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U.S. Representative · Congressional District 3 · Maryland · 2026 Primary
A U.S. Representative serves as your district's voice in Congress, where they vote on federal laws, national budgets, and policies that impact daily life. They are responsible for securing federal funding for local infrastructure and helping residents resolve issues with federal agencies, such as the Social Security Administration or the Department of Veterans Affairs. This office matters because it ensures your community’s specific needs and priorities are represented in the national government.
View all candidates in this raceJennifer Cross is a lifelong Marylander running for U.S. Representative in Maryland's 3rd Congressional District as of February 2026. She describes herself as having deep roots and strong family values grounded in integrity, responsibility, and service. A U.S. veteran, she has been helping her elderly parents since 2023 with medical expenses related to her mother's knee and back surgeries from stem cell injections not covered by insurance. Cross built her campaign website herself without Canva and claims to have beaten approximately 23 other candidates for the congressional seat. She stands for accountability, due process, the rule of law, and rights and liberties, emphasizing that Maryland's 3rd District deserves a representative who listens, understands, and acts.
Sources: Campaign website
I am not a recipient of any donations that are sus nor will I be. I'm a straight arrow.
I have been helping my elderly parents off-on since 2023 due to my mother's knees and back have instabilities from surgeries due to stem cell injections being expensive and not covered by insurance, these are a few of the injustices seniors are facing.
The federal government will have bad days with me in Congress because most likely what I bring forward will be items that will cause many of the "experts'" faces to start twitching. They will be forced to acknowledge that they knew about the discrepancies or commit perjury to the Committee.
I feel like Congress is out of touch with what it is like to be a regular person (like me).
Sometimes being a person who hasn't served in public office has its advantages.
Source: jencrossforcongress.com
Civil Rights & Personal Freedoms
Equal reproductive rights, federal forms reform to be in accordance with the Plain Writing Act, eliminating EEOC unless reworded per Plain Writing Act of 2010, equal protection.
“– Civil rights & personal freedoms policy (equal reproductive rights, federal forms reform to be in accordance with the Plain Writing Act the federal government websites hypocritically claim they adhere with, eliminating the Equal Employment Opportunity unless they reword it to be in accordance with the Plain Writing Act of 2010, equal protection)”
Housing
Affordability through making it illegal to impose unreasonable qualifying criteria, zoning incentives, first-time buyer support or buyer support if you have had a bankruptcy/other financial crisis.
“– Housing policy (affordability such as making it illegal to impose unreasonable qualifying criteria, zoning incentives, first-time buyer support or buyer support if you have had a bankruptcy/other financial crisis)”
Healthcare
Cost controls, access, veterans' care, mental health.
“– Healthcare policy (cost controls, access, veterans' care, mental health)”
Public Safety
Crime prevention funding, emergency services.
“– Public safety policy (crime prevention funding, emergency services)”
Education
Federal school funding, publicly funded financial education, on-the-job training in lieu of college degree in any DoD/DoW funded dept or agency, special education, facilities/supplies for teachers.
“– Education policy (federal school funding, publicly funded financial education, on-the-job training in lieu of college degree in any DoD/DoW funded dept or agency, special education, facilities/supplies for teachers)”
Transportation & Infrastructure
Roads, safer transit, union support, safer working conditions, stronger public ownership, stronger safety regulation, higher terms of funding for public transit, non-hackable broadband.
“– Transportation & infrastructure policy (roads, safer transit, union support, safer working conditions, stronger public ownership, stronger safety regulation, higher terms of funding for public transit, non-hackable broadband)”
Environmental
Chesapeake Bay protection, flood mitigation/potential flood walls made of thick carbide to protect against beach/bank erosion, better drainage systems.
“– Environmental policy (Chesapeake Bay protection, flood mitigation/potential flood walls made of thick carbide to protect against beach/bank erosion, better drainage systems)”
Economic & Labor
Fair wages, workforce training such as federal agency on-the-job training, small business training to promote more successful free enterprise, dropping Congress to minimum wage if they shutdown the government without a retroactive pay when they start it up again, union protections, worker safety.
“– Economic & labor policy (fair wages, workforce training such as federal agency on-the-job training, small business training to promote more successful free enterprise, dropping Congress to minimum wage if they shutdown the government without a retroactive pay when they start it up again, union protections, worker safety)”
Veterans
VA access including if a veteran gets in a car accident the 1st responder is required to give the veteran the option call a VA ambulance or an ambulance willing to drive that veteran to a VA ER, making it a law that states if anyone accuses any veteran of being homicidal or suicidal where it's untrue/found to be untrue that results in a consequence which permits the NSA to crawling over their accuser (even if it's a law enforcer, doctor, judge, lawyer) like a mosquito (the NSA) detects blood, credit score reset once per lifetime, all benefits governed by qualifying criteria set by the DoD/DoW's veteran definition not the VA.
“– Veterans' policy (VA access including if a veteran gets in a car accident the 1st responder is required to give the veteran the option call a VA ambulance or an ambulance willing to drive that veteran to a VA ER, making it a law that states if anyone accuses any veteran of being homicidal or suicidal where it's untrue/found to be untrue that results in a consequence which permits the NSA to crawling over their accuser (even if it's a law enforcer, doctor, judge, lawyer) like a mosquito (the NSA) detects blood, credit score reset once per lifetime, all benefits governed by qualifying criteria set by the DoD/DoW's veteran definition not the VA, further benefits, such as invitation employment (regulated by the Pentagon's compliance office for the NSA/NASA/DARPA/etc with congressional oversight)”
Tax & Fiscal
Working-class tax relief/credits/incentives, protection of public service cuts, small business tax relief/grants/direct public investment, sustained public investment in transportation, infrastructure, education, and public services; budget responsibility to protect workers and retirees from cuts that undermine wages, benefits, and workplace safety during economic downturns; predictable federal revenue streams to support safe public transportation to ensure reliable service and a long term stable workforce; fiscally promote economic stability by maintaining strong automatic stabilizers, retirement system protections, and avoiding budget decisions that force layoffs or service reductions; responsible federal spending that strengthens public transportation, preservation of unions and union jobs, and prioritizes well paid careers that strengthen local economies; side-hustle tax relief/incentives, permanent property tax relief.
“– Tax & fiscal policy (working-class tax relief/credits/incentives, protection of public service cuts, small business tax relief/grants/direct public investment, sustained public investment in transportation, infrastructure, education, and public services; budget responsibility to protect workers and retirees from cuts that undermine wages, benefits, and workplace safety during economic downturns; predictable federal revenue streams to support safe public transportation to ensure reliable service and a long term stable workforce; fiscally promote economic stability by maintaining strong automatic stabilizers, retirement system protections, and avoiding budget decisions that force layoffs or service reductions; responsible federal spending that strengthens public transportation, preservation of unions and union jobs, and prioritizes well paid careers that strengthen local economies; side-hustle tax relief/incentives, permanent property tax relief)”
“– Education policy (federal school funding, publicly funded financial education, on-the-job training in lieu of college degree in any DoD/DoW funded dept or agency, special education, facilities/supplies for teachers)”
Source“– Housing policy (affordability such as making it illegal to impose unreasonable qualifying criteria, zoning incentives, first-time buyer support or buyer support if you have had a bankruptcy/other financial crisis)”
Source“– Public safety policy (crime prevention funding, emergency services)”
Source“– Transportation & infrastructure policy (roads, safer transit, union support, safer working conditions, stronger public ownership, stronger safety regulation, higher terms of funding for public transit, non-hackable broadband)”
Source“– Environmental policy (Chesapeake Bay protection, flood mitigation/potential flood walls made of thick carbide to protect against beach/bank erosion, better drainage systems)”
Source“– Tax & fiscal policy (working-class tax relief/credits/incentives, protection of public service cuts, small business tax relief/grants/direct public investment...)”
Source“– Economic & labor policy (fair wages, workforce training such as federal agency on-the-job training, small business training to promote more successful free enterprise...)”
Source“– Healthcare policy (cost controls, access, veterans' care, mental health)”
Source“sustained public investment in transportation, infrastructure, education, and public services; predictable federal revenue streams to support safe public transportation...”
Source“– Veterans' policy (VA access including if a veteran gets in a car accident the 1st responder is required to give the veteran the option call a VA ambulance or an ambulance willing to drive that veteran to a VA ER...)”
Source“I have been helping my elderly parents off-on since 2023 due to my mother's knees and back have instabilities from surgeries due to stem cell injections being expensive and not covered by insurance, these are a few of the injustices seniors are facing.”
Source“small business training to promote more successful free enterprise, small business tax relief/grants/direct public investment...”
Source“working-class tax relief/credits/incentives... side-hustle tax relief/incentives, permanent property tax relief”
Source“I am not a recipient of any donations that are sus nor will I be. I'm a straight arrow... Real accountability. Real representation.”
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