Adam Arafat
Adam Arafat (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 10th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]
Arafat completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Adam Arafat was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. He began serving in the U.S. Army in 2005. He earned a bachelor's degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in 2019 and a graduate degree from the Florida Institute of Technology in 2022. His career experience includes working as a program manager.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Washington's 10th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 10
Incumbent Marilyn Strickland and Adam Arafat are running in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 10 on August 4, 2026.
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Adam Arafat completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Arafat's responses.
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I served 20 years in Army aviation, then continued in public service managing the infrastructure our communities rely on every day. I’ve spent my career in roles where accountability matters and decisions have real consequences for real people.
I’m running because too many working families are being priced out, talked past, and left waiting while Washington caters to donors and corporations. I don’t take corporate or PAC money. I answer to voters.
I believe healthcare should be a right, housing should be affordable, and clean energy jobs should strengthen our communities. I’ll fight price gouging, defend reproductive freedom and voting rights, and make sure corporations finally pay their fair share.
I’m not a career politician. I’m someone who believes showing up, telling the truth, and doing the work still matters.- Families deserve lower costs for essential goods like housing, energy, food, and healthcare. We need to pair this with strong accountability regardless of wealth, power or position.
- I work for the people of Washington’s 10th District, not special interests. I prioritize full transparency and accountability, free from corporate or PAC money.
- Universal healthcare, lower drug prices, accessible mental health care, and fair taxation that ensures corporations fulfill their financial obligations are essential.
Money out & push accountability!
A country where health care is a right, not a privilege, and where I can honestly say I helped make universal health care real. Being part of change that actually improved people’s lives is the legacy that matters to me.
Even doing everything right, the goalposts keep moving. Inflation and rising costs make it harder to get ahead, and that reality shapes how I see the economy and policy.
It’s defining qualities are constant fundraising which replaces accountability, party leadership controls outcomes, symbolic votes, and policy shaped by lobbyists. Delay isn’t a failure. It protects the status quo and the people who benefit from keeping things the same.
Too many in Washington have lost touch with what it’s like to live on a paycheck. I haven’t. I know the pressures working families face, and that perspective is exactly what’s missing.
She puts action over rhetoric and advances policy that meets real needs, takes political risk, and doesn’t take corporate or AIPAC money. She leads by building pressure and momentum, not by waiting for permission.
Now, no. Compromise only works when it’s mutual. When one side never moves, compromise becomes a trap. It rewards obstruction and guarantees nothing changes.
If corporations benefit from the system, they should help pay for it.
We didn’t end up here by accident. Institutions were weakened, power was abused, and too many people looked the other way or benefited from it. That deserves real, public investigation. Republicans who caused harm. Democrats who failed to stop it because some were compromised or complacent. Private groups, wealthy donors, and tech executives who used money or influence to distort the system.
Oversight and Government Reform: Demand transparency, stop waste and misuse of taxpayer dollars, and hold both government officials and corporations accountable.
Appropriations: Direct funding toward infrastructure, affordable housing, clean energy, and healthcare while cutting waste and ending subsidies for corporations that exploit workers or harm the environment.
Armed Services: Bring my lived experience in Army aviation toward crafting a smart national defense budget. One that improves the quality of life of our service members, cuts waste and meets our defense needs.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 7, 2026
