Shane Lewis
Candidate for U.S. Representative, Congressional District 18
Shane Lewis is the Republican candidate for California's 18th Congressional District in the November 3, 2026 general election. He is challenging the incumbent, Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren. Lewis describes himself as a 28-year resident of San Jose. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. He earned two meritorious promotions. He qualified as a paratrooper at Fort Benning, Georgia. After his military service, Lewis worked as a worship leader and church elder in San Jose. He also ran a small music-instruction business, teaching guitar, piano, and voice. He later moved into medical-device engineering. He held prior roles at St. Jude Medical, Abbott, Thoratec, Zeltiq, and Procept BioRobotics. He now works as an R&D electrical test engineer for a medical device company. Lewis has been married for more than 23 years. His wife is originally from Guatemala. The couple has three children. One of them serves in the U.S. Air Force. He has not held elected office before. In the June 2, 2026 top-two primary for this seat, Lewis placed second with 29.3% of the vote (34,883 votes). Lofgren took 54.9% (65,291 votes). He advanced to the general election. Home: San Jose, California. Occupation: R&D Electrical Test Engineer in the medical device industry. Prior office: none. This is his first run for public office.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports reshoring key industries back to the United States as part of his broader tax and economic platform.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Proposes replacing the current federal tax structure on wages with a roughly 7% flat tax, cutting the average household's federal tax liability by about half, while reducing annual deficit spending by 2% and targeting 4% GDP growth.
Source → - Immigration & Border
Favors pairing expanded, vetted legal-immigration pathways (modernized H-2A visas, English/civics requirements, fast-tracked case processing for locally-recommended migrants) with reforms that would count only U.S. citizens for census-based federal funding and House apportionment.
Source → - Education & Schools
Supports federal K-12 policies tying Title I funding to measurable proficiency gains, mandating civics and financial-literacy instruction, and reinforcing parental rights and local control over schools; does not address higher education, student debt, or early-childhood/pre-K policy.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Lists Second Amendment/gun rights as one of his named campaign priority issues, indicating general support, though no detailed federal gun-policy proposals are published.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy approach combining continued natural gas use as a bridge fuel with public-private investment in battery storage, carbon capture, clean hydrogen, and modernized hydroelectric power, alongside expanded water infrastructure.
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