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2026 Washington U.S. House — District 3 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Election: Washington 2026 Primary
Election date: 2026-08-04
Office: U.S. Representative, Congressional District 3
Candidate: John Braun
Party preference: Republican
Current top-two rank: 1
Current unofficial votes: 84,627
Reporting units: 7/7
Result status: Unofficial pending Washington certification
Secretary of State Certifies Candidates and Measures for November General Election
August 21, 2026
Today, the Office of the Secretary of State certified statewide results for the Aug. 4 Primary.
Along with certification of results, the Secretary of State also certified all measures and candidates that will appear on the ballot in November.
Candidate: John Braun
Office: U.S. House District 3
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PO BOX 123, CHEHALIS, WA, 98532
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Campaign mailing address: PO BOX 123, CHEHALIS, WA, 98532
Campaign email: [email protected]
Campaign website: https://www.votebraun.com
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FEC committee ID: C00915884
FEC committee name: JOHN BRAUN FOR CONGRESS
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Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://www.votebraun.com/
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Campaign website: https://www.votebraun.com
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Retired U.S. Navy Captain with 31 years of service, six commands; President, Braun Northwest, a Chehalis emergency-vehicle manufacturer employing 350 people across Southwest Washington.
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Retired U.S. Navy Captain with 31 years of service, six commands; President, Braun Northwest, a Chehalis emergency-vehicle manufacturer employing 350 people across Southwest Washington.
John Braun was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1967 into a family that built things for a living. His grandfather, uncle, and father started manufacturing ambulances in Ohio in 1972, and the work ethic of the factory floor shaped him before anything else did. After a family business split in the mid-1980s, his father Jack moved the family to the Pacific Northwest, settling in Lewis County — roughly halfway between Seattle and Portland — and in 1986, Jack and Linda Braun, along with sons Jim and John, founded Braun Northwest in Chehalis.John earned a Naval ROTC scholarship to the University of Washington, graduating in 1989 with a degree in electrical engineering. He was commissioned as a Navy officer and entered the submarine force, beginning a 31-year military career that would span seven years of active duty and more than two decades in the Navy Reserve.
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John Braun was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1967 into a family that built things for a living. His grandfather, uncle, and father started manufacturing ambulances in Ohio in 1972, and the work ethic of the factory floor shaped him before anything else did. After a family business split in the mid-1980s, his father Jack moved the family to the Pacific Northwest, settling in Lewis County — roughly halfway between Seattle and Portland — and in 1986, Jack and Linda Braun, along with sons Jim and John, founded Braun Northwest in Chehalis.John earned a Naval ROTC scholarship to the University of Washington, graduating in 1989 with a degree in electrical engineering. He was commissioned as a Navy officer and entered the submarine force, beginning a 31-year military career that would span seven years of active duty and more than two decades in the Navy Reserve.
Over the course of his service, Braun held six commands in the submarine force and with U.S. Combatant Commanders, rising to the rank of Captain (O-6). His final assignment was as Director of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force Reserve Component, leading the reserve element of the entire submarine force. Along the way he earned dual master's degrees — an MBA and a Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering — from the University of Michigan in 1999.When Braun wasn't in uniform, he was on the factory floor. After graduate school he returned to Braun Northwest as General Manager and Vice President in 1999, then became President in 2006, growing the company to 350 employees working in a 128,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Chehalis. The company builds custom emergency vehicles — ambulances, fire rescue, mobile intensive care, SWAT, hazmat, bomb disposal, and prisoner transport vehicles — serving fire, EMS, and law enforcement agencies across the western United States, Hawaii, and Alaska. Every vehicle is custom-built to the customer's specifications and sold direct, with no dealer network. Braun Northwest is one of Lewis County's largest private employers.
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Over the course of his service, Braun held six commands in the submarine force and with U.S. Combatant Commanders, rising to the rank of Captain (O-6). His final assignment was as Director of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force Reserve Component, leading the reserve element of the entire submarine force. Along the way he earned dual master's degrees — an MBA and a Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering — from the University of Michigan in 1999.When Braun wasn't in uniform, he was on the factory floor. After graduate school he returned to Braun Northwest as General Manager and Vice President in 1999, then became President in 2006, growing the company to 350 employees working in a 128,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Chehalis. The company builds custom emergency vehicles — ambulances, fire rescue, mobile intensive care, SWAT, hazmat, bomb disposal, and prisoner transport vehicles — serving fire, EMS, and law enforcement agencies across the western United States, Hawaii, and Alaska. Every vehicle is custom-built to the customer's specifications and sold direct, with no dealer network. Braun Northwest is one of Lewis County's largest private employers.
Braun was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2012, representing the 20th Legislative District — most of Lewis County plus parts of Cowlitz, Clark, and Thurston counties. He quickly earned a reputation as a detail-oriented budget hawk. By 2014 he had been elected Deputy Republican Caucus Leader and received the NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award.His signature achievement came in 2015 with the College Affordability Program — the first and largest cuts to public university tuition in the nation. In 2017, as chairman of the Senate Ways & Means Committee, he led the 2017–19 state operating budget that achieved full state funding for basic public education under the McCleary mandate, while delivering property tax reforms that reduced taxes for 73 percent of Washington residents.In December 2020, his colleagues elected him Senate Republican Leader, the top Republican in the state Senate. He was unanimously re-elected in 2024.
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Braun was first elected to the Washington State Senate in 2012, representing the 20th Legislative District — most of Lewis County plus parts of Cowlitz, Clark, and Thurston counties. He quickly earned a reputation as a detail-oriented budget hawk. By 2014 he had been elected Deputy Republican Caucus Leader and received the NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award.His signature achievement came in 2015 with the College Affordability Program — the first and largest cuts to public university tuition in the nation. In 2017, as chairman of the Senate Ways & Means Committee, he led the 2017–19 state operating budget that achieved full state funding for basic public education under the McCleary mandate, while delivering property tax reforms that reduced taxes for 73 percent of Washington residents.In December 2020, his colleagues elected him Senate Republican Leader, the top Republican in the state Senate. He was unanimously re-elected in 2024.
John and Marlo have been married more than 37 years. They live on a small farm in rural Lewis County. They have four adult children, three of whom have served or are currently serving as commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps.The dual demands of military service and running a manufacturing business sometimes collided in memorable ways. In July 2017, while serving in the state Senate, Braun was executing scheduled Navy Reserve orders at Camp Smith, Hawaii, as commanding officer of a reserve detachment supporting U.S. Pacific Command. The operating budget was done and no one expected a summer session — but the Hurst decision had turned the capital budget into a bargaining chip, and the Legislature was called into a third special session. Under a rarely used state law, his wife Marlo — a registered nurse at Providence Hospital in Centralia — was temporarily sworn in as state senator to cast votes in his absence. Their daughter Olivia, then 15, held the Bible at the ceremony. It made national news.Braun has served on the Providence Centralia Hospital Community Board, the Centralia College Foundation Board, the Timberland Regional Library Board of Trustees, the National Association of Manufacturers President's Council, the St. Joseph School Commission, and the Centralia Youth Soccer Board.
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John and Marlo have been married more than 37 years. They live on a small farm in rural Lewis County. They have four adult children, three of whom have served or are currently serving as commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps.The dual demands of military service and running a manufacturing business sometimes collided in memorable ways. In July 2017, while serving in the state Senate, Braun was executing scheduled Navy Reserve orders at Camp Smith, Hawaii, as commanding officer of a reserve detachment supporting U.S. Pacific Command. The operating budget was done and no one expected a summer session — but the Hurst decision had turned the capital budget into a bargaining chip, and the Legislature was called into a third special session. Under a rarely used state law, his wife Marlo — a registered nurse at Providence Hospital in Centralia — was temporarily sworn in as state senator to cast votes in his absence. Their daughter Olivia, then 15, held the Bible at the ceremony. It made national news.Braun has served on the Providence Centralia Hospital Community Board, the Centralia College Foundation Board, the Timberland Regional Library Board of Trustees, the National Association of Manufacturers President's Council, the St. Joseph School Commission, and the Centralia Youth Soccer Board.
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Families are getting crushed by inflation. I'll push for a pro-growth, pro-work agenda: cut wasteful spending that feeds inflation, reduce red tape on small manufacturers, and protect the skilled-trades economy that powers Southwest Washington. I've signed paychecks and solved real-world problems—experience I'll bring to D.C. My opponent talks press releases; I'll deliver results for paychecks and prices.
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Families are getting crushed by inflation. I'll push for a pro-growth, pro-work agenda: cut wasteful spending that feeds inflation, reduce red tape on small manufacturers, and protect the skilled-trades economy that powers Southwest Washington. I've signed paychecks and solved real-world problems—experience I'll bring to D.C. My opponent talks press releases; I'll deliver results for paychecks and prices.
I entered this race focused on border security and the fentanyl crisis. I'll complete high-priority barriers, hire and equip more agents, deploy proven technology, tighten asylum loopholes, and go after cartel supply chains. My opponent voted against the 2023 Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2). I'll vote to secure the border—because safer communities in Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum depend on it.
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I entered this race focused on border security and the fentanyl crisis. I'll complete high-priority barriers, hire and equip more agents, deploy proven technology, tighten asylum loopholes, and go after cartel supply chains. My opponent voted against the 2023 Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2). I'll vote to secure the border—because safer communities in Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum depend on it.
We can show compassion and still enforce the law. I'll pair compassion with consequences: shut down open-air drug markets, support local camping bans when shelter is available, supercharge fentanyl interdiction, and fund detox and mental-health beds. I'll make sure Southwest Washington doesn't slide into the disorder we've seen across the river.
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We can show compassion and still enforce the law. I'll pair compassion with consequences: shut down open-air drug markets, support local camping bans when shelter is available, supercharge fentanyl interdiction, and fund detox and mental-health beds. I'll make sure Southwest Washington doesn't slide into the disorder we've seen across the river.
Affordable energy = affordable life. I'll champion market-based production including hydropower, solar, oil, natural gas and nuclear power. The need for energy has never been greater with AI data centers and a growing population demanding ever more power. We must never go back to a time when we were dependent on foreign despots for our energy needs.
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Affordable energy = affordable life. I'll champion market-based production including hydropower, solar, oil, natural gas and nuclear power. The need for energy has never been greater with AI data centers and a growing population demanding ever more power. We must never go back to a time when we were dependent on foreign despots for our energy needs.
Parents—not bureaucrats—have the right to know what's happening in their kids' classrooms. I support the Parents Bill of Rights at the federal level. In Washington, I opposed policies that cut parents out of critical decisions; my opponent voted against the House's parents' rights bill. At the state level, I authored the College Affordability Program—the largest cuts to public university tuition in the nation. College should be a ladder up, not a debt trap. I'll fight to rein in tuition costs and expand access to skilled-trades training so every young person in Southwest Washington has a path to a good career.
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Parents—not bureaucrats—have the right to know what's happening in their kids' classrooms. I support the Parents Bill of Rights at the federal level. In Washington, I opposed policies that cut parents out of critical decisions; my opponent voted against the House's parents' rights bill. At the state level, I authored the College Affordability Program—the largest cuts to public university tuition in the nation. College should be a ladder up, not a debt trap. I'll fight to rein in tuition costs and expand access to skilled-trades training so every young person in Southwest Washington has a path to a good career.
As a retired Navy officer, I know readiness matters. I'll support a lethal, modern force, care for veterans with faster access to care and benefits and rebuild the industrial base—especially small manufacturers—so America never fights short of parts or people.
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As a retired Navy officer, I know readiness matters. I'll support a lethal, modern force, care for veterans with faster access to care and benefits and rebuild the industrial base—especially small manufacturers—so America never fights short of parts or people.
I will defend the Second Amendment and Washington's hunting traditions. In my legislative races I opposed Olympia's 2023 rifle ban because it punishes the law-abiding and doesn't target criminals. In Congress I'll protect the constitutional rights of responsible gun owners and sportsmen.
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I will defend the Second Amendment and Washington's hunting traditions. In my legislative races I opposed Olympia's 2023 rifle ban because it punishes the law-abiding and doesn't target criminals. In Congress I'll protect the constitutional rights of responsible gun owners and sportsmen.
We can boost fish runs by continuing sea lion control activity. Federal law now lets states and tribes humanely remove problem sea lions on the Columbia; NOAA extended those permits. I'll secure additional funding for removal operations, hatcheries, culverts, and habitat, so fishermen see stronger returns.
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We can boost fish runs by continuing sea lion control activity. Federal law now lets states and tribes humanely remove problem sea lions on the Columbia; NOAA extended those permits. I'll secure additional funding for removal operations, hatcheries, culverts, and habitat, so fishermen see stronger returns.
Girls deserve a level playing field. I support federal protections like the House-passed Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (2023) and similar 2025 legislation. My opponent opposed the 2023 bill; I'll vote to keep women's sports based on biological sex, consistent with Title IX's original purpose.
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Girls deserve a level playing field. I support federal protections like the House-passed Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (2023) and similar 2025 legislation. My opponent opposed the 2023 bill; I'll vote to keep women's sports based on biological sex, consistent with Title IX's original purpose.
Protect family-wage jobs, expand trade for WA agriculture, keep production in America.
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Protect family-wage jobs, expand trade for WA agriculture, keep production in America.
Families across Southwest Washington are being hit hard by rising costs for housing, child care, food, gas, taxes, and health care. That’s why I opposed the new state income tax and higher federal taxes. Protecting taxpayers and homeowners will be my top priority. In Congress, I will fight to lower taxes, reduce unnecessary spending, cut waste and fraud, and hold government accountable for how it uses your money.
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Families across Southwest Washington are being hit hard by rising costs for housing, child care, food, gas, taxes, and health care. That’s why I opposed the new state income tax and higher federal taxes. Protecting taxpayers and homeowners will be my top priority. In Congress, I will fight to lower taxes, reduce unnecessary spending, cut waste and fraud, and hold government accountable for how it uses your money.
I will also focus on rebuilding American manufacturing, supporting law enforcement and keeping Americans safe, standing with veterans, protecting Social Security and Medicare, and restoring parents’ rights in education.
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I will also focus on rebuilding American manufacturing, supporting law enforcement and keeping Americans safe, standing with veterans, protecting Social Security and Medicare, and restoring parents’ rights in education.
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Candidate ID: H6WA03275
Name: BRAUN, JOHN
Office: House
State: WA
District: WA03
Coverage start: 2025-01-09
Coverage end: 2026-07-15
Total receipts: $2051283.75
Total disbursements: $931195.85
Cash on hand: $1120087.90
Debts owed by committee: $600.00
Candidate contributions: $10833.79
Loans made by candidate: $600.00
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