Candidate · November 3, 2026

Zebulon Featherly

On the ballot for U.S. House · Michigan's 1st District

No Party AffiliationChallenger
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.

OfficeU.S. House · Michigan's 1st District1
Party on the ballotNo Party Affiliation1
StatusChallenger
Also on the ballot

§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.

Zebulon Featherly's campaign website says he attended Eastern Michigan University and then trained for six months at the NWREI trade school in Vancouver, Washington, for wind energy work.2,3 It says he then spent close to five years traveling the country as a wind turbine technician, with work in states from California to Texas.2,3

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running as an independent to represent people rather than political parties.4,5 It says he wants to end political corruption in Congress and that, with no party behind him, he would answer only to the people.5

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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 supports a government-run single-payer health care system, funded through progressive income taxes and including mental health care, and describes health care as a human right.3,5

  1. One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
  2. Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
  3. Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
  4. Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

His campaign website says he supports allowing abortion through 24 weeks of pregnancy, with medical approval required after that, and says the limit may change as medical standards develop.3

  1. Legal only to save the pregnant woman's life
  2. Legal only in cases of rape or incest, or to save the woman's life
  3. Legal early in pregnancy only, up to a limit such as 6, 12 or 15 weeks
  4. Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
  5. Legal at every stage, with no limit based on weeks of pregnancy
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Education

His campaign website says he will work to make tuition-free higher education a reality.5

  1. No free tuition program
  2. Free tuition at community colleges
  3. Free tuition at public colleges and universities
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Elections and Government Reform

His campaign website says he supports overturning Citizens United, so that every citizen has an equal voice in the political system.3

  1. Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
  2. Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
  3. Keep current rules
  4. Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says sitting members of Congress should be barred from trading individual stocks, citing conflicts of interest and public trust.3

  1. Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
  2. Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
  3. No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says he supports ranked-choice voting, including bringing it to Michigan, so that voters can back their preferred candidate without wasting their vote.3

  1. Use ranked-choice voting in more elections
  2. Let each state or city decide
  3. Ban ranked-choice voting
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Immigration

His campaign website says he supports an efficient, clear route to citizenship for people building a life in the country.3,5

  1. No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
  2. Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
  3. Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
  4. A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says he supports dissolving ICE and moving its duties to other agencies, which it says would reduce overlap and improve oversight.3

  1. Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
  2. Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
  3. Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
  4. Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Economy, Jobs and Trade

His campaign website says he does not support blanket tariffs and that tariffs should be used carefully rather than as threats against trading partners and allies.3

  1. Lower or remove most tariffs
  2. Targeted tariffs on some countries or goods
  3. Broad tariffs on most imports
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says he supports a nationwide minimum wage increase, starting between $15 and $20 an hour and adjusted for regional cost of living.3,5

  1. Keep at $7.25 or leave to states
  2. Raise it to less than $15, such as $10 or $12
  3. Raise to $15 or more
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Foreign Policy and Defense

His campaign website says he does not support using US taxpayer money to fund Israel's military and that the money should be spent in the United States and in Michigan.3

  1. Increase military aid to Israel
  2. Keep military aid at current levels, without new conditions
  3. Attach conditions, such as limits on how US weapons are used and requirements to let humanitarian aid into Gaza
  4. Reduce or end military aid to Israel
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Housing

His campaign website says he supports incentives for first-time homebuyers, including programs that help with down payments and financing.3

His campaign website says he supports reasonable regulations on large corporations that own residential housing.3

Taxes and Budget

His campaign website says he supports a 5 percent annual tax on net wealth above $1 billion, to address concentrations of extreme wealth.3,5

  1. No tax on wealth or on gains from assets that haven't been sold
  2. A minimum tax on the very wealthy that counts unsold gains as income
  3. A yearly tax on net worth above a high threshold (such as $50 million)
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says he supports lower taxes on lower incomes and higher tax brackets for very high incomes, and that he would block new taxes on working families.3,5

  1. Replace the current income tax with a single flat rate or a national sales tax
  2. Cut rates further, including the top rate
  3. Keep current rates
  4. Raise rates on high incomes only (for example, above $400,000)
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says he would cut waste and demand accountability across government.5

Guns

His campaign website says he supports the Second Amendment and supports requiring a background check for everyone who buys a firearm, wherever the purchase takes place.3,5

  1. Require checks for all gun sales, including private sales (with exceptions such as gifts between family members)
  2. Require checks for private sales at gun shows and online, but not other private sales
  3. Keep current law, with checks required only for sales by licensed dealers
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says people should have to complete firearm safety education in some situations, including when applying for a concealed carry permit, and that the training should be government-funded and free for anyone who wants it.3

Technology, Privacy and AI

His campaign website says he supports making it illegal to knowingly spread AI-generated media meant to deceive the public about real events, people or elections, labeling of AI-generated media, protections for creators whose work is used to train AI systems, and reasonable regulation of AI development.3

  1. Require government testing or licenses for the most powerful AI systems before they are released
  2. Set rules for specific risks and uses, such as deepfakes, hiring decisions and safety disclosures
  3. Rely mainly on existing laws, without new rules written for AI
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Energy and Climate

His campaign website says he does not support a blanket ban on data centers and supports strict standards on zoning, noise, water use and energy use, including making sure data centers' growing energy needs do not raise utility bills for families and businesses in the district.3

Tribal Nations, Territories and DC

His campaign website says he backs tribal sovereignty and self-determination for Native American communities, along with preserving Native cultures and traditions.3

§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.