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U.S. Representative, 4th District
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John DureskyWashington Secretary of State, Online Voters' Guide

John Duresky

Candidate for U.S. Representative, 4th District

Prefers Democratic Party

Background

Occupation
Retired Air Force officer
Campaign website
johnduresky4congress.com

Retired Air Force major who served 24 years, first as an avionics technician and then as a cyberspace operations officer, and later managed federal technology and contractor oversight programs at Hanford. Has not held elected office.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Proposes closing the stepped-up basis and carried interest tax rules.

    Issues

    Campaign website · John Duresky for Congress · johnduresky4congress.com

    “Reform the tax code to close loopholes like stepped-up basis and carried interest”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports raising the federal minimum wage.

    Issues

    Campaign website · John Duresky for Congress · johnduresky4congress.com

    “Raise the federal minimum wage so work actually pays”
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  • Supports removing tariffs that hurt farmers.

    Issues

    Campaign website · John Duresky for Congress · johnduresky4congress.com

    “Remove harmful tariffs that hurt our farmers and raise prices for consumers”
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  • Supports reforming the H-2A farmworker visa program.

    Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election

    Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov

    “protect irrigation rights, and reform the H2A visa program”
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Environment & parks

Health & human services

  • Supports restoring ACA subsidies and moving toward universal coverage.

    Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election

    Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov

    “restore ACA (Affordable Care Act) subsidies”
    Issues

    Campaign website · John Duresky for Congress · johnduresky4congress.com

    “Move toward universal healthcare access so coverage doesn't depend on your employer or your ZIP code”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports a congressional stock-trading ban and overturning Citizens United.

    Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election

    Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov

    “I will also support banning congressional stock trading, overturning Citizens United, and imposing real ethics rules on our courts and politicians.”
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  • Opposes politically motivated mass firings of federal employees.

    Issues

    Campaign website · John Duresky for Congress · johnduresky4congress.com

    “Protect federal employees from politically motivated mass firings”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from John Duresky on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • EducationNo documented position found.

All sources (18)

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