Edwin Feller
Role at the time: Republican candidate for U.S. House in Washington's 2nd district, in an emailed statement
Statement summary
Edwin Feller, the Republican candidate for U.S. House in Washington's 2nd district, told Dispute Index by email that he would not vote for a war powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran, and called for eliminating the present powers in Iran.
“I WOULD NOT VOTE FOR IT. ELIMINATE THE PRESENT POWERS IN IRAN.”
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I WOULD NOT VOTE FOR IT. ELIMINATE THE PRESENT POWERS IN IRAN.
Edwin Feller, the Republican candidate for U.S. House in Washington's 2nd district, sent this reply by email to a Dispute Index follow-up of October 20, 2026, which asked whether he would vote for a war powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran and what action he would take in Congress. He typed his answer in capital letters directly below that question in the quoted text of our email, with no greeting or signature. The address he wrote from is the one listed in his Washington candidate filing and the state voters' pamphlet. The link is to his campaign website; the reply itself is not published there. The text is his answer as sent.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The case tracks support for continued U.S. military operations against Iran, including whether a candidate would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities. Feller says he would not vote for that resolution and calls for eliminating the present powers in Iran, which supports continuing the operation, so we labeled it Defended or excused.