John Duresky
John Duresky (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 4th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]
Duresky completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: Washington's 4th 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 4
Incumbent Dan Newhouse, John Duresky, Wesley Meier, and Jerrod Sessler are running in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 4 on August 4, 2026.
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 | John Duresky (D)  | |
| Wesley Meier (R) | ||
 | Jerrod Sessler (R) | |
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Duresky completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Duresky's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Affordability & Economic Fairness:
Families in Central Washington are being squeezed from every direction, groceries, housing, health premiums, and tariffs that raise costs for farmers and consumers. My priority is to make life more affordable for working people.
That starts with restoring congressional authority over tariffs, fixing a tax code that favors the wealthy over workers, and protecting Social Security from reckless budget proposals. Washington’s families deserve an economy that works for them. - Healthcare & Rural Hospitals: Healthcare in Central Washington is growing more expensive and harder to access, especially in rural communities. I will work to keep rural hospitals open, restore ACA subsidies, protect and strengthen Medicare and Medicaid, and reduce waste in our system. Over time, I believe our nation must move toward universal healthcare, because no family should go bankrupt due to illness, and no community should lose its only hospital.
- Immigration Reform: Our immigration system is broken, and it’s hurting families, farms, and local employers. We need secure borders, yes, but we also need a fair, humane pathway to legal status and citizenship for people who have lived, worked, and raised families here. As a former civil servant, I’ve seen firsthand the failures of ICE, and I believe the agency requires major structural reform. America’s story is one of immigration, and our policies should reflect our values and our economic needs.
As a former military member and civil servant, I was required to uphold the highest ethical standards. I am interested in reforming ethics rules for all three branches of the Government. A civil servant should not be fired or sent to prison for something congressmen do legally with impunity.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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