Federal

U.S. Representative, 8th Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

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Cheryl Riley

Republican

Montgomery County

The gist

Supports REAL ID to vote and an Election Day holiday.
Supports limiting mail voting to overseas military and disabled voters.
Supports pausing immigration until dangerous individuals are removed.
Supports expanding domestic oil, gas and nuclear energy.
Supports raising the Social Security payroll tax cap.

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Supports REAL ID to vote and an Election Day holiday.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support making Election Day a federal holiday, requiring REAL ID for voter identification”
Supports limiting mail voting to overseas military and disabled voters.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org
“limiting mail-in voting to active-duty military overseas and citizens with documented disabilities”
Supports pausing immigration until dangerous individuals are removed.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Immigration · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support halting immigration until we identify and remove dangerous individuals already here.”
Supports expanding domestic oil, gas and nuclear energy.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“achieve energy independence via domestic oil, gas, and nuclear”
Supports raising the Social Security payroll tax cap.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Safety net · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support raising the payroll tax cap”

Nancy Wallace

Green

The gist

Proposes funding voter-verified paper audit trails nationwide.
Supports disbanding ICE and creating a new agency.
Supports free universal health care and free childcare.
Supports an annual wealth tax above $10 million.
Supports rent control.
Supports an emergency transition to renewable energy and green jobs.

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Proposes funding voter-verified paper audit trails nationwide.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will introduce legislation to financially support voter-verified paper audit trails in every jurisdiction in the US”
Supports disbanding ICE and creating a new agency.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Immigration · onyourballot.vote411.org
“ICE should be disbanded”
Supports free universal health care and free childcare.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support free universal health care”
Supports an annual wealth tax above $10 million.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support 1% annual tax on wealth over $10 million, rising to 4% on wealth above $1 billion”
Supports rent control.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support fair, stable rent control.”
Supports an emergency transition to renewable energy and green jobs.
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“We need a major, emergency economic transformation to renewable energy and green jobs”

Jamie Raskin

DemocraticIncumbent

The gist

Supports the For the People and John Lewis voting acts.
Opposes the administration's immigration enforcement approach.
Supports expanding federal rental assistance and affordable housing.
Supports raising the federal minimum wage.
Co-sponsored the Social Security 2100 Act.
Voted for Medicare drug-price negotiation in the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Supports the For the People and John Lewis voting acts.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org
“supported legislation such as the For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Act”
Opposes the administration's immigration enforcement approach.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Immigration · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I do not support the current administration’s approach to enforcing federal immigration laws.”
Supports expanding federal rental assistance and affordable housing.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“expand federal rental assistance and affordable housing programs”
Supports raising the federal minimum wage.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“raise the federal minimum wage”
Co-sponsored the Social Security 2100 Act.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Safety net · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I have proudly cosponsored the Social Security 2100 Act”
Voted for Medicare drug-price negotiation in the Inflation Reduction Act.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Representative in Congress, District 8, 2026 General Election
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland Education Fund (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Safety net · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I was pleased to vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, which empowers Medicare to negotiate with Big Pharma”

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