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U.S. House, District 1: who gets your vote?

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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.

These votes help set U.S. taxes and pay for public services.

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Data last updated: Oct 13, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Suzan DelBene

Suzan DelBene

U.S. House · Washington District 1

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Mary Silva

Mary Silva

Running for U.S. House · Washington District 1

NationalRepublican

Suzan DelBeneCurrent repMary SilvaChallenger

Job fit

Suzan DelBene

Other work

  • served as CEO and President of Nimble Technology 1
  • Suzan served as Director of the Washington State Department of Revenue. 1

Education

  • earning an MBA from the University of Washington 1

Mary Silva

Other work

  • I have worked in your community as an audiologist for the past 20 years 2

Top issues

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

How they voted on top issues

Suzan DelBene

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 3

Mary Silva

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Suzan DelBene

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$776Klarge donors$993Kcompanies$786Kindustryassociations$320Kmembershiporganizations$142KOther kinds ofdonors$242K$3.3M raised
$776,4714Small individual donors
$993,1344Large individual donors

Mary Silva

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Checks

Suzan DelBene

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 92 since 2016. 5

Mary Silva

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. Full Biography | U.S. House of Representatives · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. Meet Mary - Mary Silva For Washington State · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2024-08-31 used in: Checks