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At a Glance

Quick Facts

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Candidate

Kincaid

Party

Democrat

District

Washington's 1st Congressional District

Status

Candidate 

Filing Period

May 4 – May 8, 2026

Incumbent

Rep. Suzan DelBene (D) — 13+ years

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Candidate Biography

About Kincaid

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Kincaid is a moderate Democrat primary challenger to Representative Suzan DelBene in Washington's 1st Congressional District. The campaign stands for practical, solutions first leadership focused on measurable results for working families not ideology, not corporate donors, and not politics as usual.

Kincaid has worked alongside people from all walks of life  including healthcare workers, transgender individuals, immigrants, and working class families and brings a lived experience perspective to policy that career politicians in safe seats often lack. The campaign is built around one core belief. The Democratic Party has lost touch with ordinary voters, and it must find its way back before it is too late.


"It doesn't matter who we are. What matters is our plan." — Bane, The Dark Knight Rises

Legal Note: This website is operated by the Kincaid for Committee. 

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Campaign Overview

What Makes This Campaign Different

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Kincaid is running as a reform Democrat  not against the party, but to help it return to the principles that once made it trusted by working people. The campaign is distinctive in several ways:

The only Democrat in WA-01 openly addressing the full range of issues voters actually care about

Including homelessness failures, crime and repeat offenders, women's safety, immigration, and corporate corruption inside the Democratic Party issues that other Democrats in this race have avoided or dismissed.

A more centrist, results driven platform than the incumbent

More innovative than anything the Washington Democratic establishment is currently offering. More connected to lived experience than DelBene's record. More pro woman in a party that is losing suburban women. More honest about homelessness, addiction, and mental illness.

Real world pilot programs instead of ideological promises

No other candidate in this race is proposing to test healthcare reform with actual data before scaling nationally. No other candidate has proposed a cause specific, outcome tracked approach to homelessness. These are evidence based proposals, not talking points.

Not funded by corporate PACs

 Representative DelBene ranks among the top 10 wealthiest members of Congress, with a net worth that has more than doubled during her time in office from $60 million to $126.34 million  and receives substantially more corporate PAC money than most of her Democratic colleagues.

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Policy Positions

Platform Summaries for Press

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1. Taxes and Economic Affordability

The flagship proposal the Real Tax Reform and Simplification Act would eliminate federal income tax liability and filing requirements for individuals earning $61,000 or less annually. Based on 2021 IRS data, this covers more than 56 million filers. The revenue gap would be offset by closing loopholes for high earners and corporations. The campaign also critiques corporate stock buyback practices, citing Microsoft's $170 billion in buybacks over the past decade as a prime example of capital being prioritized over workers and communities.

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2. Healthcare Reform

Rather than an immediate nationwide overhaul, Kincaid proposes a Universal Healthcare Pilot Program  a phased, evidence based approach modeled on tech industry beta testing. Phase One involves a $16 billion investment to establish a voluntary Universal Pilot Health Plan for residents within a defined geographic area, covering all services with no out-of-pocket costs while allowing opt-outs for private insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid. Annual congressional reports and a five-year evaluation would determine whether and how to expand. This approach avoids the disruption risks of Medicare for All while generating real world data before national rollout.

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3. Homelessness, Addiction, and Mental Illness

The proposed Homeless Recovery and Rehabilitation Act (HRRA) of 2027 rejects one-size-fits-all "housing first" models and instead categorizes individuals by root cause: addiction (secure rehabilitation campuses with 9–12+ months of medical supervision), severe mental illness (long-term facilities with 24/7 care and judicial-review-based involuntary commitment), and economic hardship (short-term housing with job training). A National Homeless Oversight Board under HUD would track performance with public dashboards. Annual funding of $5 billion would be tied to measurable results. This platform aligns with what polling consistently shows 70–80% of Washington voters want  but that incumbent Democrats have refused to implement.

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4. Gun Safety and Crime Prevention

With 1.07 million firearms stolen between 2017 and 2021 80% of them handguns used quickly in street crimes. Kincaid's approach targets the theft pipeline rather than focusing on restrictions that do not address everyday violent crime. The proposed Secure Storage Laws would require handguns to be stored in DOJ-certified steel lock boxes, rifles and shotguns in bolted safes, and mandate 48-hour theft reporting with annual compliance checks. Retailers would offer discounts and tax credits for compliant storage devices. This approach is designed for bipartisan appeal, protecting Second Amendment rights while meaningfully reducing gun crime.

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5. Immigration and Labor

Kincaid rejects both sanctuary style non-enforcement and mass deportation as politically and practically unworkable. The platform calls for structured guest worker programs modeled on successful international examples Canada, Germany, and South Korea with legal contracts, housing protections, and defined pathways. It also supports investing in agricultural and construction automation to reduce long-term dependency on undocumented labor, and reforming the H-1B visa program to ensure it addresses genuine skill shortages rather than corporate preferences for lower-cost overseas hires.

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6. Women's Safety and Fairness

Kincaid is the only Democrat in Washington's 1st District publicly and plainly stating that women deserve protected, sex-based spaces particularly in intimate settings such as spas, locker rooms, and healthcare facilities and that biological males should not compete in women's sports. Representative DelBene voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. Kincaid supports that legislation and goes further, advocating for federal protections for women only spaces. This position is not framed as anti-LGBTQ+  it is framed as pro-woman, and Kincaid notes that many members of the LGBTQ+ community, including prominent figures such as Martina Navratilova, share this view.

→ Statement on Olympus Spa → Statement on Protecting Women's Rights

7. Healthcare Worker Safety

The proposed Nurse Assault Prevention and Accountability Act of 2027 would establish mandatory prison sentences for assaulting healthcare workers, create a public figure enhancement for attacks on medical personnel, require mandatory psychiatric treatment for unstable offenders, and establish a national monitoring system. Nearly three in four workplace violence incidents in the private sector occur in healthcare settings  and in many states, assaulting a nurse is still treated as a minor misdemeanor.

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8. Anti-Stalking Legislation

In response to high-profile stalking cases involving public figures such as Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark, and Taylor Swift, Kincaid has proposed the Stalking Victim Protection and Accountability Act of 2027. The bill would mandate a minimum of three years in federal prison for stalkers who cross state lines or make credible threats, add a five-year enhancement when the victim is a public figure, create a National Stalker Alert System, and restrict high-risk stalkers' access to air travel and public venues. Current federal law allows stalkers to walk free on probation even after crossing state lines and making explicit death threats.

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Recent Statements

Key Statements & Posts

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May 2025

Exploratory Committee Announcement

The formal announcement explaining why Kincaid is challenging Representative DelBene and what this campaign stands for.

June 2025

Statement on Olympus Spa

On the state's mandate that a women-only spa admit biological males  and why this is a turning point for the Democratic Party.

July 2025

No Federal Income Tax Under $61,000

The Real Tax Reform and Simplification Act eliminating filing requirements for the majority of American workers.

August 2025

Statement on Microsoft Job Cuts

On stock buybacks, H-1B visa reform, and the coming wave of AI-driven job displacement.

October 2025

A Smarter Strategy to End Homelessness

The Homeless Recovery and Rehabilitation Act  a cause-specific, outcome-tracked alternative to failed housing-first models.

November 2025

The Lawrence Reed / Bethany McGee Case

On the failure of civil commitment laws and the case for reforming how America handles violent, mentally ill repeat offenders.
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Get in Touch

Contact the Campaign

For interview requests, media inquiries, or press materials, please reach out through the contact page or connect on social media.



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