- See Michael Baumgartner's sponsored bills →Michael BaumgartnerRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$2.1M raised
- Carmela ConroyDemocratic✓ Verified$723K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Michael Baumgartner supports policies to reduce inflation and curb government spending, votes consistently for economic measures supporting technology use and capital access, and favors a patient-centered, affordable healthcare system with freedom of choice 1245. Carmela Conroy supports ending tariff chaos, restoring public education funding, passing an inflation-indexed federal minimum wage with paid leave, and restoring Medicare and Medicaid funding while enabling federal programs to negotiate lower drug prices 36.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Michael BaumgartnerRepublican | Carmela ConroyDemocratic |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Baumgartner supports policies to reduce inflation and curb reckless government spending, which he believes drives up prices and increases the national debt. Baumgartner votes consistently for economic measures supporting technology use, capital access, privacy protections, and reauthorization of insurance programs. | Conroy supports ending tariff chaos, restoring public education funding, and passing an inflation-indexed federal minimum wage with paid leave to help workers and businesses in Eastern Washington. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Michael Baumgartner supports policies aimed at reducing inflation and curbing government spending, which he believes contribute to rising prices and national debt 1. He votes consistently for economic measures that support technology use, capital access, privacy protections, and the reauthorization of insurance programs 2. Carmela Conroy supports ending tariff chaos, restoring public education funding, and passing an inflation-indexed federal minimum wage with paid leave to assist workers and businesses in Eastern Washington 3. | ||
| Healthcare | Baumgartner supports a patient-centered, affordable, and transparent healthcare system that allows Americans freedom to make informed choices without bureaucratic directives. Baumgartner votes in favor of healthcare legislation including reauthorizations, rural care improvements, Medicaid protections, and lowering premiums. | Conroy supports restoring Medicare and Medicaid funding, reducing red tape, extending Medicaid to all children under 19, and enabling federal health programs to negotiate lower drug prices. Conroy says legal immigrants who work and study in the district, including doctors, farm workers and students, should have access to health care. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Michael Baumgartner supports a patient-centered, affordable, and transparent healthcare system that allows Americans freedom to make informed choices without bureaucratic directives 1. He votes in favor of healthcare legislation including reauthorizations, rural care improvements, Medicaid protections, and lowering premiums 2. Carmela Conroy supports restoring Medicare and Medicaid funding, reducing red tape, extending Medicaid to all children under 19, and enabling federal health programs to negotiate lower drug prices 3. She says legal immigrants who work and study in the district, including doctors, farm workers, and students, should have access to health care 4. | ||
| Immigration | Baumgartner supports strong border security measures including funding the border wall and increasing border patrol to reduce illegal crossings. Baumgartner strongly supports securing the border and enforcing existing immigration laws to prevent drugs and unvetted migrants from entering the country illegally. Baumgartner votes mostly yea on immigration enforcement and security acts, but votes nay on a national emergency resolution related to immigration. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Baumgartner supports law enforcement and crime reduction efforts, including approving the HALT Fentanyl Act to reduce fentanyl trafficking and curb violent crime. Baumgartner supports law enforcement and swift responses to unlawful activities on campuses and communities to maintain public safety. Baumgartner votes yea on multiple public safety bills including prison staff safety, veterans’ rights, bail reform, and violent offender restrictions. | Conroy supports holding DHS accountable for border security, defunding detention centers, restoring FEMA funding, and defunding illegal military operations to ensure safe communities and a secure nation. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Michael Baumgartner supports law enforcement and crime reduction efforts, including approving the HALT Fentanyl Act to reduce fentanyl trafficking and curb violent crime 1. He also supports law enforcement and swift responses to unlawful activities on campuses and communities to maintain public safety 2. Baumgartner votes yea on multiple public safety bills including prison staff safety, veterans’ rights, bail reform, and violent offender restrictions 3. Carmela Conroy supports holding DHS accountable for border security, defunding detention centers, restoring FEMA funding, and defunding illegal military operations to ensure safe communities and a secure nation 4. | ||
| Abortion | Baumgartner supports each state's right to determine its own abortion laws in accordance with the U.S. Constitution. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Baumgartner supports tax relief measures including the largest tax relief package in 40 years, tax deductions for seniors, and eliminating federal taxes on tips and overtime pay. Baumgartner supports reducing reckless government spending to combat inflation and national debt growth. Baumgartner votes yea on tax relief, budget resolutions, and appropriations acts related to national security and agriculture. | Conroy supports Congress's constitutional role in raising and spending money and proposes prohibiting members of Congress from individual stock trading to ensure accountability. Conroy calls tariffs a tax on importers and criticizes Baumgartner for voting to cede Congress's tariff-setting power to the executive branch. |
| Energy & Environment | Baumgartner votes yea on conservation and consumer choice acts but votes nay on the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act. | Conroy says proposed AI data centers should not be built at the expense of local communities' resources. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Michael Baumgartner votes yea on conservation and consumer choice acts but votes nay on the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act 1. Carmela Conroy says proposed AI data centers should not be built at the expense of local communities' resources 2. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Baumgartner supports strengthening the military and veterans' care, securing funding for Fairchild AFB and voting for VA reforms to improve medical research and care. Baumgartner supports a strong and smart American foreign policy that prevents the Chinese Communist Government from buying strategic US assets. Baumgartner votes yea on defense authorization and veterans’ clinic naming but nay on resolutions directing troop withdrawals from Iran and Lebanon. | Conroy supports holding senior executive branch members accountable for unlawful military actions and restoring essential diplomatic and intelligence functions. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Michael Baumgartner supports strengthening the military and veterans' care, securing funding for Fairchild AFB, and voting for VA reforms to improve medical research and care 1. He supports a strong and smart American foreign policy that prevents the Chinese Communist Government from buying strategic US assets 2. Baumgartner votes yea on defense authorization and veterans’ clinic naming but nay on resolutions directing troop withdrawals from Iran and Lebanon 3. Carmela Conroy supports holding senior executive branch members accountable for unlawful military actions and restoring essential diplomatic and intelligence functions 4. | ||