CT-02 Democratic nominee?
$18.9K
AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCandidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationConnecticut
Show moreShow less
Notable personal detailsKyle Gauck is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Connecticut’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He is an Army veteran who enlisted in 2010, served with the 5th Special Forces Group at Fort Campbell, and deployed overseas. He is running on a grassroots-funded platform and has an authorized principal campaign committee registered with the FEC.
SourcesShowHide
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.
Show moreShow less
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
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
New updates coming soon
We're monitoring and will update when new data impacts the race.
- News
- Polls
- Endorsements