John Braun

Washington’s 3rd (WA - 03)

Updated: September 24, 2026

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Overview

John Braun is a self-serving career politician whose career in Olympia demonstrates that he offers more business as usual politics and high costs.   

SUMMARY

Starting six weeks before Election Day, voters in the Portland media market need to see ads on broadcast TV and voters district-wide need to see ads on cable, YouTube, streaming, and OTT and read mail about the fact that:

  • After 14 years, John Braun raised your taxes and cut his company’s. 
  • In Olympia, John Braun was the architect of the largest property tax increase in Washington state history — $1.6 billion — while in the very same budget deal he voted to cut his own company’s taxes by 40 percent. 
  • Braun has sponsored legislation to lower the property tax bill on land he personally owns, and his company has taken more than $2.5 million in taxpayer subsidies. 

Starting three weeks before Election Day, voters in the Portland media market need to see ads on broadcast TV and voters district-wide need to see ads on cable, YouTube, streaming, OTT, and Meta and read mail about the fact that:

  • Braun’s policies in Olympia made it harder for families in Southwest Washington trying to make ends meet while doing everything he could to enrich himself. 
  • Braun took nearly $75,000 from drug companies while voting for higher prescription drug prices.
  • Braun supports devastating cuts to healthcare for tens of thousands in Southwest Washington.
  • Braun backs Trump’s Iran war of choice that is driving up the cost of gas and groceries.
  • Braun is in lockstep with Trump’s policies that are making it harder for Southwest Washington voters. 
  • It’s no wonder Trump gave Braun his “complete and total endorsement.” 

Additional Resources

  • This district has a distinctive look, as do the area’s residents who work in natural resource industries such as timber and fisheries. Voters should see visuals that reflect the community’s unique look and feel.
  • Voters in the Seattle media market can but do not need to receive communications.
  • In Washington State, everyone votes by mail. General election ballots are mailed to voters by Friday, October 16, 2026, and the deadline to return them is 8 PM on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Based on 2024 and 2022 results, nearly two-thirds of voters are expected to return their ballots by the final week of the election cycle.
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  • John Braun (WA-03) Research Report



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