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U.S. House, District 9: who gets your vote?

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Data last updated: Oct 14, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Lisa McClain

Lisa McClain

U.S. House · Michigan District 9

NationalRepublican

Candidate
Ray Pooley

Ray Pooley

Running for U.S. House · Michigan District 9

NationalDemocrat

Lisa McClainCurrent repRay PooleyChallenger

Job fit

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Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Lisa McClain

  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 1
  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 1
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (3 of 3 votes) 1

Ray Pooley

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Lisa McClain

Where the campaign money came from2

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$964Klarge donors$1.7Mcompanies$797Kindustryassociations$390Kmembershiporganizations$95KOther kinds ofdonors$196K$4.3M raised
$964,3822Small individual donors
$1,732,7872Large individual donors

Ray Pooley

Where the campaign money came from3

small donorslarge donors
small donors$4Klarge donors$4K$8K raised
$4,2953Small individual donors
$3,7893Large individual donors

Checks

Lisa McClain

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 664 since 2025. 4

Ray Pooley

No voting record to check yet

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  2. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  3. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  4. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2026-03-01 used in: Checks
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Candidate A

Destiny Clayton

Green

No verified background on file for this candidate.

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

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Candidate B

Jim Walkowicz

Working Class Party

No verified background on file for this candidate.

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

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Candidate C

John Vlahos

U.S. Taxpayers Party

No verified background on file for this candidate.

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

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Candidate D

Kevin Vayko

Libertarian

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We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

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Lisa McClain
Candidate E

Lisa McClain

RepublicanShown above

No verified background on file for this candidate.

🚩 $4.3M raised, 40% from large donors, 33% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $1,454,798.00 (33% of $4,348,206.46 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,477,787.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

🚨 Stock trades on file: 664 since 2025.

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, lower taxes and fewer rules on business.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

2 STOCK Act trades: House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2026-03-01

3 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Ray Pooley
Candidate F

Ray Pooley

DemocratShown above

No verified background on file for this candidate.

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $8K raised, 47% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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