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U.S. House, District 8: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Spencer Meline

Spencer Meline

Running for U.S. House · Washington District 8

NationalRepublican

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Kim Schrier

Kim Schrier

U.S. House · Washington District 8

NationalDemocrat

Spencer MelineCandidateKim SchrierCurrent rep

Job fit

Spencer Meline

Other work

  • Spencer Meline is a small business owner 1

Kim Schrier

Other work

  • Kim spent her career as a pediatrician in Issaquah 2

Education

  • a degree in Astrophysics at U.C. Berkeley 2

Top issues

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

How they voted on top issues

Spencer Meline

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Kim Schrier

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

Who pays them

Spencer Meline

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donors
small donors$3Klarge donors$39K$42K raised
$2,5604Small individual donors
$38,9574Large individual donors

Kim Schrier

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$198Klarge donors$1.8Mcompanies$324Kindustryassociations$211Kmembershiporganizations$193KOther kinds ofdonors$191K$3.0M raised
$197,6735Small individual donors
$1,837,3955Large individual donors

Checks

Spencer Meline

No voting record to check yet

Kim Schrier

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 16 since 2021. 6

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. Meline for Congress | District 08 - Washington State · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. About | Representative Kim Schrier · 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 2022-03-22 used in: Checks