Hartzell Gray 3rd
Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative in Missouri
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Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current rolePolitical candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationMissouri
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BackgroundPolitical candidate
Notable personal detailsHartzell W.D. Gray III is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Missouri’s 4th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He has described himself as a Kansas City–area activist, community organizer, and former radio host, and has been involved in tenant organizing. He has filed federal campaign paperwork with the FEC and Missouri candidate filing records list him as a filed Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative (District 4).
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports taxing extreme wealth by backing mandatory mark-to-market treatment for households worth more than $100 million, so unrealized gains count as annual income. The campaign also emphasizes an economy centered on working families, with robust public investment, a federal jobs guarantee, and stronger labor protections.
Healthcare
Hartzell Gray supports Medicare for All and describes healthcare as a human right. His campaign says he wants a universal, single-payer system that guarantees coverage for every American, regardless of job or ZIP code.
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Immigration & Border
Hartzell Gray III supports a humane immigration system centered on a path to citizenship, DACA protections, asylum rights, and due process. The campaign also calls for ending private detention, abolishing ICE, and prioritizing ports of entry over walls or militarization.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law and repealing the Hyde Amendment. Also supports making reproductive healthcare accessible regardless of income or geography.
Climate & Energy
Hartzell Gray III supports a bold climate agenda centered on rapidly transitioning to clean renewable energy. His platform calls for 100% clean, renewable energy nationwide by 2035, ending fossil fuel subsidies, modernizing the grid, expanding public transit and EV infrastructure, and funding climate resilience and a just transition for fossil-fuel workers.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports universal background checks, closing gun show and online loopholes, raising the minimum gun purchasing age to 21, red flag laws, mandatory safety locks and storage requirements, and funding community violence intervention and mental health programs. Frames gun violence as a public safety crisis and argues for stronger gun regulation over NRA influence.
Latest News
Hartzell Gray 3rd is in the news because Missouri is moving ahead with its 2026 House primary under a newly drawn congressional map, even though the map’s legal status is still being challenged. That means the district used to nominate candidates in August could still differ from the one used in the November election. The situation leaves Gray and other candidates facing uncertainty about which district lines will ultimately apply.
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