David Burch
David Burch
Oregon Republican Senate nominee?
$12.0K
MAY 20, 2026
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCandidate
Political ideologyConservative Republican
LocationOregon
Notable personal detailsDavid A. Burch is a Republican candidate who ran in Oregon federal and state races, including the 2026 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Oregon. He has also been listed as a candidate for Oregon governor in 2022 and ran for U.S. House in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District in 2024. In the 2026 Oregon Republican U.S. Senate primary, he was among the candidates while state Sen. David Brock Smith won the nomination.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Advocates tax cuts and a flat tax, favors reducing government size and regulation, and supports policies intended to let Americans retain more income and wealth.
Healthcare
Supports government-funded universal healthcare (selected the option that healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government, excluding private-only models).
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Immigration & Border
The candidate strongly supports physically securing the southern border and states that only people who follow immigration procedures should be allowed to immigrate. These responses indicate a priority on stronger border enforcement and procedural admission requirements rather than expanded humanitarian or regularization measures.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate identifies as pro‑choice and does not support federal limits on abortion access beyond restricting taxpayer funding for abortion providers. He supports safety standards and reporting for chemical abortion drugs and lists exceptions for rape, incest, minors, poverty, absent fathers/partners, and the mother’s health.
Climate & Energy
The candidate rejects the statement that man-made climate change is a global threat and does not support urgent political action on it. He identifies nuclear power as the most reliable energy source. These responses indicate climate skepticism and a preference for supporting fossil-fuel-friendly or non-regulatory energy approaches over aggressive emissions controls.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate supports very minimal, "common sense" gun laws while emphasizing enforcement rather than new restrictions, and opposes redirecting police funds to community programs. He frames public safety as best served by funding and supporting law enforcement over reallocations of police budgets.
News
David Burch is in the news because Oregon is holding primary elections that include a U.S. Senate race, putting candidates like him in the spotlight. The reports mainly describe the voting process and ballot counting, with results expected over several days because Oregon votes mostly by mail. No specific new development about Burch himself is provided in these summaries.
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