John
Hauer

In a KCUR voter guide, Hauer said he was running because 'there's really nobody else that I know of that really represents my people, a.k.a., working class, the working poor.' He said the federal government was 'wasting our money and causing inflation.' KCUR reported he does not accept campaign donations and said he was running to spread a message rather than because he expected to win. His stated positions include wanting a smaller federal government, opposing tax cuts for wealthy people and corporations, eliminating the federal income tax, and closing foreign military bases.

In an interview with Hindustan Times, Hauer said he would 'mostly vote no to a lot of bills' and support reducing federal powers, closing agencies, and reducing federal laws. On immigration, he backed 'secure borders' and described Trump's proposed border wall as 'the safest way to control the flow of people into the country,' while saying he was not necessarily anti-immigration. He described a vision of states becoming 50 countries in an EU-like arrangement. His message to undecided voters: 'I'm the candidate who will choose freedom over safety every time.'

A KVOE voter guide published October 1 listed Hauer among the candidates in Kansas' 2nd Congressional District, confirming his place on the November 3 ballot. No specific filing or certification date was identified in the sources reviewed.