Candidate · November 3, 2026
Benjamin Wesley
On the ballot for U.S. House · Connecticut's 4th District
- issues with public statements
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§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 4th District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Independent Party1, |
| Status | Challenger |
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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.
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Ballotpedia lists Benjamin Wesley's career as a manufacturing mechanical engineer, and he also ran for this seat in 2024.4
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to demand leadership that works for peace and prosperity, pointing to the national debt and to U.S. spending on wars.5,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitebenwesleyforcongress.com4,
5 - Instagraminstagram.com/benwesleyforcongress5
- TikToktiktok.com/@benwesleyforcongress5
§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.
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for ending all weapons sales and donations to Israel for the immediate future, saying passage of the Block the Bombs Act (H.R. 3565) would be a start.6
- Increase military aid to Israel
- Keep military aid at current levels, without new conditions
- Attach conditions, such as limits on how US weapons are used and requirements to let humanitarian aid into Gaza
- Reduce or end military aid to Israel
His campaign website calls for restoring funding for UNRWA and other humanitarian organizations working in Gaza.6
His campaign website says the country does not need a defense budget of more than $1 trillion a year or more than 800 bases worldwide, and calls for returning military savings to the public through lower taxes or investments such as Medicare for All.6
- Increase military spending
- Hold it near current levels, adjusted for inflation
- Cut military spending
His campaign website says he will not vote for any supplemental funding for foreign wars without a congressional war resolution.6
His campaign website calls for cutting off funding for the war in Iran, which it says has raised prices for food, gas and other goods.6
Health Care
His campaign website calls for investing in Medicare for All.6
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
His campaign website calls for repealing the Patriot Act and reforming FISA, saying they let the government get around constitutional limits to spy on Americans.6
Immigration
His campaign website calls for abolishing ICE and a wholesale reorganization of immigration enforcement.6
- Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
- Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
- Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
- Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
Infrastructure and Transportation
His campaign website says he would introduce legislation encouraging Connecticut's military contractors to diversify into civilian work, and proposes that Connecticut become the nation's leader in maglev trains, with short lines between Hartford and New Haven, Hartford and Storrs, and New Haven and Stamford.6