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Suzanne Bonamici

U.S. House · District 1 candidate · U.S. Congress · November 3, 2026

Suzanne Bonamici

Incumbent U.S. representative.

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Photo: Campaign photo · bonamiciforcongress.com ↗

Reach the campaign

As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.

In their words

Said: Suzanne worked her way through community college, university, and law school, so she knows what it’s like to struggle to make ends meet.

Voters’ pamphlet

Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 pamphlet; posted by the Secretary of State September 9, 2026; extracted September 21, 2026

Oregon voters’ pamphlet candidate statement · PDF page 9 ↗

Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the state does not verify the claims. Skipped before it: the headings “Suzanne Bonamici” and “Strong Leadership, Oregon Values”.

The verbatim opening of their voters’ pamphlet statement, the same rule for every candidate. We chose nothing.

What they say they would do

Our summary of their platform, in our words

Her stated priorities include affordable housing, universal healthcare, education, climate action and protecting reproductive and voting rights.

  • Expand economic opportunity for working families.
  • Improve access to housing and healthcare.
  • Protect reproductive freedom and democratic participation.

Our reading

Our interpretation, not their words
  • Public investment
  • Rights protections

Expanding the housing tax credit, Medicare for All and debt-free college depend on repealing the 2017 tax cuts and on new majorities; the reviewed pages give direction and bills introduced, not a costed sequence.

Oregon voters’ pamphlet candidate statement · PDF page 9 ↗Bonamici · affordable housing ↗Bonamici · economy ↗Bonamici · climate crisis ↗Bonamici · immigration ↗

Where they stand

Housing and homelessness

Expand housing tax credit
What
Said: Would increase Low-Income Housing Tax Credit funding, convert unused buildings into affordable housing, fund housing paired with child-care centers, and expand transitional housing for people in recovery.
How
Said: Legislation to increase LIHTC funding, convert unused buildings into affordable housing, create funding for housing paired with child-care centers, and increase transitional housing for people in recovery.
Measured by
Said: Points to $6.25 million secured to build hundreds of affordable units in NW Oregon as the result so far; no target for the next term is given.

Public safety and immigration

ICE agent identification
What
Said: Is leading legislation requiring clear identification of every ICE agent making immigration arrests and limiting when federal law enforcement, the armed forces or the National Guard can be sent into cities; wants humane immigration reform.
How
Not in their sources
Measured by
Not in their sources

Taxes, spending and your bills

Repeal Trump tax cuts
What
Said: Would repeal the Trump tax cuts in favor of progressive taxation, raise the federal minimum wage, enforce antitrust laws, end what she calls chaotic tariffs, and fight cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.
How
Not in their sources
Measured by
Not in their sources

Transportation, energy and climate

Net-zero by mid-century
What
Said: Would defend Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy programs and pursue the Select Committee plan for net-zero emissions by mid-century; opposes data centers raising costs or exploiting natural resources.
How
Said: Defend Inflation Reduction Act programs for a just transition to renewable energy, and use the Select Committee's 500-plus-page Climate Action Plan as the sector-by-sector roadmap.
Measured by
Said: Net-zero emissions no later than mid-century and net-negative thereafter.

The choices this office faces

Every candidate in this race is asked the same 8 questions. Suzanne Bonamici is on record on 8. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.

On record

  • Keep H.R. 1’s Medicaid work rules, six-month renewals and SNAP cuts, or repeal them?

    Said: Voted no on final House passage of H.R. 1 on July 3, 2025 (218–214), a vote on the whole package, including the Medicaid work rules, six-month renewals and SNAP cuts.

  • Restore the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that expired December 31, 2025?

    Said: Voted yes on January 8, 2026 on H.R. 1834, a three-year restoration of the enhanced premium tax credits; it passed 230–196 and awaits the Senate.

  • End the tariffs and take tariff power back from the president?

    Said: Voted yes on February 11, 2026 on H.J.Res. 72 to end the national emergency behind the Canada tariffs; it passed 219–211.

  • Fund the $70 billion expansion of ICE and Border Patrol through 2029 (the Secure America Act)?

    Said: Voted no on June 9, 2026 on the Secure America Act’s $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol through 2029; it passed 214–212.

  • Direct the president to end U.S. military involvement in the war with Iran?

    Said: Voted yes on July 23, 2026 on H.Con.Res. 89 directing the president to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran (214–208), as on June 3.

  • Pass the Fix Our Forests Act: faster thinning and logging on federal forests with shorter windows to sue?

    Said: Voted no on January 23, 2025 on the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471), which passed 279–141.

  • Expand the federal role in housing, from the new ROAD to Housing law to more vouchers and tax credits?

    Said: Voted yes on June 23, 2026 on final passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (358–32), now Public Law 119-101.

  • Should federal policy rein in data centers’ power, water and cost impacts, or keep fast-tracking them?

    Said: Says data centers should not be able to raise costs or exploit Oregon’s natural resources for profit, and will keep fighting for clean, renewable energy; she names no federal bill.

Compare every candidate

Public record

Recorded actions, from the official record

Voted No on the final House motion accepting the Senate’s H.R. 1 amendment, July 3, 2025. It passed 218–214. This records a vote on the entire package, not a separate vote on each provision.

Federal record

Public record · July 3, 2025

House Clerk · roll call 190, final House action on H.R. 1 ↗

A question the evidence leaves open

What housing and healthcare changes would you prioritize first, with what funding and measurable results?

Sources (9)

  1. Bonamici · prioritiesCandidate statement · Undated page; reviewed September 18, 2026
  2. 2026 qualified filing · DemocratElection authority · Checked September 18, 2026
  3. 2026 qualified filing · Working FamiliesElection authority · Checked September 18, 2026
  4. Oregon voters’ pamphlet candidate statement · PDF page 9Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 pamphlet; posted by the Secretary of State September 9, 2026; reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
  5. Bonamici · affordable housingCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
  6. Bonamici · economyCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
  7. Bonamici · climate crisisCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
  8. Bonamici · immigrationCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
  9. House Clerk · roll call 190, final House action on H.R. 1Public record · July 3, 2025