Republican candidate for U.S. House in Washington. Every point on this page links to its source. We don't grade candidates or tell you how to vote. As of 2026-09-29.
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Economy and cost of living
Braun says he would push a pro-growth agenda to fight inflation: cut wasteful spending, reduce red tape on small manufacturers, expand energy, and protect skilled-trades and family-wage jobs. He also says he wants to expand trade for Washington agriculture.
“Fight inflation by cutting regulation, expanding energy, reining in government.”
Braun says he would apply budget discipline to federal spending, cutting waste rather than services. He criticizes the 2025 Washington state tax increases, including the sales tax on services, a 9.9% income tax and a higher B&O tax, and says he led the fight against them.
“Apply submarine discipline to federal budgets. Cut waste, not services.”
Braun says he would complete high-priority border barriers, hire and equip more agents, deploy technology, tighten asylum loopholes, and go after cartel supply chains. He says he would vote to secure the border.
“I'll complete high-priority barriers, hire and equip more agents, deploy proven technology, tighten asylum loopholes, and go after cartel supply chains.”
Braun says he would back market-based energy production including hydropower, solar, oil, natural gas and nuclear, citing rising demand from AI data centers and population growth. He says the country should not depend on foreign energy.
“I'll champion market-based production including hydropower, solar, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.”
Braun says he would defend the Second Amendment and protect the rights of responsible gun owners and sportsmen. He says he opposed Washington's 2023 rifle ban because it punishes law-abiding people and doesn't target criminals.
“In Congress I'll protect the constitutional rights of responsible gun owners and sportsmen.”
Braun says he would rebuild the Navy, invest in the submarine fleet, maintain deterrence, and support a modern military. He also says he would speed veterans' access to care and benefits and rebuild the industrial base, especially small manufacturers.
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
John Braun (REP)
Raised
$2.2M through 2026-08-18individuals $1.5M · PACs $280K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $11K · from the candidate's other committees $392K · cash on hand $1.3M
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