Candidate · November 3, 2026
Charlotte Magoon
On the ballot for U.S. House · Michigan's 2nd District
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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 · Michigan's 2nd District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Green 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.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Her campaign website says she has been a registered nurse for 17 years, caring for families across West Michigan in acute care and community health settings.2
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is a nurse, not a politician, and that nurses respond to suffering and see solving urgent problems as part of their work.2 It says hard-working families struggle to make ends meet and can be devastated when illness strikes, and that threats to the economy, health, the environment and the Constitution make it time to drop ideologies she sees as failed and work together on practical solutions.2
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitecharlottemagoon4office.com2,
3 - Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=615938474698414
§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.
Health Care
Her campaign website says she supports Medicare for All, a single-payer plan that it says would cover medical, dental, vision and mental health care for every American, with no premiums or co-pays and without insurance companies involved in patient care.2
- 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
Social Security and Medicare
Her campaign website says Medicare must be able to negotiate the prices of prescription drugs so that no one in Michigan has to ration insulin.2
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Her campaign website says she supports a higher federal minimum wage, so that a full-time worker could cover rent, groceries and utilities without needing a second job.2
Her campaign website says workers have a right to form unions, bargain as a group and strike without retaliation.2
Environment and Public Lands
Her campaign website says she will defend clean air standards as part of protecting Michigan's environment.2
Energy and Climate
Her campaign website says large data center projects use huge amounts of water and electricity, strain local infrastructure and give little back to the communities that carry the costs. It says Congress should set federal zoning guidelines and require real environmental review before such projects are approved.2
Technology, Privacy and AI
Her campaign website says the fast growth of artificial intelligence should be regulated so that residents and ratepayers are not left with its risks and costs while the profits go elsewhere.2
Housing
Her campaign website says she supports building more affordable housing and removing regulations that hold back new housing supply.2
Education
Her campaign website says she supports free tuition at public colleges and universities.2
- No free tuition program
- Free tuition at community colleges
- Free tuition at public colleges and universities
Her campaign website says she supports canceling student debt, which it describes as a burden holding families back for generations.2
- Narrow or end existing forgiveness programs, such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Keep current forgiveness programs, with no new cancellation
- Add targeted relief, such as more forgiveness for public service workers or through income-based repayment
- Broad cancellation of student debt
Foreign Policy and Defense
Her campaign website says U.S. military spending exceeds that of the next ten countries put together while veterans sleep on the street and rural Michigan communities lack mental health services. It says she supports a strong national defense but wants the money to go to diplomacy, international cooperation and veterans' well-being rather than to continuing conflicts.2
Taxes and Budget
Her campaign website says billionaires use loopholes to pay tax rates below those paid by nurses, teachers and factory workers. It says the wealthiest Americans should pay their fair share, with the money going to health care, education, infrastructure and other services families rely on.2
Her campaign website says profitable corporations should pay their fair share and that offshore tax havens should be closed.2
Elections and Government Reform
Her campaign website says she supports banning corporate money in politics.2
- Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
- Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
- Keep current rules
- Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
Her campaign website says she supports ending partisan gerrymandering.2
Her campaign website says she supports absentee voting without needing a reason.2
- Mail a ballot to every registered voter
- Let any voter request a mail ballot without giving a reason
- Allow mail ballots only for voters with a reason, such as illness, disability or travel
- End most mail voting, keeping it for military and overseas voters
Her campaign website says she wants to abolish the Senate filibuster, which it says allows a minority to block the will of the people.2
- Keep the 60-vote rule
- Keep it, but make exceptions for some kinds of bills, such as voting rights or government funding
- End it, so most bills can pass with a simple majority
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
Her campaign website says she supports term limits for Supreme Court justices.2
- Set fixed terms, such as 18 years
- Keep lifetime appointments
Her campaign website says she supports ethics reforms for the Supreme Court.2
Her campaign website says she will work for equal justice under the law for everyone regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or national origin.2