Healthcare
Emphasizes prevention of chronic illness and targeted laws to lower healthcare costs.
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THE 2026 CANDIDATE FILE
Amy Chai
Candidate for U.S. House · Connecticut · District 1
THE PERSON
Background
Amy Chai is a physician with experience in primary care and addiction medicine. Her campaign biography describes medical training, teaching, speech-and-debate coaching and writing.
Roots
- Career: Primary care and addiction medicine physician; author
- Education service: Home educator and speech-and-debate coach
Education
- Johns Hopkins University · B.A. in biology
- Indiana University School of Medicine · M.D.
- University of Michigan Medical Center · internal medicine training
- University of Virginia · general medicine fellowship and M.S. in epidemiology
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THE POLICIES
Where they stand
Campaign promises are labeled separately from past actions. These are sourced positions, not endorsements or predictions. No stance is assigned from party affiliation.
Mental health & addiction
Supports investment in prevention of mental illness and addiction.
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Supports parental control over schooling, curriculum transparency and evidence-based literacy instruction.
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Supports lower taxes on earned income, higher financial-industry taxes, property-tax caps and eliminating the self-employment tax.
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Calls for lower government spending.
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Supports secure borders.
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Opposes regime-change interventions and proxy wars while supporting a strong defense.
Source checked October 28, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.THE ELECTION
Ballot & sources
U.S. House · District 1 · November 3, 2026
Candidate listing checked October 28, 2026.
Connecticut Secretary of the State · November 3, 2026 official sample ballot, Hartford, page 1 ↗The candidate’s name and party follow the official ballot source. Backgrounds and issue positions are checked separately. A candidate is not an officeholder-elect unless a verified result establishes that status.