REPUBLICAN

John Braun

Washington House District 3 2026 · 2026

Policy Positions

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Policy Positions

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Economy

2 positions

Would you support raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statement on a $17 federal minimum wage found for John Braun; position inferred from his Republican party affiliation, general conservative economic platform, and typical Republican opposition to federal minimum wage increases, with Washington state context noting he has generally favored market-based approaches over mandated wage floors. Fact-check this →

Do you support using tariffs as a tool to address trade imbalances with other countries?

Support

Party InferenceNo direct statements or votes from John Braun (WA state senator running for U.S. House) on federal tariff policy were found; position is inferred from his Republican affiliation and alignment with mainstream GOP support for tariffs as a trade tool, with low confidence due to lack of direct evidence. Fact-check this →

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Education

1 position

Would you support canceling up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt per borrower?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statement found on student loan cancellation specifically, but Braun is a conservative Republican running for federal office whose state legislative record and party alignment strongly indicate opposition to broad federal student loan forgiveness programs; position inferred from general fiscal conservative stance. Fact-check this →

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Environment

3 positions

Would you support legislation to reduce US carbon emissions by 50% by 2035?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceJohn Braun is a Republican state senator (not yet U.S. House) with a conservative record who has opposed aggressive carbon regulation in Washington state, including opposition to cap-and-trade policies, suggesting strong opposition to a 50% emissions reduction mandate by 2035; no direct federal voting record exists as he has not yet served in Congress. Fact-check this →

Would you support legislation requiring the US to reduce carbon emissions by 50% below 2005 levels by 2035?

Strongly Oppose

Public StatementJohn Braun is a Washington State Senate Republican with a conservative record who has opposed aggressive carbon emission mandates, including voting against Washington's cap-and-trade Climate Commitment Act; as a candidate for U.S. House, his state legislative record strongly suggests opposition to a 50% federal carbon reduction mandate by 2035, though no direct statement on this specific federal proposal was found. Fact-check this →

Would you support ending new federal permits for oil and gas drilling on public lands and offshore waters?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceJohn Braun is a Republican candidate whose party platform and general conservative positioning strongly favor expanded domestic energy production on public lands; no direct statements specific to this exact policy were found, so position is inferred from party alignment and typical Republican energy stances. Fact-check this →

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Foreign Policy

3 positions

Would you support increasing the federal defense budget by more than 5% annually?

Support

Party InferenceJohn Braun is a Republican state senator seeking federal office with no clear federal voting record; his position is inferred from Republican Party alignment with defense spending increases and general conservative policy stances, with no direct statement found on this specific threshold. Fact-check this →

Would you support increasing the federal defense budget by more than 5% per year above the rate of inflation?

Support

Party InferenceJohn Braun is a Republican state senator running for U.S. House with no clear federal voting record; his position is inferred from standard Republican defense spending priorities, though no direct statement on this specific threshold was found. Fact-check this →

Would you support maintaining or increasing current levels of US foreign assistance to allied and developing nations?

Oppose

Party InferenceJohn Braun is a Washington state Senate Republican running for U.S. House with no federal voting record; his position is inferred from his conservative Republican profile and the broader GOP trend toward skepticism of foreign aid, with no direct statements found on foreign assistance levels. Fact-check this →

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Gun Policy

3 positions

Would you support universal background checks for all firearm purchases in the US?

Oppose

Party InferenceJohn Braun is a Washington state Republican legislator with a consistently conservative record on gun rights; no direct statement on universal background checks was found, but his NRA-aligned voting pattern in the state legislature and party affiliation strongly suggest opposition, though he has not been a prominent vocal opponent of this specific federal policy. Fact-check this →

Would you support requiring background checks for all firearm purchases in the US, including private sales and gun show transactions?

Oppose

Party InferenceJohn Braun is a Republican state senator running for federal office with no extensive federal voting record; his position is inferred from his consistent conservative, pro-gun-rights stances in the Washington State Senate and alignment with Republican Party opposition to universal background check expansions. Fact-check this →

Would you support a federal ban on the manufacture and sale of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines to civilian buyers?

Strongly Oppose

Campaign PlatformJohn Braun is a Republican candidate with a strong pro-Second Amendment stance consistent with GOP opposition to assault weapons bans; no specific direct statement found on this exact policy, but his campaign platform and party alignment strongly indicate opposition to any federal ban on semi-automatic rifles. Fact-check this →

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Healthcare

2 positions

Would you support expanding Medicare to cover all Americans regardless of age?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statement or vote found on Medicare for All specifically, but John Braun is a conservative Republican running in WA-3 whose general platform emphasizes free-market healthcare solutions and opposition to government expansion, making strong opposition to Medicare for All highly consistent with his stated ideology; party inference applied. Fact-check this →

Would you support federal legislation requiring Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices directly with pharmaceutical manufacturers?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct record found on Medicare drug price negotiation for John Braun (WA state senator seeking U.S. House); position inferred from his Republican affiliation and general conservative policy stances opposing expanded government intervention in healthcare markets. Fact-check this →

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Immigration

3 positions

Would you support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived and worked continuously in the US for more than 5 years?

Oppose

Party InferenceJohn Braun is a conservative Republican state senator seeking federal office with no direct recorded statement on this specific pathway-to-citizenship question; position inferred from his general immigration enforcement stance and party alignment, with Republican candidates in Washington's 3rd District typically opposing broad legalization pathways. Fact-check this →

Would you support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived in the US for more than 5 years?

Oppose

Party InferenceJohn Braun is a conservative Republican state senator seeking federal office with no direct public statements found on a pathway to citizenship; position inferred from his generally conservative immigration stance and party alignment, with standard Republican opposition to amnesty-type policies. Fact-check this →

Would you support significantly increasing federal funding for border security infrastructure and personnel at the US southern border?

Strongly Support

Campaign PlatformJohn Braun is a Republican candidate for WA-03 whose campaign platform and state legislative record (as a Washington State Senator) emphasize border security and immigration enforcement consistent with strong support for increased federal border funding, though explicit direct statements on this specific federal spending question are not prominently documented. Fact-check this →

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Taxes

3 positions

Would you support increasing the top marginal income tax rate to 50% for income over $10 million?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statement on this specific proposal found; position inferred from John Braun's Republican affiliation, general anti-tax legislative record in the Washington State Senate, and consistent opposition to income tax increases. Fact-check this →

Would you support raising the top federal income tax rate to 50% for individual income exceeding $10 million per year?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceJohn Braun is a Republican candidate with a conservative fiscal record in the Washington State Senate, where he consistently opposed tax increases; no direct statement on a 50% top federal rate was found, so position is inferred from his general anti-tax stance and party alignment. Fact-check this →

Would you support raising the federal corporate income tax rate from 21% to 28%?

Strongly Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statement found on this specific tax rate question; position inferred from John Braun's Republican affiliation, general conservative fiscal record in the Washington State Senate, and broad GOP opposition to corporate tax increases — DW-NOMINATE baseline for House Republicans aligns strongly with opposition to raising corporate taxes. Fact-check this →

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Voting Rights

1 position

Would you support federal legislation requiring all states to automatically register eligible citizens to vote when they interact with government agencies?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statements found on automatic voter registration specifically; position inferred from John Braun's Republican affiliation and his Washington State Senate record, where he has generally opposed expanded government mandates and supported more restrictive voter integrity measures. Fact-check this →