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U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District

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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.

Damon Galdo

Republican

Construction superintendent and carpenter

The gist

  • Supports proof of citizenship and voter ID to vote
  • Supports temporarily capping credit card interest rates
  • Supports health price transparency and expanded HSAs
  • Supports protecting patients with preexisting conditions
  • Supports parental access to school curriculum
  • Supports tougher penalties for violent criminals and drug traffickers
  • Supports expanding apprenticeships and vocational education
More about Damon
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  1. Supports proof of citizenship and voter ID to vote

    Platform — Damon Galdo for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · votedamongaldo.com

    “require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections require voter identification”
  2. Supports temporarily capping credit card interest rates

    Platform — Damon Galdo for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · votedamongaldo.com

    “temporarily capping credit card interest”
  3. Supports health price transparency and expanded HSAs

    Platform — Damon Galdo for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · votedamongaldo.com

    “provide greater price transparency expand access to Health Savings Accounts”
  4. Supports protecting patients with preexisting conditions

    Platform — Damon Galdo for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · votedamongaldo.com

    “protect patients with preexisting conditions”
  5. Supports parental access to school curriculum

    Platform — Damon Galdo for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · votedamongaldo.com

    “parental access to curriculum”
  6. Supports tougher penalties for violent criminals and drug traffickers

    Platform — Damon Galdo for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · votedamongaldo.com

    “strengthening penalties for violent criminals and drug traffickers”
  7. Supports expanding apprenticeships and vocational education

    Platform — Damon Galdo for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · votedamongaldo.com

    “expanding apprenticeships strengthening vocational education”
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Donald NorcrossOfficial portrait — Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

Donald Norcross

DemocraticIncumbent

Camden County

The gist

  • Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15
  • Supports Medicare negotiating prescription drug prices
  • Supports abortion rights
  • Opposes voucher plans for Social Security and Medicare
  • Opposes offshore drilling in the Atlantic
  • Supports overturning the Citizens United decision
  • Supports barring terror watchlist suspects from buying guns
  • Introduced the No Tax Breaks for Union Busting ActIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Donald
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  1. Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15

    Raising Wages — Donald Norcross for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · donaldnorcrossforcongress.com

    “The Raise the Wage Act will increase the minimum wage with common-sense predictability over the next seven years to $15 an hour.”
  2. Supports Medicare negotiating prescription drug prices

    Improving Health Care — Donald Norcross for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · donaldnorcrossforcongress.com

    “I have been on the forefront of fighting to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices”
  3. Supports abortion rights

    Improving Health Care — Donald Norcross for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · donaldnorcrossforcongress.com

    “I wholeheartedly support reproductive freedom for all women.”
  4. Opposes voucher plans for Social Security and Medicare

    Caring for Seniors — Donald Norcross for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · donaldnorcrossforcongress.com

    “I oppose voucher schemes and support reforms that will ensure appropriate cost of living adjustments”
  5. Opposes offshore drilling in the Atlantic

    Protecting the Environment — Donald Norcross for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · donaldnorcrossforcongress.com

    “We also need to protect the Jersey Shore from harmful offshore drilling in the Atlantic”
  6. Supports overturning the Citizens United decision

    Restoring Our Democracy — Donald Norcross for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · donaldnorcrossforcongress.com

    “I support a repeal of that decision and efforts to renew transparency and accountability in our elections.”
  7. Supports barring terror watchlist suspects from buying guns

    Protecting Communities — Donald Norcross for Congress

    Campaign website · Candidate campaign · donaldnorcrossforcongress.com

    “ending the outrageous terrorist background check loophole that currently allows people on our nation’s Terror Watchlist to legally purchase deadly firearms”
  8. Introduced the No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act

    Full Biography — Congressman Donald Norcross

    Government record · Office of U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross · norcross.house.gov

    “He introduced the No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act to prevent taxpayers from subsidizing corporations that undermine workers’ right to organize.”

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