Candidate · November 3, 2026
Amy Chai
On the ballot for U.S. House · Connecticut's 1st District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $22K
- cash on hand
- $690
- issues with public statements
- 9
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Connecticut's 1st District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican Party1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Amy Chai is a physician who is board-certified in internal medicine and addiction medicine.4,
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running to reduce partisan division and bring pragmatic, science-based problem-solving to Congress, with goals of reducing poverty, easing the tax burden on the middle class and lowering health care costs.4,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitechaiforcongress.com5,
7 - Facebookfacebook.com/chai.for.congress.ct.15
- X (Twitter)x.com/docchai20225
- TikToktiktok.com/@doc.chai75
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Taxes and Budget
Her campaign website says the national debt is the country's greatest challenge and that the government must spend less, and says she supports cutting improper spending and starting annual budgets from zero.4,
- Increase overall federal spending
- Hold overall spending near current levels
- Cut overall federal spending
- Cut spending enough to balance the budget within 10 years
Her campaign website proposes a Federal Expenditure Transparency and Accountability Act that would create a public, searchable portal of federal spending with AI-based anomaly detection to find fraud and improper payments.5
Her campaign website calls for shifting taxes toward the financial industry and away from earned income, and for eliminating the self-employment tax.4,
Her campaign website says property taxes must be capped.8
Housing
Her campaign website says she would end foreign and venture capital ownership of single-family homes.4
- Tighten the ban, such as by covering smaller investors or ending exceptions
- Keep the 2026 law as passed
- Loosen or repeal the ban
Health Care
Elections and Government Reform
Her campaign website says two terms is the right limit for House members, that she will limit herself to two terms and that she will introduce term limits legislation.4
- Shorter limits, such as three House terms (six years) and two Senate terms (12 years)
- Longer limits, such as 12 to 18 years in each chamber
- No term limits
Technology, Privacy and AI
Her campaign website says the United States should lead the world in developing AI ethically and that some form of regulatory structure is needed.4
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.9
| Raised | $21,972 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $16,375 |
| Cash on hand | $690 |