Federal political discovery
Find your race. Meet the candidates. Follow the issues.
The Candidate is a neutral directory of every federal candidate running for President, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House — with sourced facts, provenance for every claim, and a clear methodology behind each entry.
By chamber
Standalone overview pages for each federal chamber. Read the role, term, and qualifications — then jump to every declared candidate.
U.S. President
4-year term, Electoral College. The next presidential election is in November 2028.
Read about the officeU.S. Senate
100 senators, six-year terms. Roughly a third of the U.S. Senate is up in November 2026.
Read about the officeHouse of Representatives
435 districts, two-year terms. Every seat in the House of Representatives is on the ballot in November 2026.
Read about the officeThe 2026 federal cycle
Every declared candidate, organized by office. Sourced facts on party, district, and FEC financials.
2028
Candidates for President
The full 2028 presidential field — incumbents, primary challengers, and independents.
See the directory2026
U.S. Senate candidates
Every Senate candidate on the 2026 ballot, with state, party, and FEC filings.
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U.S. House candidates
Every House candidate in every district — 435 seats plus the territorial delegates.
See the directoryOffice details and qualifications
The federal IA tree — start at the office hub for the role, term, and qualifications, then drill into the cycle.
All federal offices
The hub-of-hubs for every federal office, plus the standing principles behind our coverage.
Open the hubPresidency hub
Role of the office, term length, qualifications, and the issues it shapes.
Open the hubSenate hub
Six-year terms, advice-and-consent, treaties, and the cycle's open seats.
Open the hubHouse hub
Two-year terms, appropriations origination, and the 435-district map.
Open the hubHistorical content
Sourced biographical profiles for every individual who has held federal office — the 46 former U.S. Presidents plus a growing slice of currently-serving and former U.S. Senators. Representatives arrive in a future sprint.
Former U.S. Presidents
Browse 46 individuals who served as President — from George Washington to today.
Open the archiveCurrently-serving senators
Every sitting U.S. Senator, grouped by state — party, Senate Class, committees, and term history.
Open the rosterFormer U.S. Senators
Senators who have left office, grouped by state — sourced profiles, party, and term history.
Open the archiveComing Sprint 25
Former U.S. Representatives
Coming Sprint 25 — beginning with currently-serving House + recent retirees.
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Beyond office and cycle — discover candidates by where they’re running, who they run with, and the issues they take positions on. The Candidate ships the full federal directory plus a side-by-side comparison tool.
All federal candidates
The complete directory — filter by state, office, and party.
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Every federal race in every state and territory — 50 states plus D.C.
Pick a stateBrowse by party
The federal party directory — Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and more.
Pick a partyBrowse by issue
The 15-issue taxonomy that powers candidate positions and voting records.
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