U.S. House · Washington's 3rd District

Southwest Washington, including Vancouver, Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 22 claims re-checked against their sources · 2 corrected · 0 removed

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

  • Braun's immigration position said his opponent voted against the Secure the Border Act 'in a 2023 state legislative vote' — Perez is a member of Congress, not the state legislature, and the bill (H.R. 2) was a federal House vote. Corrected the wording to 'in Congress'.
  • The Hennrich quote in the context section was truncated mid-sentence without an ellipsis, omitting 'and that anyone they vote for should earn that vote' from the source. Extended the quote to match the full verbatim sentence from the Washington State Standard interview as quoted on Ballotpedia.

On the ballot · 2 candidates

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUEMarie Gluesenkamp Perez
D
John Braun
R
Protect legal access to abortionSupports[2]—
Stricter gun laws—Opposes[3]
Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsMixed[4][5][6][7][8]votesSupports[3]
Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsSupports[5][6][7]votes—
Expand public health coverageSupports[5][6][7][9]votes · says otherwise—
Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports[5][6][7]votesMixed[3]
Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)—Supports[3]
Broad tariffs on imported goodsOpposes[10]votes—
Universal, publicly funded child careSupports[2]—

The candidates, in full

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

DINCUMBENTU.S. Representative (since 2023)

Won the August 4 top-two primary as part of a combined 55.9% Democratic vote share

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is the incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative for Washington's 3rd District, first elected in 2022. She is a small-business owner who sits on the House Committee on Appropriations.[1][2]

Key votes in Congress

  • YesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · H. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · 2026-06-03 roll call ↗The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
  • YesResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · H.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · 2026-02-11 roll call ↗The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
  • YesConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government funding · H.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · 2026-02-03 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
  • YesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · H.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · 2026-01-08 roll call ↗The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
  • YesWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela · H. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
  • YesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · 2025-12-10 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
  • YesEpstein Files Transparency Act · H.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · 2025-11-18 roll call ↗The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
  • YesContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · 2025-11-12 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
  • YesCLARITY Act — digital asset market structure · H.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
  • YesGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulation · S. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
  • NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · 2025-07-03 roll call ↗H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
  • NoRescissions Act of 2025 · H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · 2025-06-12 roll call ↗The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
  • NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · 2025-05-22 roll call ↗H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
  • YesSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · H.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · 2025-04-10 roll call ↗The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
  • NoFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · 2025-03-11 roll call ↗The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
  • YesLaken Riley Act — final passage · S. 5 · Passed 263–156 · 2025-01-22 roll call ↗The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.
  • NoSecure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · H.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · 2023-05-11 roll call ↗Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers.

On the record — official actions

  • actionSits on the House Committee on Appropriations for the 2025-2026 Congress, on the Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA and Financial Services-General Government subcommittees.[2]
  • actionIn the 2023-2024 Congress, served on the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Small Business, where she was ranking member of the Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains subcommittee.[2]

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsProtect legal access to abortion

    Supports legal access to abortion and says she will work to prevent a national abortion ban.[2]

    “Marie is fighting to ensure every woman can see a doctor whenever she wants, for whatever reason.”
  • SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[5][6][7]

    What they say: States that climate change is real and man-made and disproportionately affects the working class; has backed tax rebates for energy-efficiency upgrades.[2]

  • SupportsExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08).[5][6][7][9]

    What they say: (their stated position — mixed — differs from their votes) Campaign platform emphasizes lowering healthcare costs and cutting out middlemen rather than a specific public-coverage expansion.[2]

  • SupportsUniversal, publicly funded child care

    Supports re-introducing and expanding the Child Tax Credit and increasing childcare accessibility, particularly in rural communities.[2]

  • MixedExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11).[4][5][6][7][8]

  • SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[5][6][7]

  • OpposesBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11).[10]

In their words — priorities

  • Says she is "fighting to ensure every woman can see a doctor whenever she wants, for whatever reason" and will work to prevent a national abortion ban.[2]
  • Highlights right-to-repair legislation to stop farm and consumer equipment manufacturers from requiring customers to pay the original manufacturer for repairs, drawing on her experience running an auto repair shop.[2]
  • Says she is working to bring down housing costs, increase childcare options, and expand the Child Tax Credit for working families.[2]
  • Cites securing $600 million in federal funding toward replacing the I-5 bridge as a down payment on infrastructure for Southwest Washington.[2]

Background

  • Born in Harris County, Texas; lives in Skamania County, Washington. Earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Reed College in 2012.[2]
  • Founded and owns an auto repair shop in Washington's 3rd District before being elected to Congress.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $6.3M · spent $4.3M · $2.1M cash on hand (through 2026-07-15) FEC filing ↗

John Braun

RWashington State Senator, 20th District (since 2013)

Advanced from the August 4 top-two primary as part of a combined 42.0% Republican vote share

John Braun is a Republican state senator representing Washington's 20th Legislative District since 2013 and a manufacturing executive running for the U.S. House seat held by Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.[1][3]

On the record — official actions

  • actionHas represented Washington's 20th Legislative District in the state Senate since 2013.[1]
  • billSays he authored Washington's College Affordability Program as a state senator, which he describes as cutting public university tuition.[3]

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

    Supports completing border barriers, hiring more agents, tightening asylum loopholes, and targeting cartel supply chains; says his opponent voted against the 2023 Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2) in Congress.[3]

  • OpposesStricter gun laws

    Opposed Washington's 2023 state rifle ban and says he will protect the constitutional rights of gun owners and sportsmen in Congress.[3]

  • MixedFaster transition away from fossil fuels

    Supports an "all of the above" energy approach including hydropower, solar, oil, natural gas and nuclear power rather than a transition away from fossil fuels specifically.[3]

  • SupportsPublic funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

    Supports the federal Parents Bill of Rights and says parents, not "bureaucrats," should control decisions about their children's education.[3]

In their words — priorities

  • Says he will "complete high-priority barriers, hire and equip more agents, deploy proven technology, tighten asylum loopholes, and go after cartel supply chains" on border security, and notes he opposed a 2023 state rifle ban.[3]
  • On energy, supports market-based production including hydropower, solar, oil, natural gas and nuclear power to meet rising demand from AI data centers.[3]
  • Authored the state College Affordability Program, which he describes as the largest cuts to public university tuition in the nation, and supports expanding skilled-trades training.[3]
  • Supports the federal Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act and says he would vote to base women's sports eligibility on biological sex.[3]

Background

  • Served in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve for 31 years, including service in the submarine force.[1]
  • Earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Washington in 1989 and an M.S. in manufacturing engineering and an MBA from the University of Michigan in 1999.[1]
  • President of Braun Northwest, an emergency vehicle manufacturer based in Chehalis with about 350 employees.[1]

Campaign money

Raised $2.2M · spent $947K · $1.3M cash on hand (through 2026-08-18) FEC filing ↗

Research notes & limits

Both candidates' priorities and positions are drawn from campaign-website text as quoted verbatim on their Ballotpedia pages, dated July 2026. Neither candidate had completed a 2026 Candidate Connection survey at the time of research.

Sources · 10

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Marie Gluesenkamp Perez · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's campaign website (quoted July 17, 2026) · Ballotpedia, quoting Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's campaign website Candidate's own words
  3. 3.John Braun's campaign website (quoted July 17, 2026) · Ballotpedia, quoting John Braun's campaign website Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  5. 5.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  6. 6.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  7. 7.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  8. 8.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  9. 9.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  10. 10.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record