Candidate · November 3, 2026
Rasheed Nicholas Walters
On the ballot for U.S. House · Massachusetts's 8th 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 · Massachusetts's 8th District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Independent1, |
| 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.
His campaign website says he graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston.3 It says he has spent his career building businesses and working in media and has had opinion pieces published in the Boston Herald.3 It says he was a plaintiff in the Boston redistricting lawsuit.3
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running as an Independent under the slogan Every American A King, because he believes the people are not meant to bow to party bosses, politicians, corporate donors, foreign interests or government elites.3,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitevoterasheed.com4,
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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.
Health Care
His campaign website says he rejects single-payer universal healthcare and will introduce the American Healthcare Freedom and Fair Pricing Act, under which people could buy private insurance or enroll in a government-subsidized plan at $75 a month.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
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website says he will restrict SNAP food stamps to nutritious, whole foods only.6
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he will codify the Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods, including 25 to 100 percent on electric vehicles, batteries and critical minerals, and the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum into permanent law, and it proposes new tariffs such as 35 percent on foreign semiconductors, 40 to 50 percent on foreign automobiles and 35 percent on auto parts.7
- Lower or remove most tariffs
- Targeted tariffs on some countries or goods
- Broad tariffs on most imports
His campaign website says he will codify existing tariffs into permanent law so future administrations cannot reverse them.7
His campaign website says he will vote against every free trade deal that comes before Congress and supports reciprocal fair trade agreements instead.7
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says he will provide accelerated depreciation, investment tax credits and research and development tax credits for domestic manufacturers.7
- 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
His campaign website says he will cut corporate tax rates for manufacturers that reshore and raise corporate taxes on multinational companies that offshore production.7
Housing
His campaign website says he will defend local zoning control against the MBTA Communities Act, support legal challenges to state mandates and introduce the Suburban Zoning Protection Act.8
- Have states require cities to allow more types of housing, such as apartments near transit
- Give extra state or federal money to communities that allow more homes
- Leave zoning decisions to local governments
His campaign website says he will introduce legislation to ban corporate real estate firms and investment funds from purchasing single-family homes.9
His campaign website says he will work to reform SBA and federal mortgage lending so first-time buyers get better terms than institutional investors buying multiple properties.9
Immigration
His campaign website says he will end the H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, L-1 and E-2 visa categories and other work visas, end student visas and sharply restrict the EB-1 visa.10
His campaign website says he will support federal law enforcement and ICE in identifying and removing illegal immigrants convicted of crimes such as rape, child molestation, assault and drunk driving, with priority deportation and more deportation capacity.10
His campaign website says he will work to fund southern border barriers, surveillance technology and personnel to materially reduce illegal crossings.10
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says he will introduce legislation setting mandatory minimum sentences for fentanyl distribution of 20 years for a first offense, 40 years for a second and life without parole for a third.11
- Reduce or end mandatory minimums for nonviolent drug crimes
- Keep current mandatory minimums
- Add or raise mandatory minimums, for example for selling fentanyl
§4Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report14filed Aug 27, 2026