Kincaid for Congress – Washington’s 1st District

For Immediate Release Contact: Kincaid for Congress Website: kincaidforcongress.com Date: April 4, 2026 Press Release Kincaid Calls on Congress to Act as Oracle Files 3,000+ H-1B Petitions While Cutting American Jobs "You cannot lay off American workers and import foreign replacements at the same time. Congress must draw that line." WASHINGTON'S 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT — Kincaid, the Democratic candidate for Congress in Washington's 1st Congressional District, is responding to new federal data showing that Oracle Corporation has filed more than 3,000 H-1B visa petitions for foreign workers while simultaneously laying off thousands of American employees  including approximately 500 workers in the Seattle area. "This is exactly what we warned about with Microsoft, and now it is happening again with Oracle. American workers are being shown the door while corporations file thousands of petitions to bring in foreign replacemen...

For Immediate Release Kincaid Endorses IL26-638 and IL26-001, Calls on Washington Voters to Vote YES in November Redmond, Washington — 3-21-2026 Today Kincaid announced full support for two Washington state ballot initiatives   IL26-638 , Protecting Fairness in Girls’ Sports , and IL26-001 , Strengthen Communication Between Parents and Schools   and is urging voters statewide to vote YES on both measures this November. “These initiatives are about fairness, transparency, and the fundamental rights of families. I’m proud to support them both, and I’m asking Washington voters to do the same.” Standing Up for Girls in Sports Kincaid expressed strong support for IL26-638, arguing that fairness in school athletics must be protected. “Title IX opened doors for generations of female athletes. Those protections need to mean something. No girl should lose a scholarship, ...

For Immediate Release Contact: Kincaid for Congress Website: kincaidforcongress.com Date: March 8, 2026 Press Release  ·  International Women's Day On International Women's Day, Kincaid Condemns Gender Apartheid in Iran On International Women's Day, Kincaid stands in solidarity with the women and girls of Iran, who continue to live under one of the most systematic and brutal regimes of sex based oppression in the world today. A System Built on Control The Iranian government enforces mandatory hijab laws through intimidation, surveillance, arrests, fines, and imprisonment. New legislation has intensified these penalties, with women facing severe punishment simply for refusing to comply with state-imposed dress codes. Under Iran's so called "Noor Plan," authorities have expanded their use of artificial intelligence, facial recognition technology, and smart camera networks to identify and track women in vehicles and public s...

  For Immediate Release Contact: Kincaid for Congress Website: kincaidforcongress.com Date: February 6, 2026 Press Release  ·  WA-01 Kincaid: Protecting Women's Sports and Sex-Based Privacy in Washington's 1st District Press statement from Kincaid for Congress — WA-01 Women and girls are entitled to fair athletic competition, physical safety, and personal privacy in sex segregated environments. These protections are grounded in long-standing principles of equality and security. Upholding them is both a matter of basic fairness and of maintaining public trust in the institutions that serve women and girls. This effort is not about exclusion. It is about establishing clear, consistent standards that safeguard women's opportunities, dignity, and rights and about having the courage to say so plainly when others will not. Policy Priorities 1. Ensuring Fairness in Women's and Girls' Sports Women's sports exist to promote e...

For Immediate Release Contact: Kincaid for Congress Website: kincaidforcongress.com Date: February 2, 2026   (Updated: April 17, 2026) Press Release  ·  WA-01 Kincaid: WA-01 Democrats Deserve a Common Sense Choice Focused on Results WASHINGTON'S 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT  Congressional candidate Kincaid today noted that the 2026 race in Washington's 1st Congressional District is shaping up to feature multiple Democratic challengers to Representative Suzan DelBene, including Hunter Gordon. Kincaid said the emerging field presents voters with a stark and consequential choice. Establishment politics, ideological politics, or a practical, solutions-first Democrat focused on delivering real results. "WA-01 is a district of engineers, small-business owners, working families, and problem solvers. People here want progress  but they also want it to be practical, achievable, and grounded in reality, not in slogans or ideological puri...

The historic neighborhoods of Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Saigon in Seattle's International District are not part of Washington's 1st Congressional District. They belong to District 7. But the Asian American communities in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Bothell, and across WA-01 are very much part of this campaign  and what happens in Seattle's Asian neighborhoods matters deeply to them, and to all of us. The families and business owners of Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Saigon are largely immigrants or the children of immigrants people who followed the legal immigration process, built businesses from nothing, and created some of the most culturally vibrant and economically productive communities in the Pacific Northwest. They did everything right. And for years, they have been failed by the very officials elected to protect them. To the people of these communities.  Kincaid sees you. I hear you. And I will stand with you  not just in words, but in policy and...

A Few Words on the Recent Microsoft Job Cuts Back in the old days, if you spoke out against a major employer, people would warn you: "Be careful  this is a company town." Well, Washington State today is essentially a company state. Taking on Microsoft directly would be political suicide for most. Let me be clear: I am not attacking Microsoft, and I am not looking to start a fight with them. But I do think some of their decisions deserve a closer look. Stock Buybacks vs. Real Investment Over the past ten years, Microsoft has spent roughly $170 billion on stock buybacks. That practice is not unusual among large corporations, but it raises a fair question. Instead of artificially inflating its own share price, could some of that money have been put to better use . Invested in people, in innovation, and in the communities that made Microsoft what it is today? Re-examining the H-1B Visa Program We should also take a hard look at the H-1B visa program. Companies claim...