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Melissa Chaudhry

Democratic Party

Candidate for U.s. Representative

South Seattle, WA

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What is Melissa Chaudhry running for?

Melissa Chaudhry is not currently running for office on Civoren.

Most recent race
U.S. Representative District 9

How much has Melissa Chaudhry raised?

Melissa Chaudhry's campaign has reported raising $30,073 and spending $65,585 to the Federal Election Commission.

Total raised
$30,073
Total spent
$65,585
Campaign committee
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Melissa Chaudhry is a community organizer, nonprofit developer, and constitutional advocate, dedicated to ensuring all people live with dignity, safety, and opportunity. The wife and daughter of disabled American veterans, she holds a background in regenerative agriculture and community resilience. As a union member and former Secretary of the County Democratic Party, she has deep roots in immigrant, refugee, and faith communities. She advocates for affordable housing, sustainable infrastructure, healthcare access, and a foreign policy rooted in restraint and diplomacy. In 2024, she ran a grassroots campaign for Congress in Washington's 9th District, earning nearly 100,000 votes without corporate PAC money. She is running again to represent the people of this district, emphasizing leadership as duty and a constitutional spine.

Where does Melissa Chaudhry stand on the issues?

Melissa Chaudhry has a recorded position on 10 issues. Each is Civoren's summary of the campaign's own public material, with the source linked.

  • Affordable Housing

    Supports

    Supports building and funding affordable housing, protecting tenants from corporate landlords, and permanently-affordable community land trusts; cites her own record securing $3.2M in federal affordable-housing funding.

    “Affordable housing. Build it, fund it, protect tenants from corporate landlords. Community land trusts. Keep neighborhoods permanently affordable.”

    votemelissa4congress.comAs of July 2026

  • AI Regulation & Safety

    Supports

    Supports mandating AI efficiency standards, banning AI surveillance/facial recognition/predictive policing and autonomous weapons, requiring auditability for algorithmic decisions, and regulating AI-industry financing risk before it threatens the broader economy.

    “No AI surveillance AI systems must not be used to monitor, profile, or control people. No facial recognition in public spaces. No predictive policing. No algorithmic threat scoring of civilians. ... No AI for military targeting or autonomous weapons. Decisions to use lethal force must remain with human beings.”

    votemelissa4congress.comAs of July 2026

  • Consumer & Right to Repair Protection

    Supports

    Supports a right-to-repair guarantee for consumer devices and vehicles and broader consumer protection against corporate exploitation, deceptive dark patterns, and unauthorized data sales.

    “Right to Repair You own it; you should be able to fix it. ... Consumer protection End corporate exploitation, deception, and surveillance. No dark patterns. No fake cancellation flows.”

    votemelissa4congress.comAs of July 2026

  • Foreign Policy & National Security

    Supports

    Opposes continued US funding/complicity in the Gaza conflict, calls for accountability for war crimes; opposes war with Iran; wants war powers restored to Congress; wants to reduce America's military footprint abroad and end weapons-manufacturer donations to politicians.

    “Gaza End U.S. complicity in genocide. Stop funding Israel. Immediate humanitarian aid. Accountability for war crimes. ... Restore war powers to Congress. The President cannot conduct war without approval.”

    votemelissa4congress.comAs of July 2026

  • Healthcare Access & Affordability

    Supports

    Supports universal, comprehensive healthcare as basic social infrastructure, ending medical bankruptcy and profiteering.

    “Universal healthcare. Guaranteed. Comprehensive. As a matter of basic social infrastructure. No more medical bankruptcy, needless deaths, millions of hours wasted, or parasitic profiteering. Every other developed nation has figured this out. We can too.”

    votemelissa4congress.comAs of July 2026

  • Immigration

    Supports

    Supports abolishing ICE and restructuring DHS, closing detention centers, a path to citizenship for Dreamers/DACA recipients, reinforced birthright citizenship, and welcoming asylum seekers and refugees.

    “Abolish ICE; restructure DHS. America spent 225 years without ICE and DHS. We will be fine. ... Make immigration dignified again. Path to citizenship for Dreamers and DACA recipients. Reinforce birthright citizenship. Welcome asylum seekers and refugees.”

    votemelissa4congress.comAs of July 2026

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Past Elections

Past Campaign

U.S. Representative District 9

Primary election

Congressional District 9, WashingtonEnded 8/4/2026

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Contact

Website
www.VoteMelissa4Congress.com
Social Media
www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-chaudhry/

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