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He earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and a master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School. 

Jay served as a Commander in the U.S. Navy for 28 years. During his time in the Navy, he served as chief of naval operations staff, head of Africa engagement, foreign area officer, and naval aviator. 

Jay Furman's campaign for US representative is his first run for public office. 

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Believes in lowering taxes and reducing regulation.

Supports increasing fair bilateral trade, especially with Mexico.

Supports enforcing "fair trade with tariffs (especially on China)."

Supports protecting Social Security and Medicare.

Supports protecting company property rights.

Believes in protecting businesses of all sizes.

Opposes government intervention in personal financial matters.

Supports trade tariffs on Mexico until "China and cartels illicit influence is removed."

- Believes in lowering taxes and reducing regulation.
- Supports increasing fair bilateral trade, especially with Mexico.
- Supports enforcing "fair trade with tariffs (especially on China)."
- Supports protecting Social Security and Medicare.
- Supports protecting company property rights.
- Believes in protecting businesses of all sizes.
- Opposes government intervention in personal financial matters.
- Supports trade tariffs on Mexico until "China and cartels illicit influence is removed."

Economy

Believes in minimal federal intervention, advocating for state and local governance and competitive markets without federal regulations.

- Opposes gun control.
- Believes in minimal federal intervention, advocating for state and local governance and competitive markets without federal regulations.

Public Safety

Opposes federal government support of abortion and mandates related to COVID-19.

- Opposes access to abortion care.
- Opposes vaccine mandates.

Healthcare

Supports suspending federal involvement in schools.

Supports school choice and merit-based employment for teachers and administrators.

Opposes government interference in parenting and family values.

- Supports suspending federal involvement in schools.
- Supports school choice and merit-based employment for teachers and administrators.
- Opposes government interference in parenting and family values.

Education

Opposes the United States' participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Opposes funding for green energy initiatives.

Said "Defund the green agenda and drill. drill. drill."

- Opposes the United States' participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change.
- Said "Defund the green agenda and drill. drill. drill."

Energy & the Environment

Believes federal election decisions should not bypass state legislatures.

Supports state-run federal elections with in-person, paper ballots, voter identification, and real-time election monitoring.

Believes in increasing penalties and funding for prosecution to prevent federal election tampering.

Said "it is once again time for Texans of every heritage to hold the line and defend this land from all enemies, foreign and domestic"

- Believes federal election decisions should not bypass state legislatures.
- Supports state-run federal elections with in-person, paper ballots, voter identification, and real-time election monitoring.
- Believes in increasing penalties and funding for prosecution to prevent federal election tampering.
- Said "it is once again time for Texans of every heritage to hold the line and defend this land from all enemies, foreign and domestic"
- Supports prohibiting insider trading.

Voting & Elections

Supports restoring the "Remain in Mexico" immigration policy.

Supports a moratorium on all asylum seekers until immigration courts have a 30-day wait time.

Supports deputizing the Texas National Guard.

Supports increasing Special Forces Counter-Terrorism Security Assistance Programs with Mexico.

Believes in increasing asylum court capacity and hiring more judges.

Supports returning undocumented immigrants to their country of origin or a safe third country.

Believes in overhauling immigration law to be merit-based.

Supports completing the construction of the border wall, installing water buoys, and enhancing surveillance.

Opposes "sanctuary cities" and supports defunding them.

Opposes birthright citizenship for non-citizens.

Believes in designating all Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

- Supports restoring the "Remain in Mexico" immigration policy.
- Supports a moratorium on all asylum seekers until immigration courts have a 30-day wait time.
- Supports deputizing the Texas National Guard.
- Supports increasing Special Forces Counter-Terrorism Security Assistance Programs with Mexico.
- Believes in increasing asylum court capacity and hiring more judges.
- Supports returning undocumented immigrants to their country of origin or a safe third country.
- Believes in overhauling immigration law to be merit-based.
- Supports completing the construction of the border wall, installing water buoys, and enhancing surveillance.
- Opposes "sanctuary cities" and supports defunding them.
- Opposes birthright citizenship for non-citizens.
- Believes in designating all Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Jay Furman's run for Congressional District 28 is his first run for public office. 

Believes in ending excessive federal spending, balancing the budget, re-privatizing banking, and incentivizing U.S. corporations, jobs, manufacturing, and dollars to boost the economy.

Opposes "big-tech, big-media, and big-government censorship and domestic spying."

Supports trade tariffs on China until it withdraws influence operations in Mexico.

Aims to "reduce your costs and increase your wages."

Supports small businesses and entrepreneurs through private investment initiatives like Operation Elevate Ourselves (OEO).

Believes in protecting the personal safety of service users and the public.

Believes in removing the "revolving door of government to private employment and lobbying."

Supports the construction of the Laredo Firefighter Reception Hall.

Believes in stopping "weaponized illegal mass migration, Fentanyl, and other illicit criminality."

Believes in enacting "real" campaign finance reform.

Believes introducing youth to professional shooting sports will promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior.

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Believes in restoring "constitutionally protected medical freedom."

Supports a 911 Report-style COVID-19 investigation and prosecution of criminally negligent individuals and firing of civil offenders.

Said "he was driven to run after attempting to “give a voice to the illegality” of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the military."

- Said "he was driven to run after attempting to “give a voice to the illegality” of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the military."
- Opposes access to abortion care.
- Opposes vaccine mandates.

Believes in citizen grassroots efforts to safeguard democratic processes, supporting absentee ballot validation, voter registration drives, and ballot drop-box monitoring.

Believes in returning Border Patrol to patrolling the border.

Believes U.S. immigration policy should start at the country of origin and host U.S. consulate.

Supports defunding aid to non-cooperative source countries.

Believes in ending U.S. employer exploitation of undocumented immigrants.

As of September 12, 2024, Jay Furman’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Commander Jay Furman is a retired Navy Commander with 28 years of military service.

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