Washington Election 2020: Read About The Candidates Here

WASHINGTON — Patch has reached out to candidates running in state and local races in the Nov. 3 election. Candidates filled out questionnaires regarding topics pertaining to issues they deem important and why they are running for their respective seats, and over the past few weeks Patch has been posting those profiles to help the public learn more about candidates before they cast their ballots.

Below is a breakdown of candidate profiles published so far by Patch, organized by the various races. The article is updated weekly to include new submissions as they come in.

Anyone interested in filling out the Patch questionnaire can do so by emailing charles.woodman@patch.com.

Here are the candidates voters will see on King and Pierce County ballots:

U.S. House of Representatives
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District 1 (Kenmore, Kirkland, Redmond, Carnation)

• Suzan DelBene (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Jeffrey Beeler, Sr. (Prefers Republican Party)

District 6 (Gig Harbor, Ruston, Western Tacoma)

• Derek Kilmer (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Elizabeth Kreiselmaier (Prefers Republican Party)

District 7 (Seattle, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Burien, Normandy Park)

• Pramila Jayapal (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Craig Keller (Prefers Republican Party)

District 8 (Bonney Lake, Lake Tapps, Graham)

• Kim Schrier (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Jesse Jensen (Prefers Republican Party)

District 9 (Northeastern Tacoma, Fife Heights)

• Doug Basler (Prefers Republican Party)
• Adam Smith (Prefers Democratic Party)

District 10 (Puyallup, Lakewood, University Place)

• Beth Doglio (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Marilyn Strickland (Prefers Democratic Party)

Statewide offices

Governor

• Jay Inslee (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Loren Culp (Prefers Republican Party)

Lt. Governor

• Marko Liias (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Denny Heck (Prefers Democratic Party)

Secretary of State

• Kim Wyman (Prefers Republican Party)
• Gael Tarleton (Prefers Democratic Party)

State Treasurer

• Duane A. Davidson (Prefers Republican Party)
• Mike Pellicciotti (Prefers Democratic Party)

State Auditor

• Chris Leyba (Prefers Republican Party)
• Pat (Patrice) McCarthy (Prefers Democratic Party)

Attorney General

• Matt Larkin (Prefers Republican Party)
• Bob Ferguson (Prefers Democratic Party)

Commissioner of Public Lands

• Hilary Franz (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Sue Kuehl Pederson (Prefers Republican Party)

Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Maia Espinoza
• Chris Reykdal

Insurance Commissioner

• Chirayu Avinash Patel (Prefers Republican Party)
• Mike Kreidler (Prefers Democratic Party)

State legislators
(Find your district here)

Legislative District 1, State Senator

• Art Coday (Prefers Republican Party)
• Derek Stanford (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 1, State Representative Pos. 1

• Adam Bartholomew (Prefers Republican Party)
• Davina Duerr (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 1, State Representative Pos. 2

• Jeb Brewer (Prefers Republican Party)
• Shelley Kloba (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 5, State Senator

• Mark Mullet (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Ingrid Anderson (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 5, State Representative Pos. 1

• Bill Ramos (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Ken Moninski (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 5, State Representative Pos. 2

• Lisa Callan (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 11, State Senator

• Bob Hasegawa (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 11, State Representative Pos. 1

• David Hackney (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Zack Hudgins (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 11, State Representative Pos. 2

• Steve Bergquist (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Sean Atchison (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 25, State Senator

• Chris Gildon (Prefers Republican Party)
• Julie Door (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 25, State Representative Pos. 1

• Kelly Chambers (Prefers Republican Party)
• Jamie Smith (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 25, State Representative Pos. 2

• Cyndy Jacobsen (Prefers Republican Party)
• Brian Duthie (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 27, State Senator

• Jeannie Darneille (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Kyle Paskewitz (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 27, State Representative Pos. 1

• Laurie Jinkins (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Ryan Talen (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 27, State Representative Pos. 2

• Jake Fey (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Barry Knowles (Prefers Independent Party)

Legislative District 28, State Senator

• Twina Nobles (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Steve O'Ban (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 28, State Representative Pos. 1

• Mari Leavitt (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Kevin Ballard (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 28, State Representative Pos. 2

• Dan Bronoske (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Chris Nye (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 29, State Representative Pos. 1

• Melanie Morgan (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Koshin Mohamed Fidaar (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 29, State Representative Pos. 1

• Terry Harder (Prefers Republican Party)
• Steve Kirby (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 30, State Representative Pos. 1

• Martin A. Moore (Prefers Ind Republican Party)
• Jamila Taylor (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 30, State Representative Pos. 2

• Jack Walsh (Prefers Republican Party)
• Jesse Johnson (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 31, State Representative Pos. 1

• Katie Young (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Drew Stokesbary (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 31, State Representative Pos. 2

• Thomas R. Clark (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Eric E. Robertson (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 32, State Representative Pos. 1

• Shirley Sutton (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Cindy Ryu (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 32, State Representative Pos. 2

• Tamra Smilanich (Prefers Non Partisan Party)
• Lauren Davis (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 33, State Representative Pos. 1

• Tina L. Orwall (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Kerry French (Prefers R Party)

Legislative District 33, State Representative Pos. 2

• Mia Su-Ling Gregerson (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Marliza Melzer (Prefers Libertarian Party)

Legislative District 34, State Representative Pos. 1

• Eileen L. Cody (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 34, State Representative Pos. 2

• Joe Fitzgibbon (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 36, State Representative Pos. 1

• Noel Christina Frame (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 36, State Representative Pos. 2

• Sarah Reyneveld (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Liz Berry (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 37, State Representative Pos. 1

• Sharon Tomiko Santos (Prefers Democratic Party)
• John Stafford (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 37, State Representative Pos. 2

• Kirsten Harris-Talley (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Chukundi Salisbury (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 39, State Senator

• Kathryn A. Lewandowsky (Prefers WA Progressive Party)
• Keith L. Wagoner (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 39, State Representative Pos. 1

• Robert J. Sutherland (Prefers Republican Party)
• Claus Joens (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 39, State Representative Pos. 2

• Ryan Johnson (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Carolyn Eslick (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 41, State Senator

• Lisa Wellman (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Mike Nykreim (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 41, State Representative Pos. 1

• Tana Senn (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 41, State Representative Pos. 2

• My-Linh Thai (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Al Rosenthal (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 43, State Representative Pos. 1

• Leslie Klein (Prefers Republican Party)
• Nicole Macri (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 43, State Representative Pos. 2

• Sherae Lascelles (Prefers Seattle People's Party)
• Frank Chopp (Prefers Democratic Party)

Legislative District 45, State Representative Pos. 1

• Roger Goodman (Prefers Democratic Party)
• John P. Gibbons (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 45, State Representative Pos. 2

• Larry Springer (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Amber Krabach (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 46, State Representative Pos. 1

• Gerry Pollet (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Eric J. Brown (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 46, State Representative Pos. 2

• Javier Valdez (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Beth Daranciang (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 47, State Representative Pos. 1

• Debra Entenman (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Kyle Lyebyedyev (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 47, State Representative Pos. 2

• Pat Sullivan (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Ted Cooke (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 48, State Representative Pos. 1

• Vandana Slatter (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Victor H. Bishop (Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative District 48, State Representative Pos. 2

• Amy Walen (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Tim J. Hickey (Prefers Republican Party)

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