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Candidates › WA-03 race › 2025–2026
R Republican nominee for U.S. House, WA-03
Has not served in Congress
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The 2025 Legislature imposed the largest tax increase in Washington state history — nearly $12 billion in new taxes jammed through in a few weeks. Starting October 1, 2025, the sales tax expands to services that have never been taxed: advertising, IT support, security, staffing, even driver's education.
More than 90,000 small businesses must now collect and remit sales tax on services that were always exempt. Meanwhile, Democrats passed a 9.9% income tax and hiked the B&O tax on employers already barely breaking even.
"In a submarine, you don't waste space. In manufacturing, you don't waste a dollar. In government, we shouldn't waste your money either."
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Complete barriers, hire agents, deploy technology, go after cartel supply chains.
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Apply submarine discipline to federal budgets. Cut waste, not services.
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Fight inflation by cutting regulation, expanding energy, reining in government.
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Protect family-wage jobs, expand trade for WA agriculture, keep production in America.
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Rebuild the Navy, invest in the submarine fleet, and maintain deterrence.
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Back police, prosecute fentanyl dealers, protect communities from rising crime.
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Families are getting crushed by inflation. I'll push for a pro-growth, pro-work agenda: cut wasteful spending that feeds inflation, reduce red tape on small manufacturers, and protect the skilled-trades economy that powers Southwest Washington. I've signed paychecks and solved real-world problems—experience I'll bring to D.C. My opponent talks press releases; I'll deliver results for paychecks and prices.
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Parents—not bureaucrats—have the right to know what's happening in their kids' classrooms. I support the Parents Bill of Rights at the federal level. In Washington, I opposed policies that cut parents out of critical decisions; my opponent voted against the House's parents' rights bill. At the state level, I authored the College Affordability Program—the largest cuts to public university tuition in the nation. College should be a ladder up, not a debt trap. I'll fight to rein in tuition costs and expand access to skilled-trades training so every young person in Southwest Washington has a path to a good career.
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We can show compassion and still enforce the law. I'll pair compassion with consequences: shut down open-air drug markets, support local camping bans when shelter is available, supercharge fentanyl interdiction, and fund detox and mental-health beds. I'll make sure Southwest Washington doesn't slide into the disorder we've seen across the river.
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I entered this race focused on border security and the fentanyl crisis. I'll complete high-priority barriers, hire and equip more agents, deploy proven technology, tighten asylum loopholes, and go after cartel supply chains. My opponent voted against the 2023 Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2). I'll vote to secure the border—because safer communities in Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum depend on it.
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We can boost fish runs by continuing sea lion control activity. Federal law now lets states and tribes humanely remove problem sea lions on the Columbia; NOAA extended those permits. I'll secure additional funding for removal operations, hatcheries, culverts, and habitat, so fishermen see stronger returns.
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Affordable energy = affordable life. I'll champion market-based production including hydropower, solar, oil, natural gas and nuclear power. The need for energy has never been greater with AI data centers and a growing population demanding ever more power. We must never go back to a time when we were dependent on foreign despots for our energy needs.
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As a retired Navy officer, I know readiness matters. I'll support a lethal, modern force, care for veterans with faster access to care and benefits and rebuild the industrial base—especially small manufacturers—so America never fights short of parts or people.
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I will defend the Second Amendment and Washington's hunting traditions. In my legislative races I opposed Olympia's 2023 rifle ban because it punishes the law-abiding and doesn't target criminals. In Congress I'll protect the constitutional rights of responsible gun owners and sportsmen.
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Girls deserve a level playing field. I support federal protections like the House-passed Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (2023) and similar 2025 legislation. My opponent opposed the 2023 bill; I'll vote to keep women's sports based on biological sex, consistent with Title IX's original purpose.
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FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00915884
78¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 7 reports ($2.4M of $3.1M). Cash on hand went from $488.7K on Sep 30, 2025 to $671.9K on Oct 14, 2026.
| Report | Raised in the period | Spent in the period | Cash on hand at its close |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025 | $509,528 | $20,791 | $488,737 |
| YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025 | $330,207 | $115,197 | $703,748 |
| APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026 | $356,711 | $142,519 | $917,940 |
| JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026 | $741,808 | $250,386 | $1,409,362 |
| PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Jul 15, 2026 | $54,393 | $400,127 | $1,063,628 |
| OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026 | $988,752 | $948,148 | $1,104,231 |
| PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026 | $108,563 | $540,876 | $671,919 |
Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.
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Official FEC filing record for the current cycle. The priorities they publish are quoted from their own site, in their order.
Statements are quoted from these pages exactly. Headings, order and wording are the campaign’s; the record marking is ours.
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 1,517 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $1.3M.
Money moved in from the candidate’s other authorized committees, such as a joint fundraising committee. It was raised once and is reported again here on arrival. The 5 largest sources by total given are listed. In all, 16 transfers were filed this cycle, totaling $399.9K.
The 12 largest committees by total given are listed. In all, 131 committee contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $372.9K. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total the campaign itself reports.
Each loan as the campaign’s report through Oct 14, 2026 lists it, with what is still owed. A loan from an earlier cycle can appear here, and one repaid in full drops off the report, so the list need not add up to the row.
Total reported receipts $3,311,756
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
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91% of the money placed by state came from inside Washington: $1.2M of $1.3M.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1,088 contributions · 91% | $1,216,601 |
| 11 contributions · 1.3% | $17,400 |
| 69 contributions · 1.1% | $14,999 |
| 92 contributions · 1.1% | $14,836 |
| 14 contributions · 1.1% | $14,629 |
| 12 contributions · 1% | $13,601 |
| 2 contributions · 0.5% | $7,000 |
| 3 contributions · 0.5% | $6,000 |
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 30 states and territories. Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized, so they cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
| Employer as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| Written instead of an employer · 62 contributions · 13% of ranked | $97,599 |
| 4 contributions · 3.7% of ranked | $28,000 |
| 6 contributions · 2.4% of ranked | $17,833 |
| 3 contributions · 2.4% of ranked | $17,790 |
| 5 contributions · 1.9% of ranked | $14,100 |
| 1 contribution · 1.9% of ranked | $14,000 |
| 5 contributions · 1.9% of ranked | $14,000 |
| 2 contributions · 1.9% of ranked | $14,000 |
A further $543,373 came from donors whose answer names no employer (None, blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 employer spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($337,920) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Money groups spent on their own, not through a campaign. Each ad is filed against the candidate it names, so money attacking an opponent shows on the opponent’s row. Open a candidate to see who spent it.
The campaign also refunded $10,274 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
Total itemized disbursements $2,399,820
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 617 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
2 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $1,046 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 10 payments · 51% of all spending | $1,344,127 |
| 16 payments · 6.5% of all spending | $170,949 |
| 14 payments · 5.3% of all spending | $140,000 |
| 3 payments · 4.9% of all spending | $128,913 |
| 12 payments · 4.2% of all spending | $111,998 |
| 44 payments · 2.7% of all spending | $71,382 |
| 3 payments · 2.3% of all spending | $59,425 |
| 21 payments · 2% of all spending | $51,694 |
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
| Occupation as filed | Amount |
|---|---|
| Written instead of an occupation · 911 contributions · 35% of ranked | $435,976 |
| 57 contributions · 9.3% of ranked | $115,137 |
| 31 contributions · 6.2% of ranked | $77,015 |
| 35 contributions · 4% of ranked | $49,163 |
| 16 contributions · 3.9% of ranked | $48,317 |
| 4 contributions · 2.3% of ranked | $28,000 |
| 9 contributions · 1.9% of ranked | $23,500 |
| 6 contributions · 1.9% of ranked | $23,250 |
A further $87,772 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (None, blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($337,920) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.