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U.S. Representative, 2nd District

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Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A U.S. representative votes on federal laws and the federal budget in the U.S. House.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Rick LarsenPrefers Democratic Party

    No documented position found.

  • Edwin H. FellerPrefers Republican Party

    • Supports balanced budgets and lower taxes.

Public safety

  • Rick LarsenPrefers Democratic Party

    • Pledges to oppose DHS and ICE funding without new oversight.

  • Edwin H. FellerPrefers Republican Party

    • Supports ending sanctuary policies and funding ICE.
    • Supports designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

Education

  • Rick LarsenPrefers Democratic Party

    No documented position found.

  • Edwin H. FellerPrefers Republican Party

    • Proposes moving federal funding from Ivy League to trade schools.
    • Supports defining sex in Title IX as biological sex.

Housing

  • Rick LarsenPrefers Democratic Party

    • Supports more affordable homes and aid for first-time buyers.

  • Edwin H. FellerPrefers Republican Party

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Rick LarsenPrefers Democratic Party

    • Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour.
    • Opposes sweeping tariffs, citing higher prices.

  • Edwin H. FellerPrefers Republican Party

    No documented position found.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Rick LarsenPrefers Democratic Party

    • Supports extending light rail to Everett as soon as possible.

  • Edwin H. FellerPrefers Republican Party

    No documented position found.

Environment & parks

  • Rick LarsenPrefers Democratic Party

    No documented position found.

  • Edwin H. FellerPrefers Republican Party

    • Supports expanding hydropower and nuclear energy.

Health & human services

  • Rick LarsenPrefers Democratic Party

    • Supports universal, affordable health coverage.
    • Supports suspending the filibuster to pass a federal abortion-rights law.

  • Edwin H. FellerPrefers Republican Party

    No documented position found.

Government & transparency

  • Rick LarsenPrefers Democratic Party

    No documented position found.

  • Edwin H. FellerPrefers Republican Party

    • Supports requiring proof of citizenship to vote (SAVE Act).
    • Supports a merit-based points system for immigration.

Courts & justice

  • Rick LarsenPrefers Democratic Party

    • Supports Supreme Court ethics rules and age limits for justices.

  • Edwin H. FellerPrefers Republican Party

    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; 10 issues covered in this race.