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U.S. Representative, 4th District

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Term
2 years
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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

  • Amanda McKinneyPrefers Republican Party

    No documented position found.

  • John DureskyPrefers Democratic Party

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

Public safety

  • Amanda McKinneyPrefers Republican Party

    • Supports President Trump's border and immigration enforcement.
    • Opposes gun-control laws she considers unconstitutional.

  • John DureskyPrefers Democratic Party

    No documented position found.

Education

  • Amanda McKinneyPrefers Republican Party

    • Supports limiting women's sports to biological females.

  • John DureskyPrefers Democratic Party

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Amanda McKinneyPrefers Republican Party

    • Supports advanced nuclear, a larger Hanford mission and LNG.
    • Supports cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation.

  • John DureskyPrefers Democratic Party

    • Supports raising the federal minimum wage.
    • Supports removing tariffs that hurt farmers.
    • Supports reforming the H-2A farmworker visa program.

Environment & parks

  • Amanda McKinneyPrefers Republican Party

    • Pledges to protect the Columbia and Snake River dams.
    • Supports the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan and new water storage.
    • Opposed the Horse Heaven Hills wind project.

  • John DureskyPrefers Democratic Party

    • Opposes selling federal public lands.

Health & human services

  • Amanda McKinneyPrefers Republican Party

    No documented position found.

  • John DureskyPrefers Democratic Party

    • Supports restoring ACA subsidies and moving toward universal coverage.

Government & transparency

  • Amanda McKinneyPrefers Republican Party

    No documented position found.

  • John DureskyPrefers Democratic Party

    • Supports a congressional stock-trading ban and overturning Citizens United.
    • Opposes politically motivated mass firings of federal employees.

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; 7 issues covered in this race.