Past Campaign
US Representative, 1st District District 1
Primary election
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US Representative, 1st DistrictIncumbent
Oregon
Is this you? Claim this profileSuzanne Bonamici's campaign has reported raising $816,770 and spending $790,299 to the Federal Election Commission.
Suzanne Bonamici grew up in Michigan and moved to Oregon after high school. She worked her way through Lane Community College and the University of Oregon (B.A. in journalism) and earned her J.D. from the University of Oregon. She began her career at Legal Aid, then worked as a consumer protection attorney for the Federal Trade Commission and in private practice. She served in the Oregon House (elected 2006) and Oregon Senate (2008–2011), and was first elected to the U.S. Congress in a 2012 special election. She serves on the Education and Workforce Committee and the Science, Space, and Technology Committee and co-founded the STEAM Caucus.
Suzanne Bonamici has a recorded position on 10 issues. Each is Civoren's summary of the campaign's own public material, with the source linked.
Supports creating more affordable housing.
“Creating more affordable housing”
bonamiciforcongress.comAs of September 2026
Supports confronting the climate crisis and building a clean energy economy; highlights her work passing the Inflation Reduction Act and serving on the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and calls the climate crisis 'an existential threat and a national emergency.'
“I'm proud of our work to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate investment in history... The climate crisis is an existential threat and a national emergency, and I will continue to fight for meaningful and effective policies to reduce emissions and protect our planet for generations to come.”
bonamiciforcongress.comAs of September 2026
Supports preventing gun violence in communities.
“Preventing gun violence in our communities”
bonamiciforcongress.comAs of September 2026
Supports achieving universal health care.
“Achieving universal health care”
bonamiciforcongress.comAs of September 2026
Supports debt-free higher education: protecting and expanding Pell Grants and Federal Work Study, following through on Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and keeping student loan interest rates low.
“Making college more affordable by protecting and expanding existing federal student aid programs like Pell Grants and Federal Work Study... I support making higher education debt free.”
bonamiciforcongress.comAs of September 2026
Supports creating a fair and just immigration system.
“Creating a fair and just immigration system”
bonamiciforcongress.comAs of September 2026
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