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U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District

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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.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Robert B. LuffmanLibertarian

    • Proposes spending cuts to end the income tax and IRS
    • Supports a line-item veto to cut federal spending

  • Chuck HubbardDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Virginia FoxxRepublican

    • Supports moving the federal government toward a balanced budget

Public safety

  • Robert B. LuffmanLibertarian

    • Supports an immigration overhaul with faster, cheaper vetting

  • Chuck HubbardDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Virginia FoxxRepublican

    • Supported the February 2026 U.S. strikes on Iran's regimeIn office

Education

  • Robert B. LuffmanLibertarian

    No documented position found.

  • Chuck HubbardDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Virginia FoxxRepublican

    • Supports reducing the federal role in education
    • Introduced a bill renewing D.C.'s private-school scholarship programIn office
    • Co-introduced a bill denying student aid to BDS-boycotting collegesIn office

Economy & jobs

  • Robert B. LuffmanLibertarian

    No documented position found.

  • Chuck HubbardDemocratic

    • Supports raising the minimum wage and taxing the wealthy more
    • Supports rural broadband and 21st-century infrastructure

  • Virginia FoxxRepublican

    No documented position found.

Roads & infrastructure

Health & human services

  • Robert B. LuffmanLibertarian

    No documented position found.

  • Chuck HubbardDemocratic

    • Supports a government health insurance option
    • Supports writing abortion rights into federal law

  • Virginia FoxxRepublican

    • Supports banning pain-capable abortions and abortion funding
    • Opposes a Medicare for All system
    • Co-introduced a bill requiring hospitals to disclose where care occurredIn office

Government & transparency

  • Robert B. LuffmanLibertarian

    • Proposes term limits of five House terms, two Senate terms
    • Supports ending all lobbying

  • Chuck HubbardDemocratic

    • Supports overturning Citizens United and banning congressional stock trading
    • Supports an independent investigation of the Epstein files

  • Virginia FoxxRepublican

    No documented position found.

Courts & justice

  • Robert B. LuffmanLibertarian

    • Supports nationwide cannabis legalization and free expungement of possession records
    • Supports ending private prisons

  • Chuck HubbardDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Virginia FoxxRepublican

    No documented position found.

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 8 issues covered in this race.