State Representative, District 37, Position 1

State Representative, District 37, Position 1 2-year term

Sharon Tomiko Santos (Prefers Democratic Party)

Elected Experience: Washington House of Representatives: Chair, Education Committee; Business and Financial Services Committee; Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs Committee. Chair, Washington Financial Education Public Private Partnership; Co-Chair, Washington Education Opportunity Gap Accountability and Oversight Committee; Co-Chair, National Conference of State Legislatures Task Force on Immigration

Other Professional Experience: Non-profit management and start-up for local and national organizations; Local government policy and community relations; Customer service and banking operations

Education: Graduate, Franklin High School, Seattle, WA; B.A., Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA; M.A., Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Community Service: Founding Board Chair, Center for Ethical Leadership; Japanese American Citizens League; YMCA Youth and Government Advisory Board

Statement: I am honored to serve the diverse communities where I learned that our nation’s democratic ideals require careful attention and constant vigilance to flourish. This is why I am committed to improving public education for all students, promoting economic development that benefits everyone, and, above all,safeguarding our universal civil rights. I champion efforts to raise resources for equity and excellence for students and schools. I hold public agencies accountable for creating equal access to contracting opportunities for women and minority businesses. I am proud to represent our 37th District and ask for your continued vote of support. Thank you.

Contact: (206) 326-9042; [email protected] Daniel Bretzke (Prefers Republican Party)

Elected Experience: Precinct Committee Officer

Other Professional Experience: Real Estate Broker at Better Properties Real Estate, Residential property manager and developer, Senior Real Property Agent at City of Seattle, On- call Development Review Engineer at City of Mercer Island, Development Review engineer and planner at City of Shoreline, Residential and Commercial Building Permit Technician at King County.

Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Seattle University; Bachelor of Arts from The Evergreen State College; Construction Management and Commercial Real Estate Certificates from University of Washington.

Community Service: South Atlantic Street Neighborhood Association, Seattle Let Us Cook Together Meet-up group.

Statement: I am socially moderate and working for an inclusive Republican Party. My work experience in local government has taught me that less government is the key to an efficient and well run State Government. Taxes need to be effectively used and appropriately levied. I will provide a balanced approach to address the funding and spending of our State’s transportation and educational budget. I champion small businesses and free enterprise and will work to change State law that allows local governments to restrict the numbers of licenses for personal transportation services. I am a 33 year resident of the 37th.

Contact: (206) 310-2190; [email protected]; www.37thforbretzke.org/