U.S. House · District 4 candidate · U.S. Congress · November 3, 2026
Val Hoyle
Incumbent U.S. representative; former state labor commissioner and legislator.
Reach the campaign
In their words
Said: Val is working to expand Social Security and Medicare and protect them from devastating cuts by the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans.
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 19 ↗Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the state does not verify the claims. Skipped before it: a quotation attributed to Brett Deedon, the heading “Leadership That Gets Things Done”, the list lead-in “For 40 years as an elected and community leader, Val Hoyle has delivered:” with its bulleted items, and the heading “Protecting Social Security and Medicare”.
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 wordsSupports stronger labor rights, expanded healthcare access and federal assistance to reduce housing and childcare costs.
- Restore enhanced ACA premium assistance and pursue universal healthcare.
- Expand housing vouchers, down-payment assistance and a renter tax credit.
- Support paid leave, universal preschool and easier union organizing.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsVouchers, a renter tax credit and restored premium credits all cost recurring money; the reviewed pages list the supports and past wins, not how the continuing costs would be paid.
Where they stand
Housing and homelessness
Vouchers and renter credit- What
- Said: Would invest in affordable and workforce housing, create a renter tax credit for high-cost areas, expand down-payment assistance for first-time buyers and public servants, and increase Housing Choice Vouchers.
- How
- Said: Cites the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act she helped pass as the vehicle for lowering costs, alongside new investment in affordable and workforce housing.
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
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
Restore premium credits- What
- Said: Would restore the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits and clean-energy tax credits, expand and protect Social Security and Medicare, take on drug and grocery price-fixing, and fight tariffs she calls illegal.
- How
- Said: Restore the enhanced premium tax credits Republicans let expire, legislation making it easier to go after grocery conglomerates, and refunds to small businesses for the costs of illegal tariffs.
- Measured by
- Said: Cites more than 21,000 people in Southwest Oregon facing higher costs after the credits expired as the group restoration would reach.
Transportation, energy and climate
Fund wildfire prevention- What
- Said: Would push for billions in federal wildfire-risk investment, a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a right to a safe climate, new protections for Southwest Oregon rivers, and a transition off fossil fuels toward clean energy.
- How
- Said: Billions in new federal investment to reduce catastrophic wildfire risk, a constitutional amendment on a safe climate, federal protections for Southwest Oregon watersheds and restored clean-energy tax credits.
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 8 questions. Val Hoyle 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 findShould 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.
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 yes 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.
Public record
Recorded actions, from the official recordVoted 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
Which affordability measures would you enact first, and how would you finance their continuing costs?
Sources (5)
- Hoyle · issuesCandidate statement · Undated page; reviewed September 18, 2026
- 2026 qualified filing · DemocratElection authority · Checked September 18, 2026
- 2026 qualified filing · Working FamiliesElection authority · Checked September 18, 2026
- Oregon voters’ pamphlet candidate statement · PDF page 19Candidate 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.
- House Clerk · roll call 190, final House action on H.R. 1Public record · July 3, 2025