
Suzan DelBene
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Washington
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Suzan DelBene is trading at 96% to win the WA-01 House winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
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Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age64 years old (Feb 17, 1962)
GenderFemale
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LocationWashington
BackgroundPolitician
EducationThe Choate School (graduated 1979)
Notable personal detailsSuzan K. DelBene is a U.S. Representative from Washington’s 1st Congressional District, first elected in 2012. Before Congress, she served as director of the Washington State Department of Revenue (2010–2012) and worked as a business executive. She earned a B.A. from Reed College and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports tax policies that protect and provide relief to middle-class families, simplify the tax code, and close unfair tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations while backing targeted government investments (for example, in child tax credits and social programs in the Build Back Better package). Opposed the 2017 Republican tax bill as written because of its impact on middle-class families and has supported legislation to make wealthier corporations and individuals pay more to fund investments for families and communities.
Healthcare
Supports strengthening and expanding the Affordable Care Act to increase coverage and lower costs, including extending enhanced ACA premium subsidies and protecting coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Advocates government actions to address high prescription drug costs, end surprise medical billing, and boost federal medical research. Does not endorse dismantling the ACA and frames improvements as targeted fixes rather than a move to single-payer Medicare for All.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform with legal pathways and protections for asylum-seekers, has opposed legislation that would result in mass deportations or criminalize undocumented immigrants, and has advocated for congressional votes on bipartisan immigration reform bills that include pathways to legal status.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Suzan DelBene is pro-choice and supports codifying or restoring the reproductive-rights protections of Roe v. Wade and opposing restrictions that limit access to abortion and reproductive health care. She is a leader in the House Pro-Choice Caucus and an original cosponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act to enshrine abortion access into federal law. She has repeatedly opposed efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, restrict access to birth control, and support limits on medication abortion and other abortion care access.
Climate & Energy
Supports federal action to expand clean energy (hydro, wind, solar), investment in renewable technologies, and policies positioning the U.S. as a clean-energy leader while opposing large fossil-fuel giveaways. Advocates using science to guide climate policy and backing legislation to modernize energy infrastructure and support green manufacturing.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports stronger gun safety laws including an assault weapons ban and expanded background checks; has voted for federal gun violence prevention packages and backed measures to close background check loopholes and strengthen protections for victims of domestic violence.
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