Hunter Gordon

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Hunter Gordon completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gordon's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-389191-2026-03-02\" id=\"heading-bio-389191-2026-03-02\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-389191-2026-03-02\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-389191-2026-03-02\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-389191-2026-03-02\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-389191-2026-03-02\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tI'm a Gen Z home care aide and proud union worker running as a Democrat in Washington's 1st Congressional District. I joined this race because growing up in Redmond, I’ve seen the rich continue to get richer while working class families are left behind. Economic inequality is killing people every day, and our leaders have refused to act decisively to end this institutional rot. At the federal level, I believe we have a wannabe dictatorship that is protecting billionaires and corporate executives by casting the blame for the problems their influence has created at the feet of minorities and immigrants. \r\n<p>As a home care aide helping my brother with Down syndrome and a young person in America, I know the struggles people in this district face every single day. I know what it’s like to navigate and fight with a broken healthcare system that doesn’t prioritize patients. I know that my generation is unlikely to be able to afford the cost of living for the foreseeable future, and I know as a union worker how relentless corporate greed is killing the working class. It is this perspective that is so badly needed in Congress, and it’s one today that is platformed by so few because of the deeply entrenched power of corporate money in our elections. \r\n</p>\nIf elected, I will take your anger at the state of our country, our economy, and turn it into action. I will relentlessly fight for you, your family and your livelihood - not AIPAC, big tech or billionaire donors.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-389191-2026-03-02\" id=\"heading-key-message-389191-2026-03-02\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-389191-2026-03-02\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-389191-2026-03-02\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-389191-2026-03-02\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-389191-2026-03-02\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>I stand for working people first. The Billionaire class is destroying our country, and it should be illegal to hoard the obscene level of wealth required to become one. If elected, I will introduce legislation to create a Wealth Tax and amend the tax code so that every dollar gained over a billion goes back into the social safety net. \r\nThis by itself isn't enough though — in order to rebuild the middle class and make living affordable, we need to drastically raise the minimum wage to $25/an hour to keep pace with inflation, and fight for national rent control and harsh punishments for corporate greed to end price gouging and make it cheap to own a home once again.</li><li>I will always prioritize human rights. Immigrant families deserve not to be terrorized and ripped apart by masked ICE thugs. Trans people deserve to be able to live their lives without the federal government trying to erase their existence. And Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank deserve the opportunity to build their lives without the threat of more bombings using the weapons we continually send Israel. \r\n\r\nIf elected I will push to abolish ICE, prosecute Kristi Noem and protect our immigrant communities. I will introduce legislation to federally enshrine access to gender-affirming healthcare and other basic protections for trans people, and I will not vote for even a single additional cent in monetary or material aid to Israel.</li><li>Tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Bill Gates have wreaked havoc on our country with their out of control corporate greed and constant attacks on our privacy. Now they want to shove AI slop down our throats and make us pay to power their datacenters, all so these same companies can improve their bottom lines and kill millions of jobs. \r\n\r\nIt’s time to punish CEOs who have sold our personal data, and implement strict regulations on generative AI that exists only to destroy art, culture and spread disinformation. Then, it’s time to break up the big tech monopolies themselves and protect the workers who make their machines run.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-389191-2026-03-02\" id=\"heading1-389191-2026-03-02\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-389191-2026-03-02\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-389191-2026-03-02\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-389191-2026-03-02\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-389191-2026-03-02\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tAs a home care aide responsible for the care of multiple clients including my brother with Down syndrome, I have a deeply personal connection to healthcare. I know what it's like to navigate a private insurance system that exists to protect the bottom line of its executives above caring for patients. Medicaid is the only reason my brother and the clients I serve are able to receive the care they do, and it is a critical lifeline that the Trump administration continues to attack without major opposition.<br/><br/>\r\nBeyond healthcare, I care deeply about fighting for a Green New Deal, for LGBTQ+ rights, for an immigration system that prioritizes humanity and opportunity over cruelty and deportation.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nHunter Gordon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gordon's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. I'm a Gen Z home care aide and proud union worker running as a Democrat in Washington's 1st Congressional District. I joined this race because growing up in Redmond, I’ve seen the rich continue to get richer while working class families are left behind. Economic inequality is killing people every day, and our leaders have refused to act decisively to end this institutional rot. At the federal level, I believe we have a wannabe dictatorship that is protecting billionaires and corporate executives by casting the blame for the problems their influence has created at the feet of minorities and immigrants. As a home care aide helping my brother with Down syndrome and a young person in America, I know the struggles people in this district face every single day. I know what it’s like to navigate and fight with a broken healthcare system that doesn’t prioritize patients. I know that my generation is unlikely to be able to afford the cost of living for the foreseeable future, and I know as a union worker how relentless corporate greed is killing the working class. It is this perspective that is so badly needed in Congress, and it’s one today that is platformed by so few because of the deeply entrenched power of corporate money in our elections. If elected, I will take your anger at the state of our country, our economy, and turn it into action. I will relentlessly fight for you, your family and your livelihood - not AIPAC, big tech or billionaire donors. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? I stand for working people first. The Billionaire class is destroying our country, and it should be illegal to hoard the obscene level of wealth required to become one. If elected, I will introduce legislation to create a Wealth Tax and amend the tax code so that every dollar gained over a billion goes back into the social safety net. \r\nThis by itself isn't enough though — in order to rebuild the middle class and make living affordable, we need to drastically raise the minimum wage to $25/an hour to keep pace with inflation, and fight for national rent control and harsh punishments for corporate greed to end price gouging and make it cheap to own a home once again. I will always prioritize human rights. Immigrant families deserve not to be terrorized and ripped apart by masked ICE thugs. Trans people deserve to be able to live their lives without the federal government trying to erase their existence. And Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank deserve the opportunity to build their lives without the threat of more bombings using the weapons we continually send Israel. \r\n\r\nIf elected I will push to abolish ICE, prosecute Kristi Noem and protect our immigrant communities. I will introduce legislation to federally enshrine access to gender-affirming healthcare and other basic protections for trans people, and I will not vote for even a single additional cent in monetary or material aid to Israel. Tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Bill Gates have wreaked havoc on our country with their out of control corporate greed and constant attacks on our privacy. Now they want to shove AI slop down our throats and make us pay to power their datacenters, all so these same companies can improve their bottom lines and kill millions of jobs. \r\n\r\nIt’s time to punish CEOs who have sold our personal data, and implement strict regulations on generative AI that exists only to destroy art, culture and spread disinformation. Then, it’s time to break up the big tech monopolies themselves and protect the workers who make their machines run. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? As a home care aide responsible for the care of multiple clients including my brother with Down syndrome, I have a deeply personal connection to healthcare. I know what it's like to navigate a private insurance system that exists to protect the bottom line of its executives above caring for patients. Medicaid is the only reason my brother and the clients I serve are able to receive the care they do, and it is a critical lifeline that the Trump administration continues to attack without major opposition. Beyond healthcare, I care deeply about fighting for a Green New Deal, for LGBTQ+ rights, for an immigration system that prioritizes humanity and opportunity over cruelty and deportation.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}]