Hunter Gordon

Hunter Gordon graduated from Tesla STEM School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Western Washington University in 2018. His career experience includes working as a caregiver.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm a Gen Z home care aide and proud union worker running as a Democrat in Washington's 1st Congressional District. I joined this race because growing up in Redmond, I’ve seen the rich continue to get richer while working class families are left behind. Economic inequality is killing people every day, and our leaders have refused to act decisively to end this institutional rot. At the federal level, I believe we have a wannabe dictatorship that is protecting billionaires and corporate executives by casting the blame for the problems their influence has created at the feet of minorities and immigrants.

As a home care aide helping my brother with Down syndrome and a young person in America, I know the struggles people in this district face every single day. I know what it’s like to navigate and fight with a broken healthcare system that doesn’t prioritize patients. I know that my generation is unlikely to be able to afford the cost of living for the foreseeable future, and I know as a union worker how relentless corporate greed is killing the working class. It is this perspective that is so badly needed in Congress, and it’s one today that is platformed by so few because of the deeply entrenched power of corporate money in our elections.

If elected, I will take your anger at the state of our country, our economy, and turn it into action. I will relentlessly fight for you, your family and your livelihood - not AIPAC, big tech or billionaire donors.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

I stand for working people first. The Billionaire class is destroying our country, and it should be illegal to hoard the obscene level of wealth required to become one. If elected, I will introduce legislation to create a Wealth Tax and amend the tax code so that every dollar gained over a billion goes back into the social safety net.

This by itself isn't enough though — in order to rebuild the middle class and make living affordable, we need to drastically raise the minimum wage to $25/an hour to keep pace with inflation, and fight for national rent control and harsh punishments for corporate greed to end price gouging and make it cheap to own a home once again.I will always prioritize human rights. Immigrant families deserve not to be terrorized and ripped apart by masked ICE thugs. Trans people deserve to be able to live their lives without the federal government trying to erase their existence. And Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank deserve the opportunity to build their lives without the threat of more bombings using the weapons we continually send Israel.

If elected I will push to abolish ICE, prosecute Kristi Noem and protect our immigrant communities. I will introduce legislation to federally enshrine access to gender-affirming healthcare and other basic protections for trans people, and I will not vote for even a single additional cent in monetary or material aid to Israel.Tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Bill Gates have wreaked havoc on our country with their out of control corporate greed and constant attacks on our privacy. Now they want to shove AI slop down our throats and make us pay to power their datacenters, all so these same companies can improve their bottom lines and kill millions of jobs.

It’s time to punish CEOs who have sold our personal data, and implement strict regulations on generative AI that exists only to destroy art, culture and spread disinformation. Then, it’s time to break up the big tech monopolies themselves and protect the workers who make their machines run.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As a home care aide responsible for the care of multiple clients including my brother with Down syndrome, I have a deeply personal connection to healthcare. I know what it's like to navigate a private insurance system that exists to protect the bottom line of its executives above caring for patients. Medicaid is the only reason my brother and the clients I serve are able to receive the care they do, and it is a critical lifeline that the Trump administration continues to attack without major opposition.

Beyond healthcare, I care deeply about fighting for a Green New Deal, for LGBTQ+ rights, for an immigration system that prioritizes humanity and opportunity over cruelty and deportation.

Campaign websiteGordon's campaign website stated the following:I AM FIGHTING TO:MAKE BILLIONAIRES ILLEGALThe Billionaire class is destroying our country. It should be illegal to hoard the obscene level of wealth required to become one.When elected, I will introduce legislation to create a Wealth Tax and amend the tax code so that every dollar gained over a billion goes back into the social safety net.REBUILD THE MIDDLE CLASSThe Middle Class has been hollowed out by decades of greed and exploitation. Productivity is higher than ever, yet people are working for crumbs.It’s far past time to raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $25/hour to keep pace with inflation and the cost of living, while implementing strong protections for the unions and union members that helped build our middle class in the first place.PASS UNIVERSAL HEALTHCAREOur privatized Health system is purposefully designed to kill people, while making as much money as possible for the insurance companies.We need to dismantle the private insurance scam, and pass Medicare for All to bring down costs while guaranteeing high-quality care to every American.MAKE LIVING AFFORDABLECorporate ghouls want to stop us from buying homes and affording groceries. The inflation-adjusted price of a new home has more than doubled since 1965.I will fight for national rent control, price caps, and harsh punishments for corporate greed – as well as massive corporate taxes to subsidize the immediate construction of new affordable housing across the country.ABOLISH ICEImmigrants who enrich our society are being harassed and terrorized by racist thugs.When elected, I will introduce legislation to abolish ICE, shut down DHS and utilize the full power of Congress to investigate and prosecute Kristi Noem, her subordinates and every single ICE agent stalking immigrant communities.END SUPPORT FOR GENOCIDEEvery single year, the United States sends billions of dollars in military aid to the Israeli Government so they can carry out a perpetual genocide of Palestinians.I will never bow down to AIPAC – we should immediately cut off all monetary and material aid to Israel, and push on the world stage to see Benjamin Netanyahu and his cronies spend the rest of their days rotting in prison cells.BREAK UP TECH MONOPOLIESBig Tech monopolies are poisoning our society – and now they want to shove AI slop down our throats. It’s time to break up the monopolies: Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft (who just laid off thousands of Washingtonians).Punish the CEOs who have invaded our privacy, and implement strict regulations on generative AI systems that exist only to destroy art, culture and spread targeted disinformation. Breaking up these monopolies will only help strengthen the tech sector by incentivizing competition and empowering workers. Redmond has been and will continue to be a major tech hub, but it needs to benefit the people who live and work here.IMPEACH & CONVICT TRUMPMy opponent supported Trump's impeachment in 2021, now she doesn't. What has changed? The Trump regime is more lawless and emboldened than ever before, primarily because they do not fear any real opposition to their power.I don't care what the courts say - the President of the United States is not above the law, and he cannot wield power like a dictator. Let's throw this fascist tyrant out of office.PROTECT TRANS LIVESTrans people are under a targeted assault from the Federal Government, and prominent Democrats are now throwing them under the bus because of polling numbers. This is disgusting, and it is wrong. In Congress, I will be a loud champion for the trans community both here in my district and around the country. I will fight the bastards who are coming after our brothers and sisters. And, I will never let polling numbers dictate my stances. PROTECT YOUR AUTONOMYIf we truly live in a free country, then we are all guaranteed the right to bodily autonomy. If you want to get an abortion, you should be able to. If you want to access IVF, hormone treatment, or any other kind of care that is currently under attack — you should be able to. I am tired of our politicians shying away from saying this, and I will be equally as blunt with my words when I get to Capitol Hill.REMAKE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTYThe Democratic Party is currently a failed institution, and more of a fundraising operation than an actual political party.It’s not enough to simply claim that we’re the party for working people. We also need to elect working people up and down the board to remake the party in our image and adapt to a new era of politics. When elected, I will fight to elect people like me across the country and put pressure on our present leadership to step down.— Hunter Gordon's campaign website (July 22, 2026)Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.