John Braun
State Senate Republican Leader, retired Navy submarine captain and owner of an emergency-vehicle factory. Opposes the state income tax; promises lower taxes, less spending, more manufacturing and parents' rights in schools.
3rd Congressional District
Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum counties. 2 candidates, in alphabetical order, on Washington's Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot. Summaries are paraphrased from each candidate's own statement in Washington's voters' guide.
Take the Washington quizGuess each candidate's party from their photo alone.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Two-term incumbent who co-owns an auto repair shop. Refuses corporate PAC money and wants to ban congressional stock trading and freeze congressional pay; champions trades jobs and apprenticeships.
Could you tell their party from a photo?
Face the Ballot shows you Washington's candidates, faces only, and asks you to guess each one's party. Most people do worse than they expect. Faces don't come with platforms, so vote on what candidates stand for.