The incumbent’s published program details federal housing and healthcare tools. A current policy brief for the challenger is still missing; do not infer his positions from his party alone.
Draft; human review pending.
Key
Said
A campaign statement, in our summary or their words.
Voted
A recorded Council roll call.
— Not found
Not in the sources we reviewed. A research gap, not a position.
Supports a long-term single-payer healthcare model, stronger oversight of healthcare intermediaries and expanded federal housing assistance.
Would expand federal housing tax credits and trust funds, plus rental and down-payment aid.
Would abolish ICE and withhold its funding until raids stop; federal money for treatment.
Would close corporate loopholes, tax billionaires more, raise the minimum wage to $15.
Would move to 100% clean electricity and ban new fossil-fuel projects on public lands.
Summaries are our one-line readings of what each candidate says. Issue lines are short forms of the positions in each brief, AI-drafted and awaiting human review; “—” means not found in the sources we reviewed.
Four votes that split this Council
No candidate in this race sits on Council today.
— Not foundNo featured votes are selected for this race yet.
Candidate briefs, A–Z
LAPortrait to come
U.S. House · District 3 candidate · U.S. Congress · November 3, 2026
Loran Ayles
Qualified candidate in the Secretary of State’s filing records.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our words
A sufficiently current, attributable policy brief has not yet been completed.
The official filing confirms candidacy. A sufficiently current primary-source platform has not yet been reviewed.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
The research gap does not establish that the candidate has no positions. Party affiliation is not a substitute for their own statements.
Where they stand
Housing and homelessness
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Public safety and immigration
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Taxes, spending and your bills
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Transportation, energy and climate
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 8 questions. Loran Ayles is on record on 0, with 8 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could find
Keep H.R. 1’s Medicaid work rules, six-month renewals and SNAP cuts, or repeal them?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Restore the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that expired December 31, 2025?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
End the tariffs and take tariff power back from the president?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Fund the $70 billion expansion of ICE and Border Patrol through 2029 (the Secure America Act)?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Direct the president to end U.S. military involvement in the war with Iran?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Pass the Fix Our Forests Act: faster thinning and logging on federal forests with shorter windows to sue?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Expand the federal role in housing, from the new ROAD to Housing law to more vouchers and tax credits?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dexter · economic opportunityCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
Dexter · climate and environmentCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
Dexter · immigrationCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
Dexter · addiction and mental healthCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
