OR-05 Democratic nominee?
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MAY 20, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCandidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationOregon
Notable personal detailsZeva Rosenbaum is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. Rosenbaum has an active principal campaign committee registered with the Federal Election Commission under the name “Zeva Rosenbaum for Congress.” Rosenbaum’s campaign website emphasizes a grassroots, people-first platform and a pledge to refuse money from certain PACs and corporate interests.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports significant tax increases on high earners and corporations and expanded government programs to address inequality, including raising the Social Security tax cap and new surtaxes on very high incomes; proposes ending tax breaks for data centers and other corporate tax preferences and funding expanded social programs such as higher minimum wage and universal education funding.
Healthcare
Supports implementing a single-payer universal healthcare system (the "American People’s Healthcare Act"), expanding Medicaid and absorbing Medicare, allowing the federal government to negotiate drug prices, and shifting payroll taxes to fund coverage over a staged rollout.
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Immigration & Border
Supports abolition of ICE and major restructuring of federal immigration enforcement, including dismantling the Department of Homeland Security and rebuilding it. Advocates for reforms to make legal immigration accessible, safe, and streamlined and for investigations/prosecutions of detention and deportation practices. Expresses protectionist, pro-immigrant framing emphasizing due process and sanctuary protections.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports reinstating and protecting Roe v. Wade and lists it among civil rights to be expanded or reinstated. Advocates for protecting women's reproductive rights as part of broader healthcare policy. Positions emphasize access to reproductive healthcare within a platform calling for expanded health coverage.
Climate & Energy
Supports regulatory measures to reduce environmental impacts from industry (notably data centers) and requires renewable energy use and water reclamation for large facilities; platform includes proposals to reduce resource consumption and promote clean energy solutions. Also has submitted witness testimony opposing a 2026 capital-construction bill (HB 4084B).
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