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Issue record

Abortion

In short

Braun's campaign lists no position on the pages checked. Gluesenkamp Perez's campaign says women should be able to see a doctor for any reason and vows to prevent a national abortion ban. She cosponsored four abortion-rights bills that never got a House vote. Twice she voted for defense bills carrying abortion limits she had voted against the day before; neither limit is in the final law.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

John Braun

No position on abortion was found on his campaign's home, about or issues pages, which set out nine subjects and do not include it.

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Her campaign says every woman should be able to see a doctor whenever she wants and for whatever reason, and that she will do whatever it takes to prevent a national abortion ban.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction

    She cosponsored four unvoted abortion-rights bills, and backed two House defense bills with spending bans she had opposed the day before. Neither ban entered the final law.

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    Her campaign says she will do whatever it takes to prevent a national abortion ban, which it says would override the will of the people of Washington State. She was an original cosponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act in 2023 and again in 2025 (H.R. 12 both times). It would give patients a right to end a pregnancy before viability, and providers a right to provide abortions, free of bans. She was also an original cosponsor of the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act both times (H.R. 782, H.R. 4099), which would stop anyone acting under state law from blocking travel to another state for a legal abortion. In 2023 and again in 2024 she voted against House amendments to the defense bill that barred the Pentagon from paying abortion-related expenses (Roll Call 300 in 2023, Roll Call 263 in 2024). Both passed, and each time she then voted for the whole defense bill with the amendment in it (Roll Calls 328 and 279). Neither amendment is in the final law (Public Laws 118-31 and 118-159). Limit: Cosponsoring is support, not passage: none of the four bills has had a House vote. Both defense bills she voted for carried an abortion amendment she had voted against the day before.

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Sources16 source records

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  1. Campaign home pagehttps://www.votebraun.com/

    John Braun for Congress · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source, confirmed by its line "Paid for by John Braun for Congress" and by the website the committee filed with the FEC. Positions are attributed, not independently verified facts. It links his X, Instagram and Facebook accounts. electbraun.com, which a search returns first, is a different Braun's 2018 city council race in Minnesota and is not used.

    candidate statement

    For: John Braun: campaign position

  2. About John Braunhttps://www.votebraun.com/about

    John Braun for Congress · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source, used for his biography and for the record claims on this page: the tuition program, the 2017-19 budget, the capital gains and income tax opposition, and the fentanyl bills. His Navy rank and years of service are his campaign's account; no Navy record was read.

    candidate statement

    For: John Braun: campaign position

  3. Where I Stand: Issueshttps://www.votebraun.com/issues

    John Braun for Congress · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source setting out nine subjects. Three of its sentences are about his opponent's votes; a claim about an opponent is outside what this site checks, and those sentences are not used.

    candidate statement

    For: John Braun: campaign position

  4. What Marie Believes: Issueshttps://marieforcongress.com/issues/

    Marie for Congress · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source setting out fourteen subjects. Positions are attributed, not independently verified facts.

    candidate statement

    For: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: campaign position; Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction

  5. H.R. 12, Women's Health Protection Act of 2023, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/12

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Introduced March 30, 2023 by Rep. Judy Chu, with her as an original cosponsor. Last action: referred to the Subcommittee on Health, April 7, 2023.

    official legislative record

    For: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction

  6. H.R. 12, Women's Health Protection Act of 2025, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/12

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Introduced June 24, 2025 by Rep. Judy Chu, with her as an original cosponsor. Section 5 gives providers a right to provide abortion services and patients a right to end a pregnancy before viability, free of a prohibition on abortion before viability. Last action: referred to committee the same day.

    official legislative record

    For: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction

  7. H.R. 782, Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/782

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Introduced February 2, 2023 by Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, with her as an original cosponsor. Last action: referred to the Subcommittee on Health, February 10, 2023.

    official legislative record

    For: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction

  8. H.R. 4099, Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4099

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Introduced June 24, 2025 by Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, with her as an original cosponsor. Section 2 bars anyone acting under state law from stopping a person from travelling across a state line for an abortion that is legal where it is provided. Last action: referred to committee the same day.

    official legislative record

    For: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction

  9. H.Amdt. 222 to H.R. 2670, Jackson (TX) amendment, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/amendment/118th-congress/house-amendment/222

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Amendment No. 5 printed in House Report 118-142, to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from paying for or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services. Its text, printed in the Congressional Record of July 13, 2023 (page H3504), declares the Pentagon memorandum "Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care" of October 20, 2022 of no force or effect. Agreed to 221 to 213.

    official legislative record

    For: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction

  10. Roll Call 300, H.R. 2670, Jackson of Texas Amendment No. 5https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023300

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of July 13, 2023, 221 to 213; she voted No.

    official legislative record

    For: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction

  11. Roll Call 328, H.R. 2670, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023328

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of July 14, 2023 on the National Defense Authorization Act as amended, 219 to 210; she voted Yea, one of four Democrats who did.

    official legislative record

    For: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction

  12. H.R. 2670, 118th Congress, Public Law 118-31https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-118publ31

    GovInfo · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 as enacted. Its full text does not contain the phrase "abortion services" or the title of the 2022 memorandum the House amendment would have voided.

    official legislative record

    For: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction

  13. H.Amdt. 989 to H.R. 8070, Van Duyne amendment, 118th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/amendment/118th-congress/house-amendment/989

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Amendment No. 55, to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from paying for or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services. Agreed to 214 to 207.

    official legislative record

    For: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction

  14. Roll Call 263, H.R. 8070, Van Duyne of Texas Amendment No. 55https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024263

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of June 13, 2024, 214 to 207; she voted No.

    official legislative record

    For: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction

  15. Roll Call 279, H.R. 8070, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024279

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Recorded vote of June 14, 2024 on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, 217 to 199; she voted Aye.

    official legislative record

    For: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction

  16. H.R. 5009, 118th Congress, Public Law 118-159https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-118publ159

    GovInfo · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 as enacted. Its full text does not contain the phrase "abortion services".

    official legislative record

    For: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: Matches stated direction