John Braun

2026 candidacies

• Washington U.S. House District 3

  Republican · state primary ballot

  $2.0M raised

  Ballot status from Washington Secretary of State, Elections Division

Prior service stated by the campaign

• Washington State Senator, 20th Legislative District · 2012–present

  “first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2012” source

• Chairman, Senate Ways & Means Committee, Washington State · 2017–present

  “In 2017, as chairman of the Senate Ways & Means Committee” source

• Senate Republican Leader, Washington State Senate · 2020-12–present

  “In December 2020, his colleagues elected him Senate Republican Leader” source

• Director, U.S. Navy Submarine Force Reserve Component, U.S. Navy

  “His final assignment was as Director of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force Reserve Component” source

Biography, in the campaign's words

Quoted from the candidate's own campaign site. It is a self-description, not an independent account.

• “then became President in 2006”

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• “graduating in 1989 with a degree in electrical engineering”

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• “beginning a 31-year military career”

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Stated positions, in the campaign's words

Quoted from the candidate's own campaign site. These are statements the campaign publishes, not an assessment of a record.

• “I will defend the Second Amendment and Washington's hunting traditions”

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• “I support the Parents Bill of Rights at the federal level”

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• “I'll support a lethal, modern force, care for veterans”

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• “I'll complete high-priority barriers, hire and equip more agents”

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• “including hydropower, solar, oil, natural gas and nuclear power”

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• “I'll vote to keep women's sports based on biological sex”

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• “I'll secure additional funding for removal operations, hatcheries, culverts, and habitat”

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