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Maxine E Dexter

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

Maxine E Dexter

Incumbent U.S. representative; physician and former state legislator.

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Photo: Campaign photo · maxinefororegon.com ↗

Reach the campaign

As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.

In their words

Said: My working-class family had access to good public schools, reliable transit, union jobs and affordable housing.

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 15 ↗

Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the state does not verify the claims. Nothing was skipped before it.

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

Supports a long-term single-payer healthcare model, stronger oversight of healthcare intermediaries and expanded federal housing assistance.

  • Expand affordable-housing tax credits, HOME and the National Housing Trust Fund.
  • Support rental and first-time-buyer assistance and innovative construction.
  • Regulate pharmacy benefit managers and private-equity involvement in healthcare.

Our reading

Our interpretation, not their words
  • Public financing
  • Healthcare regulation

Expanding housing tax credits, a single-payer path and 100% clean electricity all rely on federal money and majorities; the reviewed pages set the direction and some bills, not the order or the cost.

Oregon voters’ pamphlet candidate statement · PDF page 15 ↗Dexter · housing ↗Dexter · economic opportunity ↗Dexter · climate and environment ↗Dexter · immigration ↗Dexter · addiction and mental health ↗

Where they stand

Housing and homelessness

Expand housing tax credits
What
Said: Would expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, the HOME program and the National Housing Trust Fund, fund innovative and green construction, and support rental assistance and down-payment help for first-time buyers.
How
Not in their sources
Measured by
Not in their sources

Public safety and immigration

Abolish ICE
What
Said: Would abolish ICE, pass the CLEAR ID Act to end anonymous raids, oppose ICE and CBP funding until raids stop and due process is restored, and bring federal money for detox beds and treatment over punishment.
How
Said: The CLEAR ID Act and Restoring Access for Detainees Act to end anonymous raids and guarantee counsel; unannounced oversight visits to detention centers; federal investment in detox beds and medication-assisted treatment.
Measured by
Not in their sources

Taxes, spending and your bills

Close corporate loopholes
What
Said: Would close corporate tax loopholes and make billionaires pay more, raise the federal minimum wage to $15 tied to inflation, and pass the PRO Act and nationwide paid leave.
How
Not in their sources
Measured by
Said: A $15 federal minimum wage indexed to inflation, with the tipped sub-minimum eliminated.

Transportation, energy and climate

100% clean electricity
What
Said: Would pass a Green New Deal, move to 100% clean electricity nationwide, ban new fossil-fuel infrastructure on public lands and offshore, bury power lines and expand EV charging.
How
Said: Invest in smart transmission grids, bury lines to prevent wildfires, expand EV charging, ban new fossil-fuel infrastructure on public lands and offshore, and grow clean domestic manufacturing.
Measured by
Said: 100% clean electricity nationwide; no date is given.

The choices this office faces

Every candidate in this race is asked the same 8 questions. Maxine E Dexter is on record on 7, with 1 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.

No answer we could find

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

    Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.

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.

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

How would you prioritize housing subsidies and healthcare reform if Congress cannot fund the entire agenda?

Sources (9)

  1. Dexter · housingCandidate statement · Undated page; reviewed September 18, 2026
  2. Dexter · healthcareCandidate statement · Undated page; reviewed September 18, 2026
  3. 2026 qualified filing · DemocratElection authority · Checked September 18, 2026
  4. Oregon voters’ pamphlet candidate statement · PDF page 15Candidate 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. Dexter · economic opportunityCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
  6. Dexter · climate and environmentCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
  7. Dexter · immigrationCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
  8. Dexter · addiction and mental healthCandidate 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