Suzan DelBene

Democrat · Candidate for Washington U.S. House District 1 · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). House roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately left.

AI read of their current public record: moderately left.

Issue by issue

AbortionStrongly left
Health careModerately left

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the House (119th Congress, 674 votes): missed 1.5% of votes, voted with their party 98.5% of the time.

Sponsored 17 bills (0 became law), mostly on health, taxation, science, technology, communications.

Source: Voteview.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $113K supporting and $0 opposing Suzan DelBene.

For
Protect Progress · Crypto industry$113K
Sierra Club Independent Action$10

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

  • Labor unions: Washington State Labor Council
  • Organizations: AIPAC, Democratic Majority for Israel, Giffords, J Street, Jewish Democratic Council of America, Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs and 7 more
  • Newspapers: The Stranger, The Seattle Times

More about Suzan DelBene

Campaign website · Wikipedia · Ballotpedia

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Quick answers

What party is Suzan DelBene?
Suzan DelBene is running as a Democrat.
Who is Suzan DelBene running against?
Mary Silva, for Washington U.S. House District 1.
Is Suzan DelBene liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Suzan DelBene is moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
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