defense.

Entitlements: Social Security and Medicare consume 45% of our federal budget, and Social Security will be unable to meet its obligations by 2034. We need honest reform that transitions younger workers toward personal ownership of their retirement, ensuring higher returns and security.

Defense: We live in a dangerous world, yet our defense budget hovers near historic lows at roughly 3% of GDP. Meanwhile, adversaries like China possess a shipbuilding capacity 230 times larger than ours. We must return to the Reagan model of peace through strength to protect our freedom.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

My journey from dependency to self-sufficiency drives me to remove barriers to personal initiative.

Welfare Reform: Since 1974, spending rose 765% to $1.4 trillion—equaling $70,000 per poor family—yet poverty remains. The system is broken, we me to remove governmental barriers so that people so that people can live healthy and prosperous lives.

Healthcare Dignity: Having relied on public aid, I know it lacks dignity. I champion a shift to private insurance that empowers patients, not government partnerships.

Social Security: The system is failing. In the 1930s, 45 workers supported one retiree; today, under three do. I advocate for personal accounts that offer ownership and growth.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Over my 30 years in public life, I have built a very broad and diverse network of friends in politics, business, media, and the church. We are currently in the process of gathering names from this broad coalition of supporters and will announce endorsements accordantly.