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2026 ELECTIONS / CANDIDATE PROFILE

MI-09 · House · Democratic

Ray Pooley

Military, family and veteran policy record.

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Looking ahead to Election Day

Election reflections
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Election reflections. Brief answers to DutyStation’s questions about hope, America’s future, unity, the next generation and a closing message. These reflections do not establish detailed military-family or veterans policy positions.

Hope heading into the election

  • MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WE SPEAK WITH ARE FED UP WITH THE CURRENT SITUATION AND ARE VOTING FOR CHANGE.

Vision for America

  • HEALTHY, LAWFUL and DIVERSE

Bringing Americans together

  • THE DESIRE FOR A GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS FOR ALL AMERICANS AND IS NOT BOUGHT BY OLIGARCHS.

The next generation

  • A CLEANER PLANET, A SAFER COMMUNITY AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE DID ALL WE COULD TO LEAVE IT BETTER FOR THEM.

Closing message to voters

  • I WANT TO FIGHT FOR ALL AMERICANS TO HAVE HEALTHCARE, MORE MONEY IN THEIR PAYCHECKS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN D.C.

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Policy summary: potential benefits and tradeoffs

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Military & pay

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Military families

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Veterans

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Defense contracting

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Policy-alignment scores

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Military & pay

Not enough evidence

Selected official actions: 0 · Full scoring review incomplete

Military families

Not enough evidence

Selected official actions: 0 · Full scoring review incomplete

Veterans

Not enough evidence

Selected official actions: 0 · Full scoring review incomplete

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Selected official record

No official actions have yet been reviewed for this profile. This does not mean the candidate has no record. A challenger’s lack of congressional votes is not counted against them.

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