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U.S. House, District 7: who gets your vote?

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Pramila Jayapal

Pramila Jayapal

U.S. House · Washington District 7

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Nirav Sheth

Nirav Sheth

Running for U.S. House · Washington District 7

NationalRepublican

Pramila JayapalCurrent repNirav ShethChallenger

Job fit

Pramila Jayapal

Offices held

  • Elected in 2016, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal 1

Other work

  • spent 12 years as the founder and Executive Director of OneAmerica 1

Education

  • She later received her MBA from Northwestern University 1

Nirav Sheth

Other work

  • joined the Marines 2
  • serving as a police officer in Lakewood, Washington, from May to October 2017. 2

Top issues

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

How they voted on top issues

Pramila Jayapal

  • 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
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (2 of 2 votes) 3

Nirav Sheth

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Pramila Jayapal

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorslabor unionspolitical allies (same party)membership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$1.0Mlarge donors$1.1Mlabor unions$178Kpolitical allies(same party)$51Kmembershiporganizations$32KOther kinds ofdonors$10K$2.5M raised
$1,008,7814Small individual donors
$1,146,4694Large individual donors

Nirav Sheth

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donors
small donors$661large donors$5K$12K raised
$6615Small individual donors
$5,2505Large individual donors

Checks

Pramila Jayapal

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 1 since 2023. 6

🚩 Missed 7.1% of votes in Congress — the chamber's usual rate is 1.9%. 7

Nirav Sheth

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. About Me - Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. Meet Nirav - Nirav Sheth · 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. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2024-05-13 used in: Checks
  7. GovTrack · 119th Congress used in: Checks