Candidate · November 3, 2026
Meredith Ryan
On the ballot for U.S. House · Colorado's 6th 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 · Colorado's 6th District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Unity 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.
Meredith Ryan was born and raised in Mount Vernon, New York, and worked for 25 years supporting legal teams.2 As a working adult she earned a bachelor's degree in behavioral studies and a Master of Divinity, and she has worked in social services, education, elder care and community programs.2 After moving to Colorado in 2013 she worked as a paraeducator with Aurora Public Schools, and she has been involved in housing, shelter and food access efforts.2
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running to bring thoughtful leadership and a people-first perspective to Washington, and describes her as a pro-peace candidate.2
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitevotemeredithryan.com2,
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§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.
Immigration
Her campaign website says she supports defunding ICE and closing immigration detention centers, and overhauling the immigration system to put due process, safety and dignity first.2
Foreign Policy and Defense
Her campaign website says she pledges to end weapon sales to Israel.2
- 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
Health Care
Her campaign website says she supports Medicare for All so that no one suffers or goes bankrupt because they cannot afford health 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
Taxes and Budget
Her campaign website says tax breaks for corporations and the rich should end and the money should fund universal health care.2
- Expand breaks for investment, research and hiring, such as larger research credits for small businesses
- Keep current business tax breaks
- Cut back many of these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates, deficit reduction or other priorities
Elections and Government Reform
Her campaign website says she pledges to ban stock trading by members of Congress.2
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Her campaign website lists a term limits pledge among the pledges she has signed.2