May 21, 2026 9:55 am
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A yellow line MAX train pulls in May 1 at the Portland Expo Center MAX Station. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)
Washington Sen. John Braun
Democratic candidate for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District Brent Hennrich speaks May 2 during a Q&A session at Vancouver Community Library. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
The I-5 Bridge rises above the Columbia River as Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, left, and Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle converse Jan. 13, 2023, during a tour of key infrastructure projects in Perez’s district. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)
A MAX train parks May 1 at the Portland Expo Center Station. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A MAX train at the northern end of the yellow line sits framed by trees May 1 at the Portland Expo Center Station. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A MAX train parks May 1 at the Portland Expo Center Station. Light rail promises to be an issue in the 3rd District race. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Light rail promises to be a wedge issue in the hotly contested race for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District.
State Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, one of eight candidates challenging Democratic incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, recently came out against a long-standing plan to bring light rail from Portland to Vancouver on a new Interstate 5 Bridge.
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