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Ray Pooley

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Ray Pooley is running for U.S. Representative.

Ray Pooley is running for this race unopposed. They will move on to the general election.

Personal background

Ray Pooley is from Hartland, Michigan. He lives with his partner in Highland, Michigan.

Professional background

Ray is a computer numerical control (CNC) machinist and programmer, manufacturer, and chicken tender.

Political background

Ray's campaign for U.S. Representative to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District is his first run for public office.

Economy

Plans to support trade deals that protect workers, raise the minimum wage, establish a maximum ratio for CEO pay, promote small businesses, and ensure that company profits are shared with employees.

Supports simplifying the tax code to ensure "the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share", allowing for tax cuts for working families and closing corporate tax loopholes.

Supports bringing jobs home by investing in next-gen biofuels, expanding trade schools, and ensuring new jobs pay a living wage through union protections.

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Public Safety

Supports policies that limit access to guns, including raising the purchasing age for firearms, requiring background checks for all sales, closing loopholes for domestic violence abusers, and expanding mental healthcare.

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Healthcare

Promises to fight to break corporate monopolies on healthcare to ensure every American has access to quality, affordable care through Medicare For All.

Advocates for accountability in IVF care and supports providing childcare services for all, emphasizing the importance of investing in children and allowing parents time off to bond with newborns.

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Education

As of May 1, 2026, Ray Pooley’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Energy & the Environment

Supports harnessing American-made solar, wind, and other innovative technologies to produce abundant, cheap, and clean power, aiming to lower utility bills, create high-paying jobs, and conserve the planet for future generations.

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Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports maintaining the strongest military to deter enemies while prioritizing diplomacy, economic partnerships, and leadership in human rights as primary tools in foreign policy.

Supports stopping "the genocide in Palestine" and believes allies are the nation's responsibility.

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Voting & Elections

Supports ending the revolving door of lobbyists, enacting term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court, and banning stock trading by sitting officials.

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