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Carmela Conroy

Democratic candidate for Washington's 5th Congressional District

Carmela Conroy is a former diplomat and county prosecutor focused on affordable care, public schools, worker benefits and accountable government.

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DistrictWA-05
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Carmela stands.

Campaign position

Household prices and tariff policy

  • Supports ending tariff policies that increase prices and destabilize household and business costs

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Public schools and disability funding

  • Supports restoring public-school funding and services for students with disabilities

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Inflation-indexed wages and paid leave

  • Supports inflation-indexed minimum wages, paid time off and paid sick leave for workers

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Humane detention and border resources

  • Supports humane detention standards and redirecting border resources toward ports of entry

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Medicaid coverage for children

  • Supports restoring Medicaid funding and ensuring children receive coverage from birth until their 19th birthdays

Campaign position

Stock-trading restrictions for Congress

  • Supports banning congressional stock trading and requiring holdings in diversified funds

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 1985-1987

    Experience

    Shibaura English instructor

  2. 2009-2011

    Experience

    U.S. consul general in Lahore

  3. 2022-2024

    Experience

    Spokane County Democratic chair

  4. 2011

    Experience

    CIA Agency Seal Award

    Received recognition for interagency service in Pakistan.

  5. 2017

    Experience

    East Asia and South/Central Asia operations director

  6. 2025

    Experience

    Manzanita House federal policy adviser

  7. 2023

    Experience

    Community Colleges of Spokane adjunct instructor

  8. 1985-1987

    Experience

    Shibaura English program founder

  9. November 2026

    Accomplishment

    November ballot qualification

    Advanced to November's general-election ballot with Democratic party preference.

  • Experience

    Fast-food worker

  • Experience

    Childcare worker

  • Experience

    Spokane deputy prosecutor

  • Experience

    Foreign Service officer

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    Precinct committee officer

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    UW Law student bar president

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    Nissan Motor Company legal adviser

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    Gonzaga mock-trial judge

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    EWU cybersecurity hackathon judge

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    Friends of the Bluff fire-risk team leader

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    Yokohama language-school director

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    Oslo political-economic counselor

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    Kabul regional refugee coordinator

  • Experience

    Naha political-military affairs chief

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    Bamyan political adviser

  • Experience

    State Operations Center watch officer

  • Experience

    Tokyo political-military affairs officer

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