October 17, 2020

2020 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire

See responses from Senator and State Representative candidates by Legislative District here. Responses from Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Commissioner candidates are here. Candidate email addresses can be found here.

The Question:

Do you pledge to build upon the Affordable Care Act by supporting the State-Based Universal Health Care Act?

District	US Representative Candidate	Party	Answer	Comments
1	Suzan DelBene	Democrat	no response
1	Jeffrey Beeler, Sr.	Republican	no response
2	Rick Larsen	Democrat	no response
2	Timothy S. Hazelo	Republican	no response
3	Jaime Herrera Beutler	Republican	no response
3	Carolyn Long	Democrat	no response
4	Dan Newhouse	Republican	no response
4	Douglas E. McKinley	Democrat	no response
5	Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Republican	no response
5	Dave Wilson	Democrat	no response
6	Derek Kilmer	Democrat	no response
6	Elizabeth Kreiselmaier	Republican	no response
7	Pramila Jayapal	Democrat	Yes
7	Craig Keller	Republican	no response
8	Kim Schrier	Democrat	no response
8	Jesse Jensen	Republican	no response
9	Adam Smith	Democrat	Yes
9	Doug Basler	Republican	no response
10	Marilyn Strickland	Democrat	no response
10	Beth Doglio	Democrat	no response

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