Kyle Gauck
CT-02 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Army veteran
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationConnecticut
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BackgroundU.S. Army veteran
EducationUniversity of Connecticut (MBA candidate)
Notable personal detailsKyle R. Gauck is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Connecticut’s 2nd Congressional District. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2010 and served with the 5th Special Forces Group at Fort Campbell, deploying to the Kuwait–Iraq border in 2013. He has worked across aerospace defense, business, and the arts, and has pursued an MBA at the University of Connecticut. He lives in eastern Connecticut with his wife Melissa and their two daughters.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports restoring tax deductions for working people, ending corporate tax breaks that subsidize union-busting, and rebalancing the tax code away from big business. Advocates a modest wealth tax on ultra-wealthy households (tax on fortunes above $50M) to raise revenue for working- and middle-class programs. Backs policies to make federal contracting and tax policy direct resources to workers rather than executives or corporations.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and describes healthcare as a human right. Pledges to cosponsor Medicare for All on day one and also supports protecting and expanding Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA while pursuing stepwise reforms toward universal coverage.
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Immigration & Border
Supports abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), defunding/dismantling the agency, removing ICE’s authority to detain or deport noncitizens without a hearing, terminating ICE detention contracts, and redirecting enforcement funding toward social services and legal/health supports.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports reproductive freedom and federal protections for abortion access while opposing strict bans; reproductive health care and related LGBTQ+ protections are listed among his platform priorities. He frames healthcare, broadly including reproductive care, as a right and prioritizes policies to expand and protect access.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
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