David Russ
Republican candidate for U.S. House in Oregon
$35.2K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Live Odds — OR-06 House winner?
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1.7%chance to win
$35.2KNOV 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleFormer Mayor
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationOregon
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BackgroundPolitician
Notable personal detailsDavid Russ is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District and has previously run for this seat in 2022 and 2024. He has served as mayor of Dundee, Oregon.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
David Russ supports reducing taxes by shrinking the size of the federal government and cutting federal agencies and regulations. He also favors keeping tax dollars local, reducing government waste, and shifting resources toward small businesses and local economies.
Healthcare
He rejects the idea that healthcare is a human right and says people are not entitled to healthcare at someone else’s expense. He favors improving access through a stronger economy, fewer federal rules, and more full-time work, while expressing distrust of government-run national health insurance.
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Immigration & Border
Supports strict border enforcement and characterizes unauthorized border crossings as criminal. Calls for securing the border immediately and making it a federal felony to aid or abet illegal border crossers.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
David Russ supports restricting abortion at the state level and says Congress should not legislate elective abortion. He also supports stopping taxpayer funding for abortion providers and imposing safety/reporting requirements on chemical abortion drugs.
Climate & Energy
David Russ rejects the view that climate change is an existential threat and says the federal government should get out of climate change policy. He also emphasizes return to energy independence and argues that federal climate mitigation has damaged the economy while doing little to reduce climate change.
Public Safety & Guns
David Russ says the Second Amendment should not be infringed and that firearms should not be limited for law-abiding citizens. He also says additional gun controls do not serve public safety, while supporting severe penalties for crimes committed with firearms and limiting firearm ownership for people convicted of violent crimes.
Latest News
David Russ is being mentioned in coverage of Kansas Democrats’ crowded U.S. Senate primary, but the reports do not say whether he won the nomination. The latest summaries suggest the race is still unresolved or not clearly reported, so his current status remains unclear. Overall, the news points to an active primary contest rather than a confirmed final result.
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Campaign Fundraising
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