Republican · U.S. Senate, Delaware
General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
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Former Democratic state senator (2009–2013) and Independent Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 2024.
Michael Katz earned a high school diploma from Daniel Hand High School, a B.S. from Bates College in 1984, an M.D. from the Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1989, and an MBA from the Georgetown University School of Business in 2000.
Also running: Chris Coons (D)
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What are the most important challenges facing our country, and how do you propose to address them?
Our greatest challenges are affordability, including housing and healthcare, unsustainable debt, border and immigration reform; educational opportunity, energy security, and declining trust in government. As a physician, business executive, and former State Senator, I bring experienced, independent leadership solving complex problems and managing limited resources. I put people over party and work across the aisle for practical solutions: restructure our broken and expensive healthcare system, expand housing opportunities, restore fiscal responsibility, modernize legal immigration while securing the border, strengthen education and workforce opportunities, and make government more accountable to the people.
What legislation would you enact to address the immigration issues facing this country?
I support comprehensive immigration legislation that secures our borders while restoring an efficient, lawful immigration system. We should modernize legal immigration to reduce backlogs, meet workforce needs, keep families together, and attract people who contribute to our economy. We must enforce our laws fairly, protect due process, address asylum claims promptly, and provide certainty for Dreamers. For undocumented immigrants who have established lives here, work, pay taxes, and obey our laws, I support an earned pathway to legal status with appropriate background checks and requirements. We can secure our borders while recognizing our common humanity and treating every person with dignity and respect.
Protect Seniors from Inflation.
I will fight to protect seniors on fixed incomes from having their savings eroded by inflation
What federal policies or actions do you support that would reduce the impact of climate change?
Climate change requires practical, science-based action to reduce emissions, protect public health, & strengthen our communities while maintaining affordable, reliable energy. I support advanced nuclear power, renewable energy, conservation and efficiency, cleaner technologies, and a modern electric grid. Federal policy should accelerate clean-energy innovation and American jobs, achieve emissions reductions, protect clean air and water, and strengthen infrastructure against flooding and extreme weather without disproportionately burdening working families. As a physician, I recognize the connection between environmental quality & human health. For Delaware, preparing for sea-level rise and building resilient communities must be priorities.
1. Defeating Inflation through Fiscal Responsibility
Inflation isn't an accident; it is the direct symptom of reckless, unchecked federal spending. When the government prints and spends trillions of dollars we do not have, the value of the dollar drops, and the cost of everything you buy goes up.
Halt Wasteful Federal Spending.
I will stand firmly with President Trump to halt wasteful federal spending and demand structural accountability in the federal budget. Government must live within its means, just like every family and small business in Delaware has to do
No New Taxes on Working Families.
Oppose any efforts by Washington insiders to raise taxes on working families
Economy & Cost of Living
In medicine, if a treatment is causing the patient's condition to deteriorate, you don't double down on it. You change the treatment. You stop the bleeding, re-examine the data, and implement a strategy that actually works.
Many people think our federal government is broken. What aspects (if any) of the way the U.S. Congressional branch operates would you change if you could?
Congress should serve the people, not political parties, special interests, or political careers. My campaign takes no corporate or special-interest money because public service should not be for sale. I support congressional term limits, stronger ethics and transparency rules, restrictions on individual stock trading by Members of Congress, and fiscal accountability to reduce waste and deficits. Congress should return to regular order, with meaningful committee work, open debate, and time to read legislation before voting. I put people over party and work across the aisle to deliver results. Delaware deserves a Senator focused on Delaware, not a Washington career.
What measures do you support to improve and secure elections and voting?
Every eligible citizen should have a fair, accessible opportunity to vote and confidence that elections are secure, accurate, and transparent. I support accurate voter rolls, secure voting systems, paper records and audits, cybersecurity protections, and nonpartisan election administration. We should make registration and voting straightforward and accessible, remove unnecessary barriers for eligible voters, and protect access for people with disabilities and military and overseas voters. I support confirming U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration through a practical process that does not create unnecessary barriers. Voting access and election integrity must work together to protect the right to vote and public trust.
How I Evaluate Legislation
Every piece of legislation should be judged by the same standards. I will ask:
Michael Katz is not a current member of Congress, so there is no congressional roll-call record to show. State legislative or local records are not yet compiled.