Amy Chai
Advanced after the Republican primary was canceled
Amy Chai is the Republican nominee for Connecticut's 1st Congressional District. She is a physician double-boarded in internal medicine and addiction medicine who has also worked as a homeschool educator and author. She previously ran for Connecticut's 3rd District in 2022 as an Independent Party candidate.[4][5]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- MixedExpand public health coverage
Says the Affordable Care Act drove up costs and blames for-profit ownership of medical practices by investors; proposes capping the profits investor-owners can extract rather than expanding public coverage directly.[5]
“With passage of the ACA, the costs of healthcare skyrocketed and doctors worked harder and faster to crank people through the office like sausage in a grinder... With caps on profits for VCs that own healthcare conglomerates, we can immediately put the next 2.6 trillion back in your pocket.”
- MixedRaise taxes on high earners or corporations
Wants to eliminate the self-employment tax and shift taxation toward the financial industry, while also opposing what she calls unfair regulation of small businesses relative to larger companies.[5]
“I would eliminate the self-employment tax. I would shift taxation towards the financial industry and away from earned income.”
In their words — priorities
- Says her top priority is preventing mental illness and addiction, citing her medical specialty in addiction medicine.[5]
- Wants to eliminate the self-employment tax and shift taxation away from earned income toward the financial industry.[5]
- Wants to restrict for-profit ownership of healthcare practices, saying investor ownership drives up costs more than insurance-company profits do.[5]
Background
- Earned a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University (1985), an M.D. from Indiana University School of Medicine (1989), and completed training at the University of Michigan Medical School (1992); she is board certified in internal medicine and addiction medicine.[4]
- Spent roughly a decade home-educating her children before returning to medical practice; says she received a U.S. Presidential Teacher award for that work.[5]
- Previously ran for Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District in 2022 as an Independent Party of Connecticut candidate, finishing third with 1.7% of the vote.[4]
Campaign money
Raised $21K · spent $16K · $344 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗