1 Snohomish County Local Voters’ Pamphlet August 7, 2018 Primary

Welcome! What is in this pamphlet?

Snohomish County Elections encourages you to be an informed voter: How do I vote my ballot?...... 2 Ballot Drop Boxes...... 2 • Familiarize yourself with the races and issues that appear on Accessible Services...... 2 the ballot Election Services...... 2 • Read and follow the ballot instructions Voting in Washington State...... 3 • Sign your ballot envelope • Return your ballot as soon as practical What does an elected offi cial do?...... 3 Federal Offi ces This local voters’ pamphlet is provided to help you make informed U.S. Senator...... 4-13 decisions and better navigate the voting process for the August 7 Congressional District 1 Primary. U.S. Representative...... 14-15 Congressional District 2 The pamphlet begins with informational sections on how to vote your U.S. Representative...... 16-17 ballot, ballot drop box locations, registration and participation details Congressional District 7 that pertain to all Washington voters, and general job descriptions for U.S. Representative...... 18 elected offi ces on the ballot. State Offi ces Legislative District 1 The largest section of the local voters’ pamphlet is dedicated to State Representative...... 19-20 information about candidates running for offi ce and local ballot Legislative District 10 measures. Races and ballot measures appear in the pamphlet in State Representative...... 21 the same order as shown on your ballot. All information is printed Legislative District 21 as submitted by the candidates, the districts and any statement State Senator...... 22 committees. State Representative...... 23 Legislative District 32 Candidate information may include: State Senator...... 24 State Representative...... 25-26 • Statement Legislative District 38 • Photo State Senator...... 27 • Contact information State Representative...... 28 Legislative District 39 Ballot measure information may include: State Senator...... 29 State Representative...... 30-31 • The text of the ballot measure as it appears on the ballot Legislative District 44 • An explanatory statement as written by the district’s attorney, State Senator...... 32 detailing what will happen if the measure passes State Representative...... 33 • A statement by a committee of people in favor of the measure Local Offi ces followed by a response from a committee of people against the Snohomish County measure (the left column of the page) Prosecuting Attorney...... 34 • A statement by a committee of people against the measure Public Utilities District No. 1 followed by a response from a committee of people in favor of PUD Commissioner...... 35-37 the measure (the right column of the page) City of Everett City Council...... 37 The pamphlet also contains contact information for county elections Local Measures offi ces from around the state. City of Marysville...... 38 City of Mukilteo...... 39 You can also sign up to receive email or text message notifi cations Fire District 5...... 40 about upcoming voting deadlines and other election information at Fire District 16...... 40 www.snohomishcountywa.gov/signup. Fire District 19...... 41 Fire District 21...... 41 Visit our website at www.snoco.org/elections or contact Snohomish Fire District 24...... 42 County Elections at 425-388-3444 if you have any questions about Lake Stevens Fire...... 42 participating in the August 7 Primary. South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue RFA...... 43 County Auditor and Elections Offi ce Contact Information...... 34 Happy voting!

This pamphlet contains races and issues for all Snohomish County voters. Your ballot will contain only the races/issues you are eligible to vote for based on your home address.

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How do I vote my ballot? Ballot Drop Boxes

Fill in the oval next to your choice. Do not use a felt pen. Boxes are open 24/7 until 8pm on Election Day.

No postage needed.

Visit snoco.org/elections for an updated list, as additional boxes may be added.

Arlington (near library) 135 N Washington Ave Remove the top stub. Bothell (QFC parking lot) 22833 Bothell Everett Hwy Edmonds (near library) 650 Main St Everett (Courthouse Campus) Rockefeller Ave & Wall St Everett (Everett Mall-near Sears) 1402 SE Everett Mall Way Everett (McCollum Park) 600 128th St SE Gold Bar (Gateway Park) 5th and Orchard Granite Falls (near library) 815 E Galena St Lake Stevens (near boat launch) 1800 Main St Lynnwood (in front of City Hall) 19100 44th Ave W Marysville (behind City Hall) 1049 State Ave Monroe (near library) 1070 Village Way Place your voted ballot in the secrecy sleeve - ballot will extend beyond the sleeve Mountlake Terrace (near library) 23300 58th Ave W Mukilteo (near library) 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd Snohomish (near library) 311 Maple Ave Stanwood (near library) 9701 271st St NW

Accessible Services

Accessible voting equipment is available during hours listed to allow Place the secrecy envelope into your return envelope. voters who cannot vote by mail to vote a private, secure ballot.

Snohomish County Auditor’s Offi ce 3000 Rockefeller Ave 1st Floor Admin West Building, Everett Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm Election Day, August 7, 2018, 8am - 8pm

Lynnwood Sno-Isle Library 19200 44th Ave W, Lynnwood Monday, August 6, 2018, 10am - 7pm Election Day, August 7, 2018, 8am - 8pm

Sign and seal your return envelope. For TDD service, please call 711.

Election Services

Snohomish County Elections has the same services as accessible voting sites and can help with voter registration issues or elections questions.

Snohomish County Auditor’s Offi ce Elections Division Place envelope in the mail - Drop your ballot at any Ballot 3000 Rockefeller Ave, 1st Floor Admin West Building No postage necessary. Drop Box, Accessible Voting Everett, WA 98201 Site, or the Auditor’s Offi ce. (425) 388-3444 or Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm Election Day, August 7, 2018 - 8am - 8pm

Your voted ballot must be returned or postmarked no later than 8pm on Election Day, August 7, 2018.

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Voting in Washington State What does an elected offi cial do?

Voter Qualifi cations U.S. Senator To register to vote you must be: U.S. Senators must be at least 30 years of age, have been a citizen of • A citizen of the United States the U.S. for at least nine years, and be a registered voter of the state • A legal resident of Washington State from which he or she is elected. Each Senator’s term is six years. • At least 18 years old by Election Day The Senate is made up of 100 members, two from each state. The • Not disqualifi ed due to a court order Senate has several exclusive powers, including consenting to treaties • Not currently under the Department of Corrections and confi rming federal appointments made by the President, and supervision for a felony conviction trying federal offi cials impeached by the House.

In Washington State, you do not register by political party or declare The Senate and House have equal responsibility for declaring political party membership to vote. war, maintaining the armed forces, assessing taxes, borrowing money, minting currency, regulating commerce, and making all laws How to Register to Vote necessary for the operation of government. • Register online at www.vote.wa.gov • Mail in a completed registration form (available online and at U.S. Representative public libraries, schools, and other government offi ces) U.S. Representatives must be at least 25 years of age, have been a citizen of the U.S. for at least seven years, and be a registered voter Registration Deadlines of the state from which he or she is elected. Each Representative’s • Register to vote online or by mail by July 9 (29 days before an term is two years. election) • Register to vote in person at the county elections offi ce by July The House of Representatives is made up of 435 members, each 30 (8 days before an election) state allocated a diff erent number of members based on population. The total membership of the House is up for election in even- How to Change Your Address numbered years. • Update your address by calling or writing your county elections offi ce The Senate and House have equal responsibility for declaring • If you move to a new county, complete a new registration form war, maintaining the armed forces, assessing taxes, borrowing or submit your change online at www.vote.wa.gov money, minting currency, regulating commerce, and making all laws necessary for the operation of government. Ballots All registered voters will receive a ballot in the mail for every election State Senator in which they are eligible to vote. Accessible voting equipment will A senator’s term is four years. The Senate is made up of 49 be available to allow voters who cannot vote independently by mail members, one from each legislative district in the state. One-half the to vote a private, secure ballot. (See Accessible Services on page 2) membership of the Senate is up for election each even-numbered year. The Senate’s only exclusive duty is to confi rm appointments Ballot envelopes must be signed and be postmarked or dropped in made by the governor. a ballot drop box on or before Election Day, August 7, 2018. During legislative sessions, the Legislature is called upon to enact Election Results Online or reject legislation aff ecting public policy in the state, provide for On election night, voting results will be posted online after 8:00pm the levy and collection of taxes and other revenue to support state at www.snoco.org/elections. government and assist local government, and appropriate funds for these purposes. Contact Information and Assistance Snohomish County Elections State Representative (425) 388-3444 A representative’s term is two years. The House is made up of 98 [email protected] members, two from each legislative district in the state. The total www.snoco.org/elections membership of the House is up for election each even-numbered year. During legislative sessions, the Legislature is called upon to enact Washington Secretary of State or reject legislation aff ecting public policy in the state, provide for 1 (800) 448-4881 or 711 WA Relay Center the levy and collection of taxes and other revenue to support state www.vote.wa.gov government and assist local government, and appropriate funds for these purposes.

County Prosecuting Attorney The county prosecuting attorney appears for and represents the county in actions and proceedings before the courts and judicial Mapping your districts within offi cers. The county prosecuting attorney is a partisan position and Snohomish County serves a four year term. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Prosecuting criminal actions referred by law enforcement agencies; Curious to see where each district is located? serving as legal adviser to county offi ces, departments and the county council; defending suits brought against the county; attending, Visit “Information for Districts” at www.snoco.org/elections to view appearing before and giving advice to grand juries; managing the maps of congressional, legislative and county council districts or administration of the prosecuting attorney’s offi ce; recommending to use our interactive mapping tool to see school, fi re and all other reforms to improve the administration of the criminal justice system; districts in your neighborhood. and providing advocacy services for crime victims and facilitating the testimony of crime victims.

Public Utility District Commissioner Public utility district commissioners sit on the governing board of the public utility district and serve 6 year terms. Only voters within a commissioner’s district may vote to nominate a candidate during the primary for the general election ballot. All voters in the entire public utility district vote to elect the commissioner in the general election. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Setting district utility policies and priorities; appointing the utility district manager; providing oversight of the districts operations; adopting system plans; establishing utility charges and rates; and representing members of their districts in public utility decision making.

City/Town Council A City Council member is part of a municipal body that has legislative and administrative powers within city government. The council establishes city policy, provides direction to the Mayor or City Manager, adopts budgets, enacts ordinances, and levies taxes for property within the city limits.

StatementsReturn are your printed ballot as by submitted August 7 4 U.S. Senator Candidates

U.S. Senator | 6-year term

Elected Experience: None. Statement: Hi, I’m Thor Amundson, born and raised in Eastern Washington. I’ve lived and worked throughout the state, and this has given me the Other Professional Experience: None. opportunity to talk with people in all walks of life, and to consider the variety of issues facing them. I believe that without a little more opportunity for the next Education: Eisenhower High school, Yakima, generation, we cannot have a healthy civilization. Washington. If corporations move to other countries, they should follow the same rules and Community Service: Running for offi ce. labour practices as in the USA. Stop shipping logs, jobs, and clean air over seas. Re-think cities’ waste water being discharged into the Puget Sound/ Salish Sea and tributaries. Turn off reactor at Hanford; stop making the mess. Nationwide public internet access for everyone and net neutrality. Ban the use of certain weed killers on federally funded sites. Overturn Citizen’s United.

Picture a state and a nation where your children can aff ord to live. A land without discrimination, and where the working person receives their just Thor Amundson reward. A place where worker’s rights are protected; where innovative, (Prefers Independent Party) eff ective leadership inspires; and where elected offi cials are chosen by the people, not by their fi nancial contributors. Rather than propose campaign Contact: reform, I’m going to implement it. I am not an attorney, and I am not a (360) 866-4103 politician. Therefore, there will be no question about who I am working for. I [email protected] will lead Washington into the 21st century.

As the fi rst Senator not fi nanced by PAC money, and hailing from one of the best states in the Union, I will stir the very dredges of the old guard in Washington D.C., and at the same time provide inspiration to anyone else who truly cares about the future of our great Nation. I am backed by %100 of Orca. Please vote for Thor Amundson, U.S. Senate.

Elected Experience: Elected PTA president. Statement: Water is Life. Move away from carbon-based fuels, no fracking. Advocates free education including all levels. Clean water and air, basic human rights. Water, strategic asset required, for a viable nation. Health care becomes, Expanded Medicare with no co- Other Professional Experience: Enlisted payments, premiums, or pre-existing conditions. The Social Security Card, Marine Corps. Judge Advocate General your Health Care enrollment passport. Health care is a universal right to Division “if you’re afraid of losing something, you everyone regardless of ability to pay. Also, included is the needs of those never had it in the fi rst place.” injured on the job injuries. No more shifting costs or responsibilities. Injured workers should never feel a loss of dignity, belonging to their community or Education: “education doesn’t make the man... strain to the family. Veterans Administration, I will fi ght against privation, I it is what the man has done with what he has receive the very best health care from the VA. When compared to the world’s learned, that makes him a man. Does he walk single payer the VA ranks Number 1, in the world. No profi t wars! Separation in what is true? If he does then all he says and of church and state. lives becomes a path others may follow.” Taxes do not fund Federal Spending! Spending on public programs is not Community Service: Cannabis, support repeal debt; it is an investment in people, our nation, and our future. We are a Dave Strider and restorations. I have had access over 40 Republic! Not an empire. I-940, Police trained in violence de-escalation, (Prefers Independent Party) years, fi rst person in the military, second person mental health, and fi rst aid. Labor, increase the minimum wage ($18+). in the Nation since 1978. Ending proxy wars, on First People. Equality, regardless of color, creed, or Contact: personal gender choice. There is so much we need to say and do. Let the (253) 238-1771 dialogue begin, followed by action. DAVESTRIDERFOR [email protected] davestriderforussenate.com

Elected Experience: I have unapologetically Statement: Freedom First is a philosophy that can apply to all policy no elected experience. I am a grass-roots voice questions. A bill will either increase or decrease our freedoms. I will not ever for the people, motivated by passion for change vote for a bill that will further take away our liberties because the constitution and a sincere concern for the state of our coun- has already been violated and trampled all over by these corrupt politician. try and our state. Gun Free Zones are a complete travesty to the constitution and to the Other Professional Experience: 10 years children who have been murdered in cold blood. There are no laws that will football coach; 10 years Real Estate investor; help protect our children, good people who are armed will without a doubt 2 Years Leader Patriot Prayer help save lives.

Education: B.A. Psychology Central Term Limits are an absolute must for this elitist culture we have in Washington Washington University DC. We can no longer allow these career politicians to reign over our country while they reel in millions of dollars by selling out the American people. Community Service: 2 years with Patriot Prayer putting my personal safety on the line Protect innocent life, a baby in or out of the womb is one of the most beautiful Joey Gibson to force mayors to stop the stand down orders and innocent treasures that we have in this country. (Prefers Republican Party) on the police. I have put countless hours and money into this organization traveling the The government now often works for big business. Many regulations Contact: country giving speeches and organizing for passed by this government destroy small business. Many laws and taxes (360) 635-3081 freedom. this government touches often only help the top .001% and hurts those on GibsonForFreedomUSSenate@ the bottom. Regulatory departments such as the FDA build a monopoly gmail.com for corporations willing to pay the high tab. For example, it costs 3 billion GibsonForFreedom.com dollars and 10 years to get a drug approved, which completely cuts out all small business or independent scientist from competing with the giant corporations. This is why our cost of medication is so high. Citizens, such as Bernie supporters who point their fi ngers at the private sector, should also tackle government corruption. Big corporations have too much say in our government. We need a fair and free market that would allow normal people to rise up and compete.

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U.S. Senator | 6-year term (cont.)

Elected Experience: I’ve run for offi ce locally Statement: Government seems exempted from so many laws and standards and worked on various campaigns throughout it subjects the people to? I believe all levels of government entities should be Snohomish County since 2008. subject to the same laws and standards it imposes on the people.

Other Professional Experience: A Washington Government has created so many technical crimes that harshly incarcerate State business owner 2002-2014 in the people when they haven’t hurt anybody else. Our government has turned Edmonds area. Current employment is in sales. justice over to a police state and prison industrial complex that is not interested in serving the people or their rights, but instead feeds on the Education: Associate’s degree from Edmonds people. It should further be federally enacted that it is allowable to record the Community College in 1996. actions of any government servant (federal, state and local) being observed conducting offi cial and public acts without consent or prior notice to the Community Service: I’ve been a Libertarian servant. Party member since 2016. I’m currently serving as the Snohomish County Libertarian Party Vice Government accountability also starts with fi scal policy; the budget must be Chair and Political Director. I was previously balanced as to not continue the policy of saddling future generations with Mike Luke elected to the position of Legislative District unsustainable debt. All spending must be cut: domestic, overseas, military (Prefers Libertarian Party) Chair of the 32nd LD Republicans and a and government operations, no sacred cows. The budget gimmickry our member of the Snohomish County Republican government has fooled so many people with for far too long must cease. Contact: Executive Board from 2012 to 2014 before (206) 452-3995 leaving the Republican party. In order to cut the biggest expenditure, military spending, we must scale [email protected] back the mission of our troops to defending our shipping and travel rights http://www.luke4senate.com/ throughout the world along with protecting our territory. Military intervention around the world without declaration of war and the defending/policing of other nations is not only expensive but there is no return on investment. The cost of American lives in all this confl ict is too high and for that there can never be a return on investment. “We the People” have allowed our government to misuse and abuse our loyal soldiers. Our military has not failed us but “We the People” have failed them, that needs to change immediately. That begins with bringing our people home!

Elected Experience: I, freemarket Statement: Please think of our world as a beautiful spaceship. We are the Goodspaceguy, was electorally defeated passengers and crew members on Spaceship Earth. We are traveling in 18 times. (The poverty of the big spenders’ space around our Sun while our Sun travels inside our Milky Way Galaxy. Command Economy continues!) But we are wasting too much money and allowing too much destruction on our planet. Through prosperity, let’s stop the population explosion that is Other Professional Experience: With my exterminating the wilderness. bachelor’s degree and master’s degree, I, small spending Goodspaceguy, invested and became Using voluntary, competitive, free market economics, let’s raise the living prosperous. standard of the workers. Let’s reject the voter supported Big Government Command Economy that through force and misallocation produces wild Education: I, Goodspaceguy, Minnesota born, spending and poverty. was university educated in Germany, Sweden, and America. My education included business I, Goodspaceguy, predict the prosperous future in space will come through and economics. (Free market economics guided orbital space colonization around our Spaceship Earth. Let’s start with small by profi t tells us how to raise the workers’ living habitats, perhaps privately owned by billionaires. Let’s join small habitats GoodSpaceGuy standard. Work builds prosperity.) together into orbiting, international villages as the cheapest places to learn (Prefers Republican Party) how to live in space. Community Service: I, freemarket Contact: Goodspaceguy, advocate against poverty But on our Spaceship Earth, we have a mixed up economy. We have caused by the Command Economy. Let’s unemployed people, homeless people, criminals, and poverty maintained (206) 601-8172 replace the job destroying minimum wage with by welfare (a heavy burden for the workers.) Free market economics can [email protected] individual free market wages. Make jobs easy to rehabilitate Spaceship Earth by transforming problem people into productive www.colonizespace.blogspot. get. people within the labor force. com Worldwide we are struggling between Command Economies and Free Market Economies. Profi ts grow jobs, but the minimum wage laws reduces profi ts, which decreases jobs.

The workers create the goods and services that make up the living standard. Then tricky taxation takes from the workers and gives to the welfare recipients. The workers are robbed. The incentive to work is decreased. The minimum wage of the Command Economy creates a stressful work atmosphere and decreases profi ts. Jobs are lost. Crime and poverty increase. Let’s defend the incentive of profi ts that come from serving you, the consumer. Study Free Market Economics! Abolish the job destroying minimum wage! Choose prosperity path.

Elected Experience: No information submitted Statement: Healthcare: I will implement a single-payer healthcare system/Medicare for Other Professional Experience: Clint comes all. All Americans deserve the right to healthcare. A single-payer system will from one of the lowest income, working-class reduce burdens on employers to provide insurance, and will reduce burdens neighborhoods in Washington and has worked on employees by separating their healthcare from their job. his way to become a successful entrepreneur. He continues to run multiple successful busi- Education: Thousands of jobs in Washington are currently going unfulfi lled as nesses in Downtown Seattle. He is currently the a result of our lack of skilled workers. This will change under my education CEO of SimplePay and Casual Kings LLC. plan. I will redevelop our education system to meet today’s employment demands by providing tuition-free college to all ages as a public service, with Education: Clint has studied Political Science at vocational routes for high-skilled trades. the University of Washington and Seattle Central College. He also studied Business Administra- Small Businesses: In an eff ort to grow our employment by small to medium tion & Management at Spokane Falls Commu- sized business to 65% nationally, I will propose a bill that would give tax nity College. breaks to Job Creators on a federal level. This bill will mean zero taxes for Clint R. Tannehill Job Creators with earned incomes less than $100,000. It will then scale .3% (Prefers Democratic Party) Community Service: Clint is a Board Mem- for every $1,000 earned beyond that until $200,000 earned income, when it ber with Wonderland Developmental Center, would then integrate with the federal tax bracket. This will incentivize small Contact: a nonprofi t that helps children meet healthy businesses to create jobs in our Washington economy and help them fl ourish. (206) 588-6341 developmental milestones through evaluations, [email protected] Early Intervention, and supplemental support Gun Sense Legislation: Washington State has strong and sensible gun laws www.clinttannehill.com programs. in place that must be implemented nationwide. We need the background check system to work across all government agencies and across all states, and we must create systems that eff ectively execute these laws coast-to- coast. We need to push for the nation to mirror the guns laws of Washington. Gun violence liability must follow the perpetrator as well as the gun owner. As a personal victim of gun violence, my goal is to promote safe storage of fi rearms. This alone will save lives.

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U.S. Senator | 6-year term (cont.)

Elected Experience: U.S. Senate 2001- Statement: Maria fi ghts to do what’s right for Washingtonians. She knows present, U.S. House of Representatives 1993- too many Washington families struggle to get by. Maria has worked to help 1995, Washington State Legislature 1987-1993. create family-wage jobs and prepare America’s workforce for 21st century innovation. She has passed laws to help our agriculture, aviation, maritime, Other Professional Experience: Real fi shing, and bustling port economies. Networks, Vice President of Marketing & Senior Vice President of the Consumer Products Housing costs are skyrocketing. That’s why Maria successfully worked across Division 1995-2000. the aisle to increase federal incentives to build more aff ordable housing. She fought to save the Aff ordable Care Act. Maria kept her promise to protect Education: First in her family to graduate Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. She supported new laws to ensure college with the help of fi nancial aid. Received veterans receive the healthcare they deserve. Maria believes prescription B.A. in Public Administration from Miami drugs should be aff ordable and pharmaceutical companies should be held University. accountable for fl ooding communities with addictive painkillers and she helped secure increased funding for law enforcement and treatment. Community Service: Maria is an avid hiker and outdoorswoman who has summited Mt. Rainier, Making the dream of college education more aff ordable, Maria supports Maria Cantwell Mt. Adams, Grand Teton, Kilimanjaro, and hopes increasing Pell grants, allowing students to refi nance loans, and she helped (Prefers Democratic Party) to tackle more of our nation’s highest peaks. pass a 21st Century GI Bill to expand educational opportunities for veterans. Washington leads in aerospace and manufacturing trades. That’s why Maria’s Contact: bipartisan legislation creates the fi rst federal tax incentive for apprenticeships (206) 682-7328 - retraining veterans and laid-off workers at community colleges. [email protected] www.cantwell.com Maria helps grow Washington’s tech industry by fi ghting for Net Neutrality and cybersecurity.

First responders are heroes who need support. Maria fought for wildfi re funding focusing on prevention, protecting lives, and growing rural jobs. A vibrant outdoor economy supports rural communities. Maria led the charge to stop fee hikes in our National Parks and prevented oil exploration off Washington’s coasts. She believes in state tax deductibility. Congress, like small business, needs to live within its means. Maria believes PAYGO measures fi ght our defi cit.

Our American values are being challenged. We need to keep Maria in the other Washington fi ghting for our Washington values.

Elected Experience: Chairman, Washington Statement: Our people deserve better than an ineff ective Senator. We need State Republican Party 2013-18; Winner, 2009 a Senator who truly cares about the concerns of this Washington, not the County Executive Primary, Seattle Times other. I’ve been in every county and corner of the state these last 5 years- endorsement -and I’ve heard you! You are fed up with Seattle’s harmful policies--polices that jeopardize our future. You want a Senator who votes your pocketbook. Other Professional Experience: 20 years TV You want big change now and so do I. In this election, I’m fi ghting for you. News Journalist KIRO(CBS)-Five Emmys; 10 And I need your vote. years Executive Director, Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences My ties here actually began before I was born--when my German and Norwegian immigrant grandparents settled in Tacoma. While I moved a lot as Education: Bachelor of Science, University of a military daughter and wife, my husband and I returned to the Puget Sound Florida; Certifi cate, National Security Forum, as soon as we fi nished Marine Corps active duty. We raised our two boys, USAF Air University investing time in things that matter: our kids’ teachers, schools, and teams; our work (my husband at Boeing); our church--serving UW students; and Community Service: Seattle Colleges Advisory many signifi cant community needs. We also enjoyed hiking mountains, whale Board; Mayor Nickels Good Neighbor Award; watching and helping visitors pronounce Puyallup. Susan Hutchison Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation; Seattle (Prefers Republican Party) Symphony Chair; King County Elections Task But all the while I was fi ghting for you. Against a state income tax, against Force-Ron Sims appointee; Salvation Army NW reckless spending of your taxes. For children’s health, for public schools, Contact: Board; Governor’s A+ Education for fair elections in King County. I would have voted for working-family tax (206) 880-1820 Commission-Gary Locke appointee; Young Life cuts, for our military, for the fi rst woman to head the CIA. I will champion [email protected] Chair; Woodrow Wilson International Center for Washington’s farms that feed the world. I can bring home vital infrastructure www.susan4senate.com Scholars-Presidential appointee; Smithsonian dollars. And be assured, when President Trump is good for Washington Air and Space Museum Trustee State, I’ll support him. When he’s not, I can talk to him.

I’ll be your voice. I’ll fi ght for you. Let’s win this together!

Elected Experience: None. Statement: The American government is paralyzed by a political system that forces binary choices. Democratic or Republican...both parties are equally Other Professional Experience: Fifteen years guilty, shameless and unaccountable for their betrayal of the people. We can directing international media and blame the current Administration or the last one, but it truly does not matter. communications campaigns for corporations, Neither political party represents you or me. And that isn’t changing anytime non-profi ts, politicians and individuals. soon.

Education: University of Virginia (B.A. in Choosing the lesser of two evils is no longer a viable position to take when Government and Philosophy). fi lling out your ballot. Independent candidates and third parties need real support from voters. Washington, DC must be reshaped in the mold of Community Service: Pro bono professional other world capitals, where multiple parties and coalition governments work services from myself and my fi rms to a variety of together to form viable compromises. non-profi t organizations and causes in need of high-level strategy and support in sharing No candidate for public offi ce can or should try to satisfy everyone. So important news and views with the public and let’s end the charade and stop looking for ideologically pure individuals to offi cials. agree with 100% on every topic. Instead, let’s embrace diff erences in our Brad Chase backgrounds, philosophies, religions and perspectives. Find common ground (Prefers FDFR Party) on issues and policies. No more focusing on provocative rhetoric and media- driven confl ict. Contact: (844) 840-8800 A little less conversation. A little more action. [email protected] www.screwbothparties.com

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U.S. Senator | 6-year term (cont.)

Elected Experience: Sr. Class President, Statement: America, very deliberately, was created a representative, Federal Neenah H.S., Neenah, Wisc. Republic.

Other Professional Experience: Corporate The U.S. Constitution mandated that “The Senate of the United States shall Finance and Accounting (Boeing Commercial be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature Airplanes, IBM Best Buy, Travelers Companies, thereof...”. This was known as the “Connecticut Compromise”. The United Best Buy Corp., Xcel Energy / Northern States States of America never would have been a nation, but for Senators Power Co., Federal Reserve Bank of accountable to State- legislators, businesses, and civil institutions. Minneapolis; IT Consultant (Mayo Clinic), NASD Registered Representative ( IDS, Inc.), The 17th Amendment (in 1913) tore asunder the relationship: “The Senate Blocklayer, Cement Finisher, and Laborer of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof...”. States became geographic departments of Education: Neenah High School, Neenah, WI; a distant, administrative bureaucracy. U.S. Senators no longer were beholden B.A. History, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN, 1986; to state institutions. Cert. in Intl. Economics, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, 1996; MBA Finance and MIS, The results have been deep debt, monetary devaluation, regulatory Tim Owen University of Minnesota; 1999 de-industrialization, high underemployment, income inequality, ideological (Prefers Republican Party) polarization, and judicial supremacy. Community Service: Cub Scouts and Boy Contact: Scouts; Awana, Middle School Sunday School; The State of Washington is entitled to a U.S. Senator who represents (425) 407-3848 Quaker Oats / Montgomery Ward Cabrini Green Washington with scholarship, fairness, and impartiality; who works to [email protected] After School Program preserve our Classical Liberal, Constitutional, Federal Republic; a nation whose freedom, inventiveness, prosperity, and charity inspired humanity.

I pledge to do so.

Elected Experience: None, yet. Statement: I am Matthew D. Heines. I am not a politician and I am not a lawyer. I am a teacher and I want to talk to you about the Real Deal. I am a Other Professional Experience: Military: reform minded Republican. Like you, I don’t trust anyone to go to Washington Paratrooper-82nd Airborne Division Teacher/ D.C. The theme song for my campaign is We Won’t Get Fooled Again, by Lecturer /Trainer: Alaska/Seattle. Sur University; the Who for a reason. I am not going to tell you what you want to hear. I am Sultanate of Oman; VinnellArabia, Riyadh, Saudi going to tell you exactly what I am going to do. Arabia.; Ministry of Higher Education, Sohar, Oman. SALTS-Raytheon, Air Defense Academy; I will author legislation to stop US government borrowing, grant free tuition Taif, Saudi Arabia. Author: My Year in Oman, at public universities, legalize marijuana and use the profi ts to pay for free Another Year in Oman, Killing Time in Saudi tuition, grant full DACA amnesty in exchange for an immigration freeze, Arabia, Deceptions of the Ages, The Rainier develop smart labor cards for migrant workers, introduce mandatory Paradigm; Small Business Owner: Heinessight sentences for hiring undocumented workers, establish English as the US offi cial language, break up tech monopolies and surveillance platforms, Education: Graduate of Washington State include Asians, Jews, Arabs and Caucasians into affi rmative action University 1991 B.A. History, the University of and protected classes, establish $20 minimum wage at +500 employee Alaska, Anchorage 1995 M.A. Secondary corporations, restructure public schools and allow viable alternatives to Matthew D. Heines Education, and Sequim Schools 1-12. parents and fi nally, establish the United States as the world’s Education (Prefers Republican Party) Nation. Community Service: American Legion, Church Contact: of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints There are only two questions. Do you want to keep voting for people who (425) 202-7958 decide your fate based on contributions from corporations? Or, do you want [email protected] someone who makes decisions based upon the needs of your family, your future prosperity and the security of our nation? Actions speak louder than words. I am a veteran of the elite 82nd Airborne Division. I am a teacher and an author. I am the Real Deal. I am Matthew D. Heines. I will Make Americans Great Again. Please vote for me and vote for yourself and a future of peace, prosperity and freedom.

Elected Experience: None Statement: To ensure life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, both health care and education must be recognized as basic human rights for all Other Professional Experience: Fisheries Re- Americans. The only cost eff ective way to provide universal health care search Scientist with fi ve decades of experience is by providing a single national insurance program, including removal of managing fi sh populations and fi sh habitats. the responsibility from both employers and employees (private and public sectors, including education). Exclusion of private insurance and advertising Education: B.S. degree in Wildlife Management companies (and the IRS) from health care would save the American people from Humboldt State University. trillions of dollars in unnecessary costs during the 21st century. Severing the current mandatory linkage between health care insurance and employment Community Service: Served two years in the would create a major new and sustainable stimulus for job creation and U.S. Army Infantry. Founded The Human Rights growth of the American economy. For education, we need to recognize the Party in 2012 to give candidates and individual essential role of post secondary training as part of our defi nition of basic voters a new alternative that may be more in line education. Tuition fees in state college systems must be drastically reduced with their personal beliefs and convictions. or eliminated. The only tax policy change needed would be to begin taxing capital gains at the same percentage rates as earned or ordinary income. Sam Wright (Prefers The Human Rights Party)

Contact: (360) 943-4424 [email protected] www.thehumanrightsparty.org

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Elected Experience: Art is a top competitor, Statement: Art, a statesman, will work for Washington State, not Washington fi nishing 3rd in Washington’s 2012 U.S. Senate D.C. Primary; PCO Unlike some senators, who have long but lackluster records as partisan Other Professional Experience: Dr. Art Coday, career politicians, Art will not take orders from party bosses, donors, and patient advocate, understands critical healthcare lobbyists in D.C. Instead, Art will meet regularly with you, his constituents, and with the Washington State Legislature and Governor. In this nonpartisan issues. He does house calls and nursing home way, we will accomplish major victories including making our commute times care for Medicare (seniors, disabled), Medicaid shorter and safer, preparing for catastrophic natural disasters, and cleaning (poor), and uninsured, and is a physician to up nuclear waste at Hanford. fi refi ghters. He spent six years in heart research. A career in medicine, not politics, allowed Art the privilege of serving patients from all walks of life, including seniors, the poor, and people of various Education: Art graduated from Lakeside School, cultural, economic, social, and racial backgrounds. Dr. Art Coday, a leader, UW (B.S., Cellular and Molecular Biology; upholds the sanctity of human life and will fi ght for healthcare reform that honors, magna cum laude), and Harvard focuses on access, aff ordability, aging, the poor, mental illness, substance Medical School. abuse, and research. In contrast, a career in politics, not medicine, infl uenced Art Coday some senators to vote for legislation that took money from Medicare and dramatically increased your medical costs. (Prefers Republican Party) Community Service: Art volunteered at Seattle Children’s Hospital Summer Camp six years, Art, son of a US Navy Captain, salutes veterans and those in uniform! To Contact: working with special needs children. He served honor you and defend our liberty, homeland, and ideals, we will ensure that (206) 775-9746 on nonprofi t boards (private school (Treasurer, our armed forces remain the world’s fi nest and most capable. We will make [email protected] President); large physician organization our personnel safer and renew our commitment to care for our wounded www.artcoday.com (Finance)). warriors, veterans, and military families. It is the least we can do; you bought our freedom. Safety and prosperity require making our schools safe and housing aff ordable, protecting constitutional rights, protecting property rights and borders, establishing trade and labor practices that put working Americans fi rst, reducing taxes for all, and balancing the budget. Art thanks you for your trust and your vote. He will be honored to be your advocate in the Senate.

Elected Experience: No information submitted Statement: I am running for offi ce as a fi scally conservative, independent populist Republican who is moderate on social issues. I am seeking offi ce Other Professional Experience: Social Worker because I deeply care about our country and its future. My mission is to with DSHS since 1991; Financial Planner with represent the silent majority of people who feel their voices are not being heard by both sides of the current establishment; people whose personal Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1989- liberties, constitutional rights, and individual freedoms are under attack. 1991; Assistant Professor in Political Science at the Maritime University, Szczecin, Poland, I have great admiration for our system of government and opportunities this 1982-1984. country provides our citizens. At the same time, government spending needs to be evaluated, streamlined, and become more effi cient. We have more Education: M.A. in International Studies, than enough resources to prosper, although the overspending has caused University of Washington, Seattle, 1988 M.A. in our budget defi cits to balloon. This spending is not only irresponsible, but Business Administration, University of Szczecin, dangerous to our future. We need to reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act and Poland, 1982 impose additional reforms on the Wall Street and banking system. Audit and oversight of the Federal Reserve should be implemented. Community Service: Board of Directors, Lake We need to continue our eff orts to increase private employment levels and Washington College Foundation, 1991-2003; foster business and agriculture domestically. I would encourage emphasis on John Orlinski Vice-President of the Polish Baseball and technical and vocational education and preserving choice in schooling. The (Prefers Republican Party) Softball Federation, 2004-2010; King County student loan system needs to be reevaluated. We should end fi ghting wars, Refugee Planning Committee member. work on ending corruption, implement term limits. Contact: (425) 226-5810 We need to continue reforming our trade, healthcare, environmental protection, and welfare systems. We should work on renegotiating trade [email protected] agreements and strive to reduce foreign trade defi cits. We ought to improve www.johnorlinski.com consumer protection, homeless, mental health, elderly care, veteran services. I would like to see a merit-based immigration system overhaul which would put more emphasis on protecting our borders, adherence to the rule of law, and our labor needs. We are entrusted to protect our laws, liberties, sovereignty, and right to bear arms. Put America First and God Bless You.

Elected Experience: None, just an older blue Statement: Our Kids’ Inheritance is Economic Slavery. The national debt collar worker who fi nds leaving our kids over $21 exceeds $21,100,000,000,000; Interest Paid is Over $12,200,000,000,000. Trillion in debt and squandering over $12 Trillion What were they (leadership in Washington D.C.) thinking! in interest payments so far with Trillions more still owed to be incomprehensible. Solution for National Debt: Until 1963 the highest tax rates were over 80 percent reaching 94 percent in 1944 & 1945; that’s how World War II, the Korean War, the Interstate Freeway System our bridges and the Other Professional Experience: 4 years infrastructure was paid for, those rates will be necessary again to pay down United States Navy assigned to an Aircraft the National Debt. Carrier (USS Coral Sea), Container Ships, Ferry Boats, Research ships, and Tankers. Licensed Alternate National Debt Solution: All income to be taxed at adjusted fl at by the United States Coast Guard, For MEBA rates listed as follows no exceptions, no deductions and no credits: under 25k 7½%, 25k 50k 10%, 50k-75k 12½%, 75k-100k 15% 100k-150k 20%, Education: School of Hard Knocks; University 150k-250k 25%, 250k-500k 30%, 500k-1mil 40%, 1mil-2mil 50%, above of Life 2mil 100%. When debt is paid off taxes to drop proportionately to sustain spending. Example; 50% across the board reduction in taxes would lower the under 25K rate to 3¾% and the above 2 million rate to 50%. Community Service: For years have been Charlie R Jackson questioning the wisdom of leaving our kids and (Prefers Independent Party) The Issue of Corporate Citizenship, From A Former Corporate Lawyer: Add grandkids in economic servitude because of our one sentence to corporate law and thus create what is called the ‘Code for Nation Debt and Trillions squandered on Corporate Citizenship’. Directors and offi cers would still have a duty to make Contact: Interest. money for shareholders, “but not at the expense of the environment, human [email protected] rights, the public safety, the communities in which the corporation operates or scaryreality.com the dignity of its employees.” Solution For Gerrymandering: To stop Gerrymandering use districts drawn up using Zip Codes as they are set up now. Do not allow Zip Codes to be redrawn but just add or subtract a Zip Code North, South, East or West to get the desired number of people needed in each District. Eliminate Shell Companies and Shell Corporations.

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Elected Experience: Police Union Executive Statement: You deserve safety so that you can provide the very best for your Offi cer, Pierce County Precinct Committee family. I have worn a uniform for over thirty years. I have defended America Offi cer and our communities my entire adult life and I will defend you in the Senate. The establishment has neglected us for too long, and now they obstruct Other Professional Experience: Captain, President Trump from keeping his promises to you. Career politicians do not Seattle Police Department Night Duty respect you or your values. Pull the plug, Drain the Swamp! Commander (the highest ranking offi cer in the City at night time); Offi cer for over 28 years; We need to build a wall on the southern border to keep out drug cartels, gang U.S. Army veteran (honorable discharge); I members and terrorists. Border security is national security. You deserve to attended Airborne, Ranger, and Halo Schools have the ability to defend yourself and your loved ones. That’s why I am a and was assigned to a Long Range Recon Unit staunch supporter of the 2nd Amendment and life-time member of the NRA.

Education: B.S. Psychology University of You deserve low cost energy to heat your homes and drive your vehicles. Washington, 1994, Everett Area High School, America should be energy independent, and we do not need to buy oil Everett, PA from countries that use our money to fund terrorism. We have been paying Keith Swank a national gas tax for decades. The federal government owes us well (Prefers Republican Party) Community Service: Church volunteer, Youth maintained roads so that we can drive to and from work and take care of our baseball and wrestling coach, former member families. Contact: of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Lions Clubs International. You know how to best spend your hard-earned dollars. The tax cuts need to (360) 872-8739 be permanent. The federal government needs to live within its means, and [email protected] politicians need to stop taking so much money from our families. www.keithswankforsenate.com We can keep our families safe from foreign enemies by having the strongest military in the world. Our military readiness decreased drastically during the last administration, and we need to restore it quickly. Furthermore, we should never go to war unless we are committed to winning. If you agree that things can be better, I ask for your vote.

Elected Experience: None Statement: Are we better now than a few years ago? Stop Seattle fascism with idiotic face! Other Professional Experience: Business, Business consultant and Caregiver for my I, Alex Tsimerman, speak to all Washingtonians stop Seattle emerald mother. degenerate super smart freaking idiot, who bring Seattle to number One Fascist City in America with Nazi Social Democrat Mafi a with progressive Education: College, University, Master degree Gestapo principle. That always choose dirty garbage rats that drink from fat in Engineering & Management cat toilet and who make your life miserable and brought us to total collapse. Enough is Enough. Community Service: Won class action in 1997 for housing discrimination, included HUD. Won a Sound transit, Seattle City, Amazon, Microsoft and Boeing are working very unique class action in 2015 against DSHS together in what looks like collusion, which will cost us $200,000,000,000 for stealing $100 million from 50,000 people. (~$200 billion) for another few years and we all will have to pay for this. No Speaking over 1600 times in many council taxes for fi rst $100 spent on anything. We pay billions in taxes. Give ordinary chambers about local government corruption people a little bit of air for breathing. Ordinary Americans have lost all power- whether it be economic, political, media or legal. Alex Tsimerman and to restore our right to life, liberty and pursuit (Prefers StandupAmerica of happiness. Alex Tismerman speaks in council chambers to stop Seattle & King County who People in Pierce County, refused to accept Sound Transit 3. We The People Party) suck blood and money from us which goes to need to bring a class action and give billions back. City of Tacoma voted to government & corporations. StandUP America limit elected offi cials to only 2 terms. We need to bring this to the entire State Contact: and join him! to stop all elected offi cials from staying in their position for 20+ years. (206) 324-6264 [email protected] We have two Women Democrat US Senators for more than 30 years but www.alexforamerica.com salary for women always remained less than men. This shows how a One party system, who looks like Fascism, works.

A One party system is always Fascism. StandUP Washington State so we can bring us back to normal life. We have enough money in the system to make life better for everyone without a penny more from the people. I speak to you Washingtonians StandUP stop Seattle Fascism with idiotic face. For, Of and By the people! Vote for Alex Tsimerman!

Elected Experience: US Army Reserve Statement: Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) forced roll out of Electrician. US Navy and FAA Air Traffi c 5G wireless technology forces cell tower transceivers in front of every 2 -12 Controller. Atomic veteran descendant homes emitting more high density, high frequency wireless Radio Frequency (Nagasaki). (RF) Millimeter Wave (MMW) and Microwave Radiation (MWR) (...24Ghz - 90Ghz...). Other Professional Experience: Tacit knowledge of biological eff ects of Wireless radiation is proven harmful. Cancers, neurological diseases, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic fi eld immune system disorders, and infertility will increase near 5G transceivers interactions with the human body, the eff ect of (google: 5G Scientist Appeal). Decades of studies show RF Radiation microwaves on the central nervous system, and has sub-thermal biological eff ects below current guidelines (google: Naval constitutional and human rights violations by Medical Research Institute 1972). ubiquitous imposition of toxic agents into the environment and health of nations. 1996 Telecommunications Act section 704 is used to ban you and local governments from considering your health and safety in cell transceiver Education: Master of Aeronautical Science placements near your home. Why would they ban looking at health eff ects if RC Smith (ERAU) Aviation Education, Human Factors, there were no health eff ects? (Prefers Republican Party) Management, Space Studies (google: NASA CR 166661) We’re allowing industry controlled FCC to microwave poison our children, Contact: families, homes, workplaces... (google: microwave sickness webster’s). We [email protected] Community Service: Mother of three must stop deployment of these deadly 5G cell tower transceivers (google: educated, self-supporting children. Health and RCSmithForSenate.com press democrat Verizon antennas). Enough’s Enough! education are important to me (google: Bioinitiative 2012). Vote RC Smith for Senate. Big wireless, Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, their lobby group, industry captured FCC, Senator Thune must be held responsible for suff ering, disease, and death they have caused as a result of wireless radiation exposure (Google: FCC Captured Agency Harvard).

25 million dollar US National Toxicology Program study & Ramazzini Institute study show clear evidence wireless radiation can cause cancer below FCC exposure guidelines. There is a safe alternative to 5G. Fiber optics run all the way to the home off ers much faster speeds, cyber security, privacy and avoids harmful wireless microwave millimeter waves, but with 5G, wireless companies collect personal data and sell it. There’s a new two party system: Representatives representing corporate interests and those representing the public’s interest. I represent the public’s interest and swear to protect the health and well-being of all Washingtonians. Vote RC Smith for Senate. Statements are printed as submitted by the candidate or as modifi ed to comply with Snohomish County’s Local Voters’ Pamphlet Administrative Rules 10 U.S. Senator Candidates

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Elected Experience: Ambassador Of Peace for Statement: I believe the most important words of the United States ACLC . Chief Shop Steward King County Metro Constitution is “We The People”. Never before have we ever found this Transit. Advisory to many elected offi cials and country under attacks from foreign agencies to domestic terrorism. I will be Non- Profi t foundations. looking for other elected offi cials who share the same passion for reforming and improving a better way of life for our country. Correcting the social Other Professional Experience: North and injustices the unfair tax laws and immigration reform. Foreign and domestic South Korea Peace talks 2017-2018. security issues. Single Payer Tax Care program. These are all very important Association Of Parliamentarians For Peace. things for our country. I have a lot of work ahead of me as your Senator. I Humanity studies with Korea, Japan Amman am not a politician, I am a public servant who never needed an elective seat Jordan, Africa World aff airs International Tribal to work for our global community of humanity. I am supporting scientists in Consulting. the United States. I understand without a healthy planet no business can be conducted. I will fi ght against pollution. I will protect Washington State Education: Criticism and Discipline Skills for policies and laws that are continuously being dismantled by current executive managers San Francisco Regional Training orders. We cannot ignore that our country is now in a state of catastrophic Center, 1990 Green River Community College crisis on all levels of government. Unity is strength and without unity, human Don L. Rivers economics. World Studies. civilization can not prosper. I encourage every voter to do the research on (Prefers Democratic Party) each candidate. We cannot allow a handful of citizens determine who they Community Service: I have been a feel should represent a very diverse state. Remember this election is not Contact: community activist for 42 years. I been honored about me it is about us. Our end goal is. To feel like we did something no one (206)356-4621 to work with Roberto Maestas Civil Rights else was doing. For all of Washington State citizens. It is time to clean house. [email protected] Leader. Mentor and endorsed by the late Civil www.DonLRivers.com Rights Leader Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinley.

Elected Experience: Progressive Caucus Statement: Single payer Healthcare is the critical issue currently facing Board Member, Bernie Delegate, PTA; America. We need elected offi cials willing to follow the will of the people President UP Soccer. Appointments: Social by representing the 99% and overturning Citizens United. Let’s give our Action (SA) Chair, SA State Coordinator, Re- innovators opportunities to succeed in today’s job market, tomorrow’s gional SA Committee Delta Sigma Theta economy without unyielding college debt. Every child, every ZIP code Sorority, Inc., Liaison to the Governor (IL) deserves a great education, with free or aff ordable college. I support equal pay for equal work, government jobs guarantee, investments in green Other Professional Experience: Counseling, infrastructure, clean environment and apprenticeship programs through military PTSD, children, families; Adjunct strong unions, small business creation, retraining the labor force, especially Professor - Chemical Dependency. Small injured workers. Our middle class and working poor need prevailing wages business, NonProfi t owner created many now with cost of living adjustments, and tax breaks for small businesses to opportunities for employment for people off set pay increases. considered unemployable We must break down barriers and face the realities that racism, fascism, fear, Education: Human Services Certifi cation B.A. and Constitutional Amendments allow for segregation, discrimination, and Jennifer Gigi Ferguson Evergreen State College; M.A. Psychology - police brutality. Focusing on criminal justice reform, the 13th Amendment, (Prefers Independent Party) MFT. Business Administration, Management, Voting rights Act, and gun laws that protect people and protects 2nd Computers, Military Sciences Amendment is paramount. We need a fair immigration reform bill equal for all Contact: immigrants that protects DACA, women, children, and seniors. Community Service: I-1600, Believer, (253) 282-9591 Lobbying elected offi cials locally and DC. DV, We do not need another housing crisis, banks and businesses too big to fail [email protected] homelessness, methanol, LNG. Children or lobbyists writing legislation. We need a new Glass Stegall Act, government GigiForSenate.Us services, eradicating sex traffi cking, school transparency and accountability. Trickledown economics has failed the 99%. district, Sheriff s Academy graduate As a wife of a Vietnam veteran, mother of three sons; two having served or currently serving, I understand the true cost of war, who benefi ts and who does not. Let’s address our overwhelming homeless population of veterans and civilians with long-term solutions, not Band-Aids.

From advocating for children to defending human rights around the world, I understand many issues. I will stand with the people and serve you with honor and integrity in Congress. I ask for your vote.

Elected Experience: Recording Secretary, Statement: Striking teachers are showing that working people have power if Washington Federation of State Employees we stick together. I aim to bring that solidarity and strength to Congress. Local 304 As a union representative at a Seattle community college, I see coworkers Other Professional Experience: Electrician struggle as our wages lose ground to infl ation. They commute for hours and HVAC technician for 27 years at North because they can’t aff ord to live near the city. Meanwhile, unemployment Seattle College; Delegate, Martin Luther King remains high in rural Washington. Nationally, public services are slashed County Labor Council; Freedom Socialist Party while one in eight people, and one in four children, live in poverty. National Committee. Such is life under our profi t-crazed economic system, administered by the Education: Attended University of Washington; millionaires of the two main political parties, who support war after war and Marine Electrician Journeyperson. faithfully serve the interest of the billionaires. I am running because working people need someone in D.C. who will fi ght for them and off er solutions Community Service: Steve is a shop steward that will serve their interests -- solutions like public ownership of the banks with WFSE Local 304, member of Organized in order to fi nance aff ordable housing and infrastructure. Let’s also redirect Steve Hoffman Workers for Labor Solidarity and the Coalition of military spending and tax the rich so we can establish programs to guarantee (Prefers Freedom Socialist Black Trade Unionists, and long-time jobs for all, while funding free education, healthcare, senior care, childcare, Party) collaborator with Seattle Radical Women and and sane environmental policies. advocate for LGBTQ rights. U.S. Navy veteran Contact: Steve also belongs to Veterans for Peace. As an antiwar veteran, I will push to close U.S. military bases globally and (206) 722-2453 retrain soldiers to serve hard-pressed communities at home. I will oppose [email protected] privatization of the Veterans Administration. VoteSocialism.com On my job, I help members, especially women, as they stand up to bullying. I will demand federal policies, including affi rmative action, to stop sexual harassment and discrimination of every sort. I will work to strengthen the ability to organize unions, and to end immigration raids that terrorize immigrant communities. ¡Sí se puede!

Endorsements: Washington Federation of State Employees Locals 304, 1488, and 1221; Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Puget Sound Chapter; Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity; Seattle Radical Women.

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Elected Experience: No information submitted Statement: “There are Competing Ideologies - Freedom under God versus Ruthless, Godless Tyranny.” John F. Kennedy, Other Professional Experience: Campaign Worker US Congressman John Culver, Iowa “Seven Principles that Made America Great -1- The Principle of the Dignity 1972; Richardson Securities of Canada, of Human Life, “Thou Shall Not Kill.” Jerry Falwell “The Rebirth of America” Economist/Analyst; Drexel Burnham Lambert, I, George H. Kalberer believe in the sacred value of human life: Black Lives Economist/Analyst; Chicago Board Options Matter/White Lives Matter. Violence, Brutality and other police crimes make a Exchange (CBOE), Member/Market Maker; mockery of Thomas Jeff erson’s words: Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), Member/ Staff ; Star Tribune Newspaper- Minneapolis, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, Teamster Printing Plant Worker; Pro-se Attorney that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that - Discrimination and Labor Law among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness,”

Education: Graduate Washburn High School This Federal Right to Life is not respected by State/Local Police. New 1969, Minneapolis, MN; Graduate Cornell Federal Legislation is needed to protect each and every American’s Right to George H. Kalberer College 1973, Mt Vernon, Iowa Bachelor’s Life, End the Police State and restore Democracy. Compel Body Cams on (Prefers Democratic Party) Degree Economics each and every Cop in America with strict Federal supervision - all Body Cam information stored on Federal Computers and available to FOIA requests - All Contact: Community Service: No information submitted Police Unions abolished by Law - Each and every Cop involved in the death (425) 599-6055 of an unarmed person must be immediately fi red and banned from Police [email protected] work for Life both going forward and retroactively. I support the Armed Forces of the United States and their principles,. and strategic vision pursuant to General Douglas MacArthur’s, “Reminiscences.” Specifi cally:

North Korea- Kick Jung with 30,000 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles. China - Kick Xi Jinping, by Blockading, then Conquering China by fi ring the necessary number of Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to destroy all Nuclear Targets, all Air Defense Targets, all Military Targets including each and every Chinese ship, submarine and airplane launched from a safe distance with a goal of no loss of American Life and with no US ground troops used until after China’s Unconditional Surrender.

Elected Experience: I have previously run for Statement: My chosen pro bono work as an attorney is to wake people up to Lynnwood City Council, Snohomish County the many profi table frauds which harm our health and waste our taxes. Executive, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor on a green platform. Smart meters and 5G are the latest frauds. Smart meters exceed the scope of utility easements, violate Washington statutes and so are illegal, collect Other Professional Experience: Real estate data for resale on our every electrical activity. Goal: Fiber to each home, attorney-broker. Smart meter, fl uoridation, and business, school, and Starbucks, with ethernet plugins everywhere for environmental class action attorney. Author, computers and cell phones. Get Lightning to RJ45 for iPhones. Turn off Wi-Fi amateur musician and composer. in schools, homes, businesses. 5G will fry us all.

Education: B.A. and M.Ed. in Psychology from I propose a comprehensive solution to traffi c congestion, taking half the cars WWU. J.D. from the University of Washington. off the roads by making it easier, faster, and cheaper to use transit than to drive or even own a car, a van service summoned Uber style replacing buses Community Service: President of Coalition on underused routes, delivering service from home to transit center to work against Smart Meters and 5G, Fluoride Class to grocery to home, connecting our disconnected transit system, the only James Robert “Jimmie” Action, and Comprehensive Transportation. solution that will work, the quickest solution to implement, and by far the Deal Traffi c and transit scholar. Opponent of smart cheapest. It would work in downtown Seattle, suburbs, and rural areas. (Prefers Green Party) meters, which are not grounded, are not suffi ciently surge protected, catch fi re, sicken More frauds: Drilling. Stop drilling now. Exxon should spend all new capital many, are not covered by many insurance on renewables. Roundup causes cancer, kills salmon; ban it. Become an Contact: policies, add to the radiation overload. organic nation. Fluoridation, another fraud, adds three trillion atoms of lead to (425) 774-6611 each quart of Seattle tap water! [email protected] www.JamesRobertDeal.org/ Fraud origin: Companies donate to candidates, who appoint company lackies Radio to run agencies, which are thus controlled by the companies they regulate. Help me convince all to join me in opposing such frauds. Ban lobbyists from arranging contributions. Close the revolving door.

Lower voting age to 17. Construct enough reduced rent housing to house all. “Do unto others” applies to government and for the homeless. Radio program Sundays at 8 PM.

Elected Experience: Roque “Rocky” Statement: I am not a career Politian. I am just like you. I live in the real De La Fuente is living proof that the Amercan world, not in the political one. Dream can be achieved by those who are inspired to pursue it. He created impressive real I don’t have to pretend to understand the minority issues because I am one. estate holdings and businesses throughout the I don’t have to pretend to understand how to create jobs because I have United States while creating thousands of new created thousands. I don’t have to pretend to understand the importance of jobs along the way. paying a fair wage and providing health care benefi ts because I’ve witnessed the impact it has on the lives of the families of those I employed. I don’t Other Professional Experience: 100% have to pretend to understand international relations because I’ve traveled bilingual and multicultural. Chairman of the extensively and both lived and worked abroad. I don’t have to pretend to National Dealer Council for the third largest care about the environment because I am actually doing something about it automobile manufacture in the world by the through renewable energy. I don’t even have to pretend to understand the age 28. cost of education...because I have fi ve children.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Physics And where I really diff er: I don’t look at problems through a political Mathematics (Magna Cum Laude). Business lens, I look at them though a practical one, using logic, my personal and Roque “Rocky” Administration Anahuac University. Doctor professional experience. De La Fuente Honoris Causa (UNESCO) United Nations (Prefers Republican Party) Educational, Scientifi c and Cultural Organization Our Nation is a crossroad. Einstein once said, “We cannot solve our for International Business Ambassador. problems with the same thinking we used when we crated them.” I would Contact: suggest that it’s also true that we cannot solve our problems with the same (858) 239-9007 Community Service: Chairman Mexican- people who create them. We’re suff ering from political gridlock fashioned by [email protected] American Foundation career politicians who placed party politics ahead of the people. www.rocky101.com Our elections process has been rigged to maintain the status quo. It’s time for change, and I will do everything in my power to deliver it.

Please visit my website www.Rocky101.com and/or search for my name: Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente, to watch my videos and if you agree with 80% or more of my positions, vote for me. Statements are printed as submitted by the candidate or as modifi ed to comply with Snohomish County’s Local Voters’ Pamphlet Administrative Rules 12 U.S. Senator Candidates

U.S. Senator | 6-year term (cont.)

Elected Experience: 7 Years Avocate Statement: My name is Jon Butler, I’m running for United States Senator of Family Court Reform, 7 Years Avocate Family Washington State. My platform is Family Court Reform, Family Law Reform. Law Reform, 7 Years Avocate Parental I’ve been an advocate for 7 years helping Parents, from here in Washington Alienation Syndorme, Founder of Single to around the country and the world. Family Courts have destroyed families, Father’s Association of America dreams of children and their parents for over a century. It started in 1910. It is time to stop the abuse on Washingtonians and American Parents. I Other Professional Experience: General would also like to build Mega shelters for the homeless vets,women and Contractor, I do most of the work myself. men. We should have done this a long time ago as I have served out in Apprenticed under Mark Bentley and Hip Hop the community in this area. Also I would love to give teachers raises and Robot Tattoo and Piercing, Apprenticing under better incentives. They are the on our front line of our generations to come, Justin Tyme at All About It: Tattoo. they are the military of our children. They should be treated like the best! Furthermore something that has been on my heart is to, limit terms on Education: Gary Job Corps-Capentry, Austin politicians. This has never been changed in history. It’s time to make history Community College - Construction and make that happen. There are other great things I would love to get done Management for Washingtonians, from creating stricter laws for pedophiles. To raising the Jon Butler speed limits. Plus to step it up I’m not asking for any donations, I’m going (Prefers Independent Party) Community Service: I go into courts with to give half of the pay check away to internatonal and local communities. people to get them though it and not give up on Building families up and the other half I will give out myself. I’m not asking for Contact: their children, Caregivers Network: Community any money. I am paying for this campaign myself. All I’m asking is for your (253) 961-4807 Meal, People of Faith, Special Needs Ministry vote #familycourtreformchallenge God-bless you, God-bless Washington, [email protected] at Chirstain Faith, God-bless America. https://www.facebook.com/ jon.butler.3194

Elected Experience: Precinct Committee Statement: As a son of a Mexican immigrant, Captain of a Nuclear Aircraft Offi cer; Delegate 2012 Washington Republican Carrier, graduate of the UW Foster School of Business and currently with Party Convention. Boeing Seattle, I best represent and understand the economic, political and cultural diversity of our great state of Washington. You need a Senator that Other Professional Experience: Retired Navy represents you and has the proven leadership expertise to fi ght for your veteran commanding a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier economic future. and Fighter Pilot Squadron; Boeing Phantom Works Director. I am running to stop the overtaxing and overspending by our government that has undermined your right to make decisions at state, local and personal Education: MBA, University of Washington levels. Our national debt is now over $20 trillion – that means $125,000 Foster School of Business; Graduate Top Gun, owed by each worker in the United States! It is irresponsible to continue this Air Force Test Pilot School, Nuclear Power overspending and a crime to pass on this debt to the next generation. School, War College; MS Physics; MS Aeronautical Systems Engineering; BA Physics. A fi scal conservative, I do not believe that social problems can be corrected Dave Bryant solely with money. Rather, these challenges should be dealt with in a (Prefers Republican Party) Community Service: My life of service manner that is compassionate, practical and, most importantly, encourages includes 3 decades of Navy service, teaching responsibility of the individual. Compassion is an often used rationale for English as a second language to the Hispanic Contact: increased taxing and spending, but is it truly compassionate to off er handouts community, service on a crisis line and food in programs that trap people in ineff ective government programs and (253) 987-5130 banks, Pierce County Surface Water Advisory penalize those working hard. DaveBryant@Bryantfor Board and Theodore Roosevelt Association USenate.com trustee. As an American of Mexican descent, I can provide leadership for a bridge to BryantforUSSenate.com a common-sense and compassionate immigration policy. We need to develop a long term integrated national energy policy and sustained use of our precious natural resources with a focus on you, your jobs and your future.

It is well past time for change. I ask for your vote so we can work together to make this change happen.

Elected Experience: Precinct Committee Statement: I ran for US senate my son Hashem 18 years Old elected State for Grant County. State Delegate-Democratic Delegate helped my campaign. As Democrat I am strong on progressive Convention several times. National Platform issues, conservative on social issues. Committee 1988. Former Vice Chair-Democratic Central Committee - Grant County. State 70 years ago, my family was expelled from the Port City of Haifa Palestine, Committeeman Grant County 2018. as well as 700 hundred thousand Palestinians by Zionist Jews, coming mostly from eastern European who had no connection to Palestine. Other Professional Experience: Expert in healthcare, holding one of the highest medical US Government transferring the American Embassy to Jerusalem is degrees in theUS. Expert of US-Arab/Muslim fomenting a Religious war between Muslims and Jews worldwide as both relations. Facebook Dr.Mohammad Said & www. consider Jerusalem sacred. I tried to resolve this confl ict on the basis of drsaid.net. stablishing a non-religious state in Historic Palestine, where Jews, Muslims, and Christians can live together with equal rights under a constitution Education: M.D. with honors, PhD with honors, similar to the U.S. This resolution was adopted by Grant County Democratic Mohammad Said MPH, Specialist in Internal Medicine, Family convention four times. In 1990 I introduced a resolution adopted at (Prefers Democratic Party) Practice, Geriatric, Preventive & Alternative Democratic State Convention in Spokane, to make the Middle East free of Medicine, Former Asst. Clinical Professor at VA nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Israel is the only country who has in Fargo, ND nuclear weapons at the Dimona nuclear facilities in the Negev desert. Contact: (509) 754-4689 Community Service: Volunteer for 14 years at On health care I am an expert see details in my Facebook Dr.Mohammad [email protected] Washington State correction facilities and others Said. As an immigrant myself Spanish speaking, I advocate to institute a local, county, and state. guest worker program, so Latinos come to work in the US leaving their families behind given enough time to go back to visit. Amended Constitution to reform War Powers Act, National Guard under State control and Second Amendment as privilege and not right, foreign born American citizens able to run for president. Cut foreign aid, our Government two years ago gave Israel 38 billion dollars from tax payers in the next 10 years. No politician protested. Reign on military not treat them as sacred cow, need to fi nance our infrastructure.

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U.S. Senator | 6-year term (cont.)

Elected Experience: Precinct Committee Statement: Freedoms-Families-Faith Offi cer. Freedoms we know are eroding, adding to this is the lack of conversation. Other Professional Experience: Investment No where is this more apparent than at the national level where we see the Banking supporting, Industrial & polarization of discussion. Some believe that passing laws will ensure their Construction Services, Aerospace Hospitality voice has been heard, while failing to recognize that the creation of laws for and Food Service. Business owner and one, may diminish freedoms for all. Dialogue is key to understanding the Partner in Omni Restaurants. Successfully freedoms we have and how we can best preserve them. turned around a company in an Involuntary Chapter 11. Families are at the core of all that is good for this country and State. This is the primary institution that needs to be strengthened so that this experiment Education: BS in Business Finance from BYU that was begun by our forefathers continues. Parents have got to be in 1982. Certifi cations earned: “CCIM” recognized as the primary source for the rearing of their children. Teenagers (Certifi ed Commercial Investment Member), and have got to be allowed to acquire employable skills while in their teenage Matt Hawkins “CM&AA” (Certifi ed Merger & Acquisition years. We need to encourage the strengthening of the economy so that (Prefers Republican Party) Advisor) from the Alliance of Merger & parents can provide for their families with livable incomes. This must be true Acquisition Advisors. for all localities of the State. Finally, we need to ensure that social programs are supported at the local level so that parents and families can have Contact: Community Service: Earned Eagle Scout, confi dence in a future that is guaranteed to have predictable challenges. (509) 990-3509 served as Scoutmaster, Girls’ softball and [email protected] participated as PTO offi cer. Volunteered board Faith: we need to create dialogue so that people do not feel alone. We need www.HawkinsforusSenate.com member for Campfi re Girls. At church worked to be able to step into the unknown with confi dence that answers will come. with youth and adults at all levels to support the Married 32 years, we have raised a family of 10 children (5-boys/ 5 girls) strengthening of families and community. teaching them to move forward in Faith. We worked to become debt free, only to see our fortunes lost as conditions beyond our control wiped out what we once enjoyed. We are aware of the discussion that needs to occur regarding Mental Health and support within our communities.

Elected Experience: No information submitted Statement: I believe patriotic Americans, in every party, can “Help Make America Great Again For The Next Century!” By collectively asking our Other Professional Experience: No politicians to work together in a REAL BIPARTISAN EFFORT! I praying be information submitted your next Senator and bring to Washington State the 2nd largest economic development, construction and employment project in over 70 years, which Education: No information submitted will positively impact Washington State, including the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project and Expansion of our Washington ports, for the next 100 Community Service: No information submitted years. Asking President Trump to sign 3 executive orders which will provide total funding with pre-existing revenues and current taxes and employ Statement: No information submitted unemployed Veterans!

Glen R Stockwell (Prefers Republican Party)

Contact: (509) 540-6899 [email protected] http://washingtonstate economicdevelopment.com

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Congressional District 1 | U.S. Representative | 2-year term

Elected Experience: PCO 11th Statement: I want your vote not your money

Other Professional Experience: 40 years a money out of politics teamster

Education: AA degree HAZ-MAT Bachelor of science degree environmental managment

Community Service: I show up when called to protest

Robert Mair (States No Party Preference)

Contact: (206) 551-4343 [email protected] facebook.com

Elected Experience: No prior elected Statement: Serving in Congress should be a short-term privilege and a experience public service, not a career. The partisan problems our country is facing have escalated to untenable levels and we need changes to the system now. The Other Professional Experience: I have spent Democrats and Republicans have found themselves mired in complacency the past ten years as a public elementary and and acceptance of the limitations and shortcomings of the current legislative middle school teacher in Lake Washington, system and it’s not serving our population. Seattle, and Northshore. I love my career, my family, and my life. I also love our country and the Education: BA - Criminal Justice, WSU. MBA - amazing opportunities that it provides for the diverse and growing population. University of Phoenix. K-8 Teacher Certifi cation I want to make a diff erence, so this is my civic activism. - UW-Bothell We need common sense solutions to complex problems. Bipartisan gridlock Community Service: I spent several years as a and broken promises to voters has become the norm and we continue to Big Brother for Big Brothers Big Sisters of King accept it. Change must start with Congressional accountability. We need Adam Pilskog County, and volunteered for the YMCA in fresh solutions and we need to evolve with our growing population and (States No Party Preference) Shoreline while working to become an educa- changing demographics. tor. I served on various homeowner association board of directors over the years, and have Most Americans have passionate views on single issues, but fi nd themselves Contact: coached youth basketball on and off since high more moderate as a whole, yet they are forced to choose between two (206) 910-8786 school. extreme political parties that have frankly grown too powerful for their [email protected] intended purpose. Choice is the fundamental beauty of living in a Democratic pilskog2018.blogspot.com Republic. We need more choices than just a blue or a red candidate.

I believe in the fundamentals of the US Constitution, but also the pragmatic view that it’s been over two hundred years since it was written. Times have changed, and the American people are demanding change as well.

Some of the issues I care about are Congressional term limits, Campaign fi nance reform, Infrastructure improvement, Budget accountability, Universal healthcare, Criminal Justice reform, Education reform, Tax reform.

My stance on various single-voter issues can be found on my website - pilskog2018.blogspot.com.

Elected Experience: United States Statement: In these uncertain times, the 1st Congressional District needs Representative, 2012-Present. Ways and steady, experienced representation. As your Congresswoman, I’ve stood up Means Committee and Budget Committee against partisan gridlock while working to strengthen middle class families. I’m standing up for our democratic values as well. Other Professional Experience: Successful career as a businesswoman and entrepreneur. On too many issues, it feels like we are going backwards. With Former Microsoft executive, led local Congressional Republicans rubberstamping Trump, millions are losing high-tech startups. Former Director of health coverage. The federal defi cit is exploding as Republicans hand out Washington’s Department of Revenue, where unaff ordable tax cuts to the wealthy and powerful corporations. I led eff orts to simplify the tax system and help small businesses. That’s why I’m fi ghting to preserve health care coverage, restore fi scal sanity, and boost our economy. We must help our veterans and military families. I’ve Education: B.A., Reed College; M.B.A., introduced legislation to reduce veteran unemployment and boost University of Washington. job-training. I passed a law to close a Pentagon loophole that denied justice Suzan DelBene for child abuse survivors. (Prefers Democratic Party) Community Service: I’ve mentored students at UW Business School; been active in my church, We saw how critical infrastructure is when the I5 Skagit River bridge Contact: serving as a board member. Volunteered with collapsed. We cannot grow our economy and create jobs if we allow our roads, bridges, and ports to crumble. I supported major new investments to (425) 483-1500 the PTA, Girl Scouts and YWCA, supporting transitional housing, job training and services to rebuild our infrastructure, from highways and rail lines to rural broadband. [email protected] help families get back on their feet. I secured an increase in an aff ordable housing tax credit to reduce the cost www.delbeneforcongress.com of housing. I’m fi ghting for immigration reform, strengthening data privacy and providing resources for opioids treatment. I passed legislation to provide $200 million for job training programs, $22 million in Washington state. I’ve introduced legislation to help small businesses with quality, aff ordable health insurance for their employees.

I’ll protect Social Security, Medicare and a woman’s right to choose. I stood up against hyperpartisan Republican attacks on Planned Parenthood. I have endorsements from Democratic groups, labor organizations, local leaders and many others.

Making progress in Congress isn’t easy, but I’m working to expand economic opportunities, broaden the middle-class, support Washington agriculture and represent our values. I ask for your support.

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Congressional District 1 | U.S. Representative | 2-year term (cont.)

Elected Experience: Sultan City Council Statement: As a small business owner, staying within a budget is imperative 2009-Present; PSRC Transportation Policy to being successful. I will back a Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment Board 2014-2015; LEOFF1 Board 2016-Present and will push government to live within its means by cutting waste and government red tape, so jobs can continue to grow. Other Professional Experience: Successful small business owner of 30 years. As a Sultan city council member, I enacted fi nancial policies that produced an AA bond rating, the fi rst ever for Sultan and the highest rating you can Education: Graduated Mariner High School. achieve for a small city. Attended Shoreline Community College. The reason congress is not getting things done is due to the polarization Community Service: Monroe YMCA basketball that it is mired in. There is the far left and the far right and neither side wants coach 4 years; Multiple youth programs within to put aside their “party line” and use a common-sense approach to fi nd my church; U.S. 2 Safety Coalition Board common ground. I intend to put aside our political partisanship and take Member 2007-Present. those ideas we can agree on to start making the hard decisions the American Jeffrey Beeler people expect. (Prefers Republican Party) I support comprehensive immigration reform but also recognize that border security is paramount to a safe and secure country. We need to stem Contact: the tide of illegal immigration into our country. At the same time, we must (425) 319-3338 compassionately address the issue of illegal immigrants and their children [email protected] that already make America their home. www.beeler4congress.com Providing healthcare for my family has been one of my biggest challenges. With increasing costs and the fact many insurance providers are leaving the state because of the many mandates, it has gotten harder and harder to fi nd aff ordable healthcare. Enacting common sense legislation such as the HEALTH Act of 2016, can reduce the overall cost of insurance and help curb frivolous lawsuits that are driving competent healthcare workers and companies out of Washington.

I ask for your vote, so I may go and represent you and promote the changes needed to move our country forward.

Elected Experience: None Statement: I am a “Lincoln” Republican that believes each citizen deserves a representative that focuses on protecting the Constitution and the Other Professional Experience: I’m a licensed constituents they serve. Unfortunately, over the course of 240 some odd attorney in Washington State admitted to years, we have seen well intentioned, yet misguided, representatives give practice in all state courts, several Federal their allegiance to special interests rather than the people they are supposed Courts and the US Supreme Court. My to represent. expertise is constitutional law and my expertise is in constitutional law although I am experi- I will represent the people of District 1. I will not take campaign donations. enced in many other areas such as land use, I am only interested in, and desire to be, the voice of the people of District forclosure and environmental. 1. Of the many issues requiring attention, I believe these 3 issues require immediate attention: Education: BA - DePauw University (summa cum laude); JD – University of Iowa (summa Under representation of the voters. In 1910 there were 394 members in cum laude); LLM – University of Washington the House. Today there are 435 even though the population has more than (Law and Marine Aff airs) - Certifi ed ADA tripled since 1910. Scott Stafne Advocate - John Jay School of Criminal Justice. (Prefers Republican Party) Growing the middle class. Our middle class is shrinking due to our moving Community Service: Church Advocate for from a manufacturing to a debt based economy. We need to end “debt Contact: Church of the Gardens slavery” as a way of life. We need to grow our middle class and support all (425) 345-2408 with aff ordable health care, education and housing. [email protected] stafne4congress.com Reform our judicial system. Over 85% of people who need an attorney cannot aff ord one. Our judicial system doesn’t work for the poor, the working poor or the middle class. Our system needs reform so that our courts provide justice for all.

We need change and reform in Washington DC, which cannot happen with the current incumbents. It is time for fresh faces and ideas, with representation that is not beholden to special interests. Before you cast your vote, ask yourself if the representation you have received has helped you? In the words of Albert Einstein “We cannot solve our problems using the same thinking we used when we created them.”

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Congressional District 2 | U.S. Representative | 2-year term

Elected Experience: Elected Experience: Statement: I was born and raised in South Everett. I moved to Marysville as I was elected as a County Delegate for Bernie a teenager, where I graduated from Marysville Pilchuck High School, then Sanders in the Democratic Presidential Primary from Everett Community College, and I received my Bachelors in English in 2016. It was my introduction to the political and History from Western Washington University. The successes of my life ecosphere and where I saw the great political stem from the great people within my community. It was the many incredible transition this country is in. teachers, coaches, managers and professors, who raised me and allowed me to have the opportunities to be better. I don’t take my upbringing for Other Professional Experience: I have granted, and now I have a chance to give back to the community that raised worked Retail for my whole career, mainly in me. management, where I worked my way from Sales Associate to a Store Manager of a $1.5 Bernie Sanders Campaign has awakened a nation. Americans aren’t as Million business. I am currently transitioning divided as our media wants us to believe. People are standing up and into Teaching. fi ghting for each other at a level we have never seen before. Americans want a Universal Healthcare System, Tuition-Free Public Colleges and University, Collin Richard Carlson Education: I received my Bachelor’s Degree in investments in Low-Income and Public Housing, investments in infrastructure (Prefers Democratic Party) English and History from Western Washington and much more. It is time we had politicians who joined the fi ght and truly University. represented the voice of the people. This is exactly what I intend to do. Contact: (425) 309-2886 Community Service: I currently perform The drug overdose epidemic is a symptom of a society in which political collinforcongress2018@ community services all around Everett and leaders are refusing to listen to the needs of their constituents. Based Bellingham. gmail.com on 2016 reporting, Snohomish County is the drug overdose capitol of www.collinforcongress.com Washington State. This beautiful county deserves much more. We want to unlock the potential in all individuals, both within our community and across the nation. We can do this by making smart and intelligent investments in the people. Invest in their health, education, homes and communities, instead of in Wallstreet and continued war. The US has a $3.8 Trillion Federal Budget and when we use it wisely, we can change the world and bring people together.

Elected Experience: None Statement: As a senior citizen (age 65), business owner and taxpayer, I am appalled at the way this Country does business. Is anyone checking the Other Professional Experience: Household books? goods mover for forty years. First, is there an Alien presence on the planet? Do we co-exist with other Education: Highschool, three yars college. alien species (E.T.)? When you think about it, what are the real ‘black hole’ Para legal intern (two years). budgets for NASA, covert space programs and the CIA? Frankly, you won’t fi nd the answer on the internet. Community Service: Advocate for the homeless since 1990. What is the fi scal budget for the 800 FEMA camps nationwide? Why do they exist? Is it in the event of Marshall Law? Obviously, they weren’t built to house the homeless. How about Aliens?

Then there is Big Pharma. Are profi ts from over-priced prescription drugs Uncle Mover funding the above mentioned mysteries? (Prefers Moderate GOP Party) Next concern, Camp Bagram Afghanistan. According to Wikipedia 95% of Contact: the world’s opium is distributed World-wide from this American held airfi eld. (206) 546-9545 Considering opium has a street value ten times that of gold, is there any [email protected] question why there is a world-wide opium addiction? How about Fort Knox, Kentucky? What treasure is contained within the Fort? Gold, or 250,000,000 doses of morphine? The gold which is never audited, is rumored to be at West Point, NY.

Thanks to 9-11 a new American model of accounting made all this possible. You can’t see it, can’t touch it, can’t fi nd it. Remember the only segment of the Pentagon destroyed on 9-11 was the accounting offi ce. Go fi gure. Visit me on Facebook @ Mike Mover.

Elected Experience: No information submitted Statement: I am running for Congress because I am concerned about the national debt, US foreign policy, jobs, and matters of freedom. Other Professional Experience: I have worked in the grocery business for 22 years. Our debt is now over $21 Trillion. We must collect suffi cient revenue to pay for the federal government and not overspend. We do neither, which is why Education: I have a Master of Arts in we have huge defi cits. We must be willing to cut domestic, foreign policy and International Studies (Middle East focus) and military spending. Moreover, we must be careful how much we lower taxes if three Bachelor of Arts in History, Comparative there is a failure to cut spending. Religion and Classical Studies, all from the University of Washington. Furthermore, I have The United States should not waste precious blood and treasure abroad. an Advanced Paralegal Certifi cate from Foolish foreign engagements and wars disrespect the soldier and add more Edmonds Community College. debt. The United States must seek diplomacy with all nations but be cautious of being a patron to them. Long-term deployments must be reviewed. Community Service: No information submitted Brian Luke I support an economic environment that creates and maintains jobs. I support (Prefers Libertarian Party) the elimination of laws and regulations that do not support those goals. Although international commerce is important to the United States, I believe Contact: that the United States should be cautious of trade agreements with countries (425) 270-1912 that do not have a similar standard of living. With the status of current labor [email protected] law, I oppose a national Right-to-Work law, which would have government http://luke4congress.com dictate what can be included in a contract between an employer and a private-sector union.

I believe that the federal government should give more freedom to the states. For example, it is time to repeal the federal prohibition of marijuana. I do not believe that the U.S. Constitution gives authority to Congress to regulate marijuana and other issues within a state.

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Congressional District 2 | U.S. Representative | 2-year term (cont.)

Elected Experience: Democratic Precinct Statement: Stoney will work for things that voters across the political Committee Offi cer, Skagit County, 2004-5. spectrum want and need. He’ll work to cure the plague of gerrymandering and campaign bribes that mean our representatives don’t represent us. He Other Professional Experience: Internal legal will work for ranked choice voting and proportional representation, making staff of Mobil Oil Corporation (1973-77) and our votes count and the politicians accountable. He’ll work to overturn Harris Corporation (1977-1990). Board member, “corporate personhood” and “money is speech”. General Counsel, Whole Energy Fuels (2006- 10). He’ll work for universal, single-payer healthcare and debt-free college, fair trade instead of free trade, strongly progressive taxes, and expanded Social Education: BA, Yale, 1967. JD, UCLA, 1973. Security benefi ts. All workers need living wages and easy union membership, and for those for whom the system doesn’t supply jobs we need a universal Community Service: Leader of campaigns basic income. We can and should have a housing system based on public to restore Skagit Transit’s revenue after I-695, and non-profi t ownership where everyone has a decent place to live. adopt a Skagit County Charter, adopt a Stonewall Jackson Bird community bill of rights in Bellingham barring We need an end to the endless wars – and their endless costs. We fi nally coal trains, and adopt proportional need to get the peace dividend that was promised a quarter century ago. (Stoney) representation in Whatcom County Council We need internet neutrality, and government and corporate spies out of the (Prefers Green Party) elections; leader or supporter in People for a internet. Let’s break up the big banks, and have public control of the money Peaceable Planet, FairVote Washington, Racial system. Let’s set up Post Offi ce banking and state and local government Contact: Justice Coalition, advisory committees of Skagit banks. Stoney will work to prevent discrimination against anyone. (360) 389-3314 Transit and Whatcom Transit. contact@stonewallfor Let’s work for a Green New Deal, with millions of clean jobs that build a congress.org sustainable energy future. We need clean water, clean land, clean air, and www.stonewallforcongress.org clean electromagnetic space, and the right of ecosystems to thrive. We must learn to treat nature with respect and gratitude, not as a thing to exploit.

Stoney will not accept corporate donations, and if elected will donate 2/5 of his salary to causes which support his values.

Stoney does and will stand by you. Let’s win together for a society where everyone wins!

Elected Experience: I began trying to make Statement: Each day I am guided by what I hear when I visit with students, a diff erence through public service on the families and small businesses around northwest Washington - the challenges Snohomish County Council, and today it is my they face, and the opportunities they seek. It is an honor to represent the privilege to serve as the Representative for 2nd District, and for me that means being a champion for our middle class. Washington’s 2nd Congressional District. We are building an economy that creates good-paying jobs by investing in Other Professional Experience: I was transportation infrastructure, and fi ghting to establish the 2nd District as a previously employed by the Port of Everett and center for renewable energy innovation to grow our economy and protect our the Washington State Dental Association. environment.

Education: I graduated from Pacifi c Lutheran To compete in a global marketplace, we need more access to education in University in Washington state and have a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Washington state has Master’s degree from the University of more STEM jobs than any other state in the country, but we are failing to train Minnesota. our future workforce to meet the demand. I am focused on investing in our Rick Larsen communities through technical training and apprenticeships. (Prefers Democratic Party) Community Service: My parents were an important infl uence on me, encouraging me Protecting our middle class also means helping our communities address to be involved in my local community. Their the pain of opioid addiction. Addiction is not a moral failing; it is a disease Contact: encouragement continues to be a motivation for and its victims deserve treatment and recovery. I am working to provide law (425) 259-1866 my service to our communities. enforcement with the training and supplies they need to reverse overdoses [email protected] and get our loved ones on the road back to recovery. RickLarsen.org Providing for the middle class means ensuring our veterans have access to the care they need. I am committed to making healthcare easier to access, and easing the transition from military service to civilian employment or educational opportunities. We don’t leave our veterans behind.

My family has called northwest Washington home for over a century, and it has been my great honor and duty to bring these shared values to Washington, D.C. I am excited about strengthening our middle class at home, and if you feel the same - I ask for your support.

Elected Experience: San Juan County delegate Statement: Greetings, citizens of the 2nd Congressional District. I am to Democratic Convention in 1980. Secretary of excited about the possibility of representing you in Washington D.C.! I look Lopez Island Grange 1978-1983. forward to meeting you these next 2 1/2 months while campaigning in this primary season. I want to listen to your concerns and ideas about the good Other Professional Experience: Owner/ of our country and communities. Americans have always been hard working, operator of Madrona Farms, our family farm smart and can-do! Our dynamic country is the great melting pot of many since 1976. Managing successful farm retail nationalities and religious/spiritual traditions. This diversity is the strength of outlet at Pike Place Market, Seattle. Marketing our nation. of our organic farm products nationwide. Let me make the following pledges to you the voters of the 2nd Education: Self-education, voracious reading Congressional District: You will be my boss, I your public servant. I promise and extensive travels. to represent you in Washington D.C. with hard work, honesty and overall integrity. I will not accept donations over $1,000.00. I will accept no money Community Service: As community volunteer with strings attached. I will limit myself to a maximum of 3 two year terms in Congress. I will not use my position for personal gain Gary Franco donated thousands of dollars in time and (Prefers Independent Party) equipment developing baseball fi elds, a soccer fi eld and an upgraded playground at My personal and political philosophy come from many sources, especially the Lopez school. Successfully worked with the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I strive to live by these four pillars Contact: School Board to remove unhealthy soda pop of my personal life, which would also be incorporated into my political life, if (360) 420-4930 machines from school property. Helped elected. They are: Truth, Justice, Compassion and Peace. [email protected] organize many student fundraisers. Coached garyfranco4congress.com Lopez youth for many years. Here are some of the issues which I hope to discuss with you: responsible fi scal management of our national budget, an aff ordable military budget, high quality health care that is available to all citizens, curing the homelessness epidemic, helping college graduates pay back student loans, and creating a vibrant economy with good paying jobs.

Finally, our President promised domestic stimulus spending to repair infrastructure and good jobs. I will hold his feet to the fi re on his promise!

My web site: garyfranco4congress.com Statements are printed as submitted by the candidate or as modifi ed to comply with Snohomish County’s Local Voters’ Pamphlet Administrative Rules 18 U.S. Representative Candidates

Congressional District 7 | U.S. Representative | 2-year term

Elected Experience: Precinct committee Statement: Time to Drain the Swamp in D.C. and Seattle! Time to dump offi cer, 24 years. With the voters’ trust I hope to Marxist attempts at wealth redistribution and racial division that are degrading serve them in Congress after having interned our cities. Yes, it is time to resist the job-killing “head tax” bullied by Seattle there long ago (1984). socialists who conjure “class” warfare.

Other Professional Experience: I represent Unlike Open Borders socialists, I will vote mandatory E-verify to halt SSN theft manufacturers of earthquake protection devices committed by illegal aliens. E-verify already is the taxpayer’s most eff ective proudly made in the U.S.A. I manage remedy against unlawful employment and used by our most responsible investment portfolios for retirees. I helped save local employers such as Boeing, Starbucks and Costco. Once employers Seattle Sorbets and even picked apples one take 15 minutes to enroll they become equipped to detect fraudulent name- fall. SSN combinations. Illegal aliens will migrate back to their country of work authorization and may reenter with valid visa. Education: B.A. Hillsdale College, Economics; Chartered Financial Analyst Not only do drug cartels profi t from sale of fake ID, but they prostitute children. Craig Keller Open Borders radicals in Congress voted against HR1761 and HR1865 which (Prefers Republican Party) Community Service: PTA CoPresident. strengthened prosecution of human traffi ckers and pornographers. HR1865 Cofounded RespectWashington.us defending was supported by both U.S. Senators, The Seattle Times and signed by Contact: citizens and legal immigrants against President Trump. Change in Congress is needed to protect children! (206) 932-2243 politicians who exploit immigration fraud. [email protected] Successful “sanctuary” repeal petitions in You can also depend upon me to support maximum prosecution of www.Keller4America.us Spokane and Burien. Cofounded assassination attempts upon our police offi cers. On May 16th radicals in SaveOurChoice.us defending consumer choice Congress voted against HR5698 which President Trump will soon sign to (petitions to repeal soda tax, bag ban and empower federal prosecution of assassins. job-killing wage). Open Borders radicals plan to hack an amnesty “pathway” to your Social Security for millions of illegals. Every minute of my term in Congress will be dedicated to defending our seniors, disabled and future retirees against the syphoning of Social Security and Medicare to 10-20 million lying illegal aliens who stole SSN’s and identities. Liars get no amnesty and no reward when you vote Keller to Congress.

I ask for your vote. Also, please join me in voting for Seattle police captain and U.S. Senate candidate Keith Swank.

Elected Experience: United States Statement: I am so proud to represent Washington’s 7th District in the United Representative, 2017-current; Washington States Congress. I came to United States when I was 16 years old by myself, State Senator, 2015-2016 and I have been a resident of Seattle for nearly thirty years. As your U.S. Representative, I am focused on ensuring everyone has access to quality Other Professional Experience: Founder/ healthcare, making college debt-free, protecting our environment, welcoming Executive Director, OneAmerica; Director, PATH immigrants, ensuring pay equity and reproductive rights, and ensuring everyone Fund for Technology Transfer; Financial can retire with dignity. Analyst; Author During my fi rst term, I have held more than a dozen town halls to hear from Education: BA in English & Economics, you and fi ght for your priorities, including more aff ordable housing as well as Georgetown University; MBA, Northwestern robust public transit and infrastructure. I secured the passage of $2.5 million in University funding to address our opioid crisis and cosponsored legislation to create tuition- free college nationwide, Medicare for All, and transition to a 100% renewable Community Service: 2013 White House energy future. Through diligent casework, I have helped constituents – including Pramila Jayapal Champion of Change Awardee; First Vice-Chair, veterans and seniors – get back over $800,000 in federal benefi ts. (Prefers Democratic Party) Congressional Progressive Caucus; Vice-Chair, Democracy Reform Task Force; Co-Chair, As Vice Ranking Member of the Budget Committee and Member of the Judiciary Contact: United for Climate and Environmental Justice Committee, I will continue to stand up against attempts to divide and scapegoat, (541) 993-9185 Task Force; Co-Chair, Women’s Working Group to ensure that we get money out of politics, and to build an economy of shared on Immigration Reform; Former Board Chair, responsibility that takes care of the most vulnerable among us, instead of giving pramila@pramilaforcongress. API Chaya; Member, City of Seattle Income more tax giveaways to those who don’t need them. com Inequality Advisory Committee – enacting path www.pramilaforcongress.com to $15 minimum wage Our district is rich in innovation, diversity, natural resources and compassion. I’m proud to represent you and I would be honored to have your vote.

Endorsements: King and Snohomish County Democrats, Washington State Young Democrats, Alliance for Gun Responsibility, Planned Parenthood Northwest, Washington State Labor Council, IAF 27 Seattle Firefi ghters, Sierra Club, 11th, 21st, 36th, 37th, 46th District Democrats and the Congressional Progressive Caucus

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Legislative District 1 | State Representative Position 1 | 2-year term

Elected Experience: Snohomish County Statement: I’m proud to have a career fi ghting for social justice and Representive on the Young Lawyers Committee; progressive ideas, but Democrats are going too far by disregarding the former Precinct Committee Offi cer - interests of big business, and these policies will run jobs and economic Precinct 5, 21st LD; 2016 Bernie Sanders prosperity out of the area. Delegate; President, Willmette University College of Law Class of 2014 The First District should be embracing and capitalizing on Seattle’s growth by being more welcoming to businesses, builders, and realtors. I would support Other Professional Experience: Appellate and lead policies that would encourage innovation, infrastructure, and public and trial public defense attorney in Snohomish transportation services. I’m particularly passionate about supporting drug County. rehabilitation, mental health services, and any program that encourages second chances for our most vunerable citizens. Education: J.D. with International Law emphasis from Willamette University College of Law; B.A. in Political Science from Washington Colin McMahon State University (States No Party Preference) Community Service: Chair - WYLC Student Debt Subcommittee; Chair - Financial Focus Contact: continuing legal education seminar; Judge for (425) 299-6227 YMCA Student Mock Trial Competition; [email protected] Executive Editor - Willamette Journal on McMahonfortheFirst.com International Law and Dispute Resolution; Volunteer - March of Dimes fundraisers

Elected Experience: None. Statement: For my entire life, our education system has slid down the national ranks, our economy has been taxed and regulated into stagnation, Other Professional Experience: Co-founder/ and our politicians stay in offi ce for decades without having their terms Editor in Chief of Free Mind Media, currently a limited. Cashier at Taco Bell in Bothell, and previously a Keyholder at Fuego in Bellevue. It’s time for new ideas and new people in government. If I am elected, I promise to lower everyone’s taxes, give parents educational choice through Education: Shoreline Christian High School school vouchers, and to impose term limits on every elected offi cial in Class of 2017. 16 Credits at the University of Washington. If you give me your vote, I promise to fi ght for you and your Arizona. family and to bring this great state of Washington into the future!

Community Service: I am a regular attendee of New Life Church in Everett and an avid consumer of Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies. Josh Colver (Prefers Republican Party)

Contact: (425) 248-1016 [email protected] www.ColverForStateHouse.com

Elected Experience: State Representative Statement: As the only statistician in the legislature, Derek works to enact since 2011, serving on the Appropriations solutions based on science and makes decisions based on the facts. He has Committee, Agriculture and Natural Resources been a champion for government accountability and fi scal responsibility, and Committee, and Business and Financial we can count on him to continue to keep his eye on the bottom line. Services Committee Whether it’s working to make sure that every child receives a high quality Other Professional Experience: Derek has education, ensuring our tax dollars get spent wisely, or working to reduce spent twenty years working as a statistician and traffi c congestion, Derek will continue to bring the voices of our families to the data scientist. He currently runs a small table in Olympia. business focused on data science consulting. He has previously worked as director of analytics for a telecom company and research scientist at a software company.

Derek Stanford Education: BS Mathematics, Harvey Mudd (Prefers Democratic Party) College; MS Mathematics, Claremont Graduate University; PhD Statistics, University of Contact: Washington (425) 481-6231 [email protected] Community Service: Northshore PTA, Greater www.DerekStanford.com Bothell Chamber of Commerce, chair of the Washington State Caseload Forecast Council

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Legislative District 1 | State Representative Position 2 | 2-year term

Elected Experience: Elected PCO, Elected Statement: You deserve common sense leadership in Olympia. Leadership Chairman Snohomish County Republican Party, with vision, purpose and energy. Someone who will focus on protecting your worked on numerous campaigns, participated in private, property and constitutionally protected rights. Someone who cares Snohomish County Election Data Review deeply about education and public safety. Debbie is committed to easing Process, WSRP State Committee Member your property tax burden while fully funding education fi rst. She will work to restore local control over our schools. She will fi ght to keep the businesses Other Professional Experience: 25 years in in Kirkland and South Snohomish County friendly and free from disastrous Escrow Industry, co-owned, operated Premier Seattle political policies. Debbie will be your voice for change in Olympia. Escrow from 1992 to 2010. Independent Common sense. Uncommon commitment. Vote Debbie Blodgett for State Fashion Consultant from 2008 to 2014 major Representative. fashion designer.

Education: Accounting Degree, Gavilan College, Human Resources Law & Debra Blodgett Management, Berkeley Business College (Prefers Republican Party) Community Service: Ambassador of Hope, Contact: Shared Hope, International fi ghting sex- (206) 979-2709 traffi cking of women and children throughout Washington State. Member Snohomish County [email protected] Republican Women’s Club served as Past electdebbie4house.com President. Former member Soroptimist International awarding scholarships to deserving students and community members.

Elected Experience: First time running for Statement: I will focus on long term solutions for the two fastest growing public offi ce. problems in Washington.

Other Professional Experience: 21 years Balanced Budget: This year we’ve seen sharp increases to car tabs, gas working in Property Management, 13 years as taxes, sale taxes, property taxes, and even taxes on jobs. Reckless spending a Small Business Owner, 4 years in Corporate is driving up our taxes. I will fi ght for a responsible budget. Housing: I have Accounting, and a Substitute Teacher. an intimate understanding of the housing situation from the perspectives of investors, landlords, tenants, home owners, and those without. Careful Education: BA University of Washington zoning adjustments and a more effi cient permitting process with upgrades to utility and transportation infrastructure will make vast improvements to our Community Service: Boy Scouts of America, communities. Vote: Matt Seymour Waskowitz Outdoor Education Center, Snoqualmie Valley School District, and a two year Christian Mission in Mexico. Matt Seymour (Prefers Libertarian Party)

Contact: (425) 200-4328 [email protected]

Elected Experience: State Representative Statement: Working together, the legislature successfully increased school serving on the Commerce & Gaming (Acting funding and provided paid family leave. I led eff orts to accelerate completion Chair), Technology & Economic Development of the regional I405 project, addressed roadway safety, and improved access (Vice Chair), and Transportation Committees; to law enforcement training keeping communities safe former Kirkland City Councilmember; Board Member, Eastside Human Services Forum, King With your vote, I’ll continue working to fi x our regressive tax code, County Domestic Violence Initiative, and King promote gun responsibility, protect our air and water, and increase access County Board of Health to aff ordable health care and education for children with disabilities. Endorsements: Children’s Campaign Fund; Alliance for Gun Responsibility; Other Professional Experience: I am a health NARAL; 1st LD Democrats; Sen. Palumbo; Rep. Stanford; County care provider with over 20 years of experience Councilmember Dembowski; Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen; Bothell Mayor Andy as a licensed massage therapist Rheaume; and more!

Education: B.S. Kinesiology, University of Shelley Kloba Illinois; Certifi cate in Energy Policy Planning, (Prefers Democratic Party) University of Idaho; Seattle Massage School

Contact: Community Service: Kirkland Kiwanis Club, (425) 823-9732 1st District Democrats. Formerly; Lake [email protected] Washington Schools Foundation Trustee, votekloba.com Kirkland Park Board Member, WA State PTA Legislative Director, Lake Washington Citizens Levy Committee

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Legislative District 10 | State Representative Position 1 | 2-year term

Elected Experience: Mount Vernon City Statement: We deserve a representative who fi ghts for working families, Council: 2004-2012 not special interests. I’m a father, grandfather, fi refi ghter, union member, and veteran. I know what it’s like to be worried about our underfunded schools, Other Professional Experience: Firefi ghter the state of our crumbling infrastructure, whether our kids can fi nd living wage 36 years: currently at Boeing Company and jobs after graduation, and how important it is to support our fi rst responders. proud member of IAFF Local 66; Served in the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserves, retiring It’s time for leadership on these critical issues. If elected, I would work hard after 26 years as Fire Battalion Chief. to represent the people of the 10th District, and champion common-sense solutions to help our people achieve the American Dream. I ask for your vote. Education: Associates Degree, Pierce College; Associates Degree, Community College of the Air Force; National Fire Academy Rescue with Fire Offi cer III & IV, Texas A&M University

Scott McMullen Community Service: Member, Washington (Prefers Democratic Party) State Council of Firefi ghters; Member, Non-Commissioned Offi cers Association; Contact: Member, Kiwanis Club of Mount Vernon; (360) 420-7070 Member, Immaculate Conception Church; Past Secretary/Treasurer, IAFF Local 66; Past Board [email protected] Member, Skagit County Community Action www.scottmcmullen.org Agency

Elected Experience: WA State Statement: It’s an honor to serve as your State Representative. Your Representative 10th District, 2008-Present; stories inspire me to be a determined, eff ective advocate for you and Member South Whidbey School Board 1991- our communities. My bipartisan leadership in fi nding sound solutions to 1995; President, South Whidbey School Board challenges is born out of our deeply held American value: Government and 1994 the political process belong to us, the people.

Other Professional Experience: Recognized I’ll continue to champion limited, eff ective government, sustainable budgets, for a spectrum of successful, sound policy protecting your data privacy and sound environmental stewardship. Quality outcomes including: addressing privacy and education for students, safer communities, a robust safety net for our most data protection, government accountability, vulnerable are essential priorities. I remain committed to giving you my best. environmental stewardship, economic I ask for your vote. opportunity and net neutrality. Special Assistant to Congressman Jack Metcalf; Director of Operations-Global Seascapes; Norma Smith Director of Communications-CRISTA; Director (Prefers GOP Party) of Programs-CRISTA Senior Community; Writer, Operations Manager-Lindsay Communications Contact: Education: BA Theology, Puget Sound (360) 341-5171 Christian College; Legislative Energy offi [email protected] Horizon Institute Energy Policy Planning www.VoteNormaSmith.com Program Graduate, 2013

Community Service: Military and Emergency Medical Services family; church, family and community activities; youth mentor.

Legislative District 10 | State Representative Position 2 | 2-year term

Elected Experience: Appointed school board Statement: Dave Paul is an educator and champion for public schools, member; fi rst-time candidate. active-duty military and veterans, sustainable economic growth, the environment, labor, and the protection of women’s and minority rights. Other Professional Experience: Dave serves as a vice president at Skagit Valley College. At Skagit Valley College, he increased services for veterans, led eff orts that During his tenure, he’s demonstrated strong helped the environment while saving taxpayer money, and increased access leadership by managing a staff of 80 employees, to fi nancial aid. serving 5600 students, and overseeing budgets of $5.5 million. Dave Paul believes in government that: fully funds public education; works for its citizens; reduces corporate tax breaks; and doesn’t place additional Education: Bachelor’s degree, Seattle Univer- burdens on middle-class families. Dave and his wife, Rachel Anderson Paul, sity; master’s degree, Miami University (Ohio); live in Oak Harbor with their four children. doctorate degree, University of Illinois at Urba- na-Champaign. Dave Paul (Prefers Democratic Party) Community Service: Appointed to the Oak Harbor School District Budget Committee and Contact: the Sustainable Whidbey Coalition. He has (360) 632-2081 served on the Board of Directors for the Oak [email protected] Harbor Educational Foundation since 2009, where he is currently President. www.votedavepaul.com

Elected Experience: WA State Statement: Dave Hayes makes a positive diff erence. He focuses on Representative 10th District 2012-present • community safety policies that save lives, hold violent off enders accountable, President, WA Council of Police and Sheriff s and provides resources to fi rst responders. Dave fi ghts for effi cient, • Vice President, Deputy Sheriff ’s Association responsible transportation projects, focusing on the care of existing • Member Joint Committee on Veterans and infrastructure with less red tape. He brought communities together to form Military Aff airs reasonable compromise legislation, despite divisive and controversial opposition, regarding police use of force. He brings common sense solutions Other Professional Experience: Sergeant, to the opioid addiction and overdose epidemic facing our state. Snohomish County Sheriff • U.S. Navy veteran • EvCC Criminal Justice Steering Committee • Dave hears his constituents, build partnerships, ignores divisive partisanship, Instructor, Everett Community College • and fi nds solutions, delivering results. WACOPS and Fraternal Order of Police Legislator of the Year

Dave Hayes Education: Everett Community College • WA (Prefers GOP Party) State Criminal Justice Training Center • JenniferDunn Leadership Institute Contact: Community Service: Youth outreach projects (425) 754-9875 including mission trips • Active member of [email protected] Camano Lutheran Church • Coached youth www.ElectDaveHayes.com sports • Board member Stanwood-Camano Area Foundation Statements are printed as submitted by the candidate or as modifi ed to comply with Snohomish County’s Local Voters’ Pamphlet Administrative Rules 22 State Senator Candidates

Legislative District 21 | State Senator | 4-year term

Elected Experience: None Statement: As a long time resident of this District, husband, proud parent of two daughters, and successful small business owner I understand the needs Other Professional Experience: Federal law of our community. I bring real life, real world, and real work experience with a enforcement offi cer; retired Special Agent-in- long track record of standing up for what is right. Charge, US EPA Criminal Investigation Division, 1987-2008. US Navy, Intelligence: active duty My life has been spent in public service. My time in the Navy and serving enlisted, 1977-1981; reserve offi cer, 1986-1995. as a lead criminal investigator for the EPA bringing criminals to justice, have Consultant: Consulting related to conservation, instilled in me a deep sense of civic duty. I believe in citizen legislators, not investigations, environment, government, and career politicians, and I unapologetically place country and community before process safety; non-profi t management; and political affi liation and special interests. independent third party audits and reviews; Since 2015. Director of Intelligence and Unfortunately, politics has become a popularity contest where our partisan Investigations for international marine legislators chase after votes instead of pursuing eff ective policies. We see conservation organization, Sea Shepherd the results: gridlock preventing creative solutions. Issues like the opioid and Scott West Conservation Society, 2008-2015. addiction crisis, violence, rising cost of living, transportation, infrastructure (Prefers Independent Party) neglect, and ecosystem degradation go unsolved. Independent, I will serve Education: Master of Divinity (M.Div.), General to bridge the political divide. To insure true independence from the infl uence Contact: Theological Seminary, New York, NY, 1987. of money, I only accept small contributions, only from individuals, and answer (425) 977-3125 Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), Cum Laude, only to the people. [email protected] Virginia Commonwealth University, 1983 scottwestsenate.com Endorsed by, among others; Mukilteo City Council members President Steve Community Service: Volunteer, Sarvey Wildlife Schmalz and Scott Whelpley Care Center in Snohomish County

Elected Experience: Ambassador for Statement: My wife Ayesha and I are the proud parents of three children. Snohomish County Labor Council and I am very much enthusiastic bringing excitement and kindness to serve Washington State Labor Council 2015 – 2019 our diverse community. I realize this is an opportunity to participate in the most fundamental way I can and I want to serve this wonderful community Other Professional Experience: Employed and forward its growth. I am very much involved in community leadership at The Boeing Company in Everett as a Lead activities. Public service is a tradition among the many lawyers and engineers Manufacturing Engineer. Khan has more than in my family. I want to help lead my 21st LD along a path of prosperity & 20 years of experience in Leadership and safety. Aeronautics. He also manages a successful Company as a managing Director. As a citizen, I believe that our highest importance must be providing a quality of education for our children. I will continue campaigning early learning, Education: Master’s degree in Business reducing class size and hiring more teachers. My top priorities are helping Administration (MBA) – Leadership, WU; reduce property taxes, car tab taxes, fi nding ways to combat the opioid Master’s degree in Human Resources & epidemic, and stricter gun laws. Riaz Khan Development and Certifi ed Public Manager (Prefers Democratic Party) (CPM), Texas State University I believe there should be stricter background checks when purchasing weapons, that the minimum age for purchasing a gun should be 21 years old Contact: Community Service: Board of Director, YMCA; and guns should be licensed just like cars. (210) 385-5500 Budget Committee member for Mukilteo School [email protected] district; Member @ Kiwanis Club; Teaching I look forward to working with you as we take on the challenges and STEM classes; and served as an Ethics Board opportunities before us. Thank you for your vote. Commissioner @ Snohomish County Government

Elected Experience: Front 9 Condominium Statement: You deserve a leader in touch with your needs. We are facing an Board of Directors, Treasurer; former Boeing opioid epidemic, a housing aff ordability issue and the lack of living wage jobs. 747-8 Diversity Council Leader; and Mukilteo 10 I have managed and lead teams that saved and created hundreds of union Precinct Committee Offi cer and nonunion jobs. I will value both your livelihood and money.

Other Professional Experience: Eighteen Let’s partner with local businesses establishing Vocational Centers of years of operation excellence in Aerospace and Excellence that will provide the workforce to a future Technology Corridor Manufacturing industries with focus in Project – it’s time we take STEM to the next level! Increasing multifamily housing Management and Strategic Development. will naturally lower rental prices (supply and demand). To contain the opioid epidemic, we must expand our approach on preventative methods prior to Education: Industrial Engineering Degree, dependency (family, social interaction, and purpose). No injection sites! University of Central Florida; Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Villanova University; Project I will fi ght for the full $1 billion in property tax relief which did not pass this Management Professional Prep, Villanova year. I will fi ght for honest car tab valuations. I will put people fi rst and ensure Mario Lionel Lotmore University; Certifi ed Associate in Project that my records are open to the public. (Prefers Republican Party) Management, Project Management Institute; Engineer in Training, Florida Board of Engineers I will be honored to represent you and unlock the full potential of our growing Contact: community! Endorsed: Snohomish County Councilmembers Sam Low and (425) 931-1374 Community Service: Washington Alliance for Nate Nehring, Mukilteo Councilmember Anna Rohrbough, former Alderwood [email protected] Better Schools (STEM) Fellow and Volunteer: Water District Commissioner Mike Dixon, many more! www.mariolotmore.com Columbia Elementary, Horizon Elementary, Westgate Elementary and Whittier Elementary; and 2017 PTA STEM Volunteer at Endeavour Elementary

Elected Experience: State Senator, 2014- Statement: I believe that our highest priority must be providing a quality present; State Representative, 2008-2014; public education for all our children. I am proud to have worked to fi nally and Mukilteo City Councilmember, 2006-2008 fully fund our schools including over $57 million for schools here in the 21st District. Other Professional Experience: I managed a small, family-owned construction company and As your Senator, I supported essential investments in jobs, transportation, worked on budget and fi nance issues in local housing, and mental health while maintaining reserves and cutting $400 government. million from property taxes -- an immediate relief for families.

Education: I am a Kamiak HS graduate and the Committed to our 21st District values, I also fought to make important fi rst in my family to go to college. I earned my progress on responsible gun reform to keep our kids safe, pass a student Bachelor’s Degree at Georgetown University, loan bill of rights, and fi nally end conversion therapy in Washington State -- my Master’s at the University of Washington, one of my most proud accomplishments. and completed the Senior Executives in State/ Marko Liias Local Government program at Harvard With your support, I have been an independent, thoughtful voice on the (Prefers Democratic Party) University. issues that matter to middle class families in our community. I am proud to have earned the support of our local teachers, fi refi ghters, Conservation Contact: Community Service: I serve on the Boards of Voters, Alliance for Gun Responsibility, Washington State Labor Council, (425) 610-8683 the Transportation Choices Coalition and the neighbors and community leaders across our district. I will continue to work [email protected] Seattle Repertory Theater, and volunteer for for solutions that move our state forward. I ask for your vote. http://www.markoliias.com numerous non-profi t organizations.

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Legislative District 21 | State Representative Position 1 | 2-year term

Elected Experience: State Representative Statement: It’s an honor to serve as your Representative and advocate serving as Vice-Chair on the Environment and for our local values. In Olympia, I fought for investments in local projects Capital Budget Committees, and the Local strengthening our communities, passed the nation’s fi rst drug take-back Government Committee, former Edmonds City program and other measures tackling our opioid crisis, and developed a Councilmember Hunger-Free Students’ Bill of Rights ensuring every student is ready to learn.

Other Professional Experience: Local small I worked across the aisle to fully fund education, protect our environment, business owner, The Cheesemonger’s Table; and strengthen our economy, but there is more work to do. Endorsements: former President, Downtown Edmonds Senators Murray and Cantwell, Firefi ghters, Nurses, Conservation Voters, Merchants Association; former Board Member, Planned Parenthood Votes, Alliance for Gun Responsibility, Democrats, and Edmonds Chamber of Commerce more!

Education: B.A. University of New Mexico

Strom Peterson Community Service: Coalition for Children of (Prefers Democratic Party) the Incarcerated, Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), Alderwood-Terrace Rotary, Contact: Leadership Alliance Against Coal, and Edmonds (206) 799-7363 Community College Veteran Support Center [email protected] www.votestrom.com

Elected Experience: 5 terms as an elected Statement: All of us want the best life possible. Great schools, safe Precinct Committee Offi cer, delegate to state neighborhoods and good paying jobs. I am committed to work for that in party conventions, worked on numerous political Olympia as your state representative. We are all frustrated with higher taxes campaigns and causes. and car tabs and the state only seems to want more. I am committed to keep your taxes low and the quality of government services high by bringing Other Professional Experience: Part owner of real accountability to the state legislature. I am passionate about supporting YT Ranch, a working cattle ranch. Full time our law enforcement and fi rst responders, our military and protecting our business owner. constitutional freedoms. For real change this year vote Amy Schaper for state representative. Education: Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering - University of Washington

Community Service: Volunteer with March Amy Schaper for Life, Life Chain, Volunteer with Cedar Park (Prefers Republican Party) Assembly of God, Volunteer with Human Life of Washington, La Leche League, Seattle Cherry Contact: Street Food Bank, Burien Handbell Choir, (425) 390-5460 Sunday School teacher’s assistant working with pre-school children. offi [email protected] amy4state.com

Legislative District 21 | State Representative Position 2 | 2-year term

Elected Experience: State Representative, Statement: As an educator, Lillian remains focused on our state’s paramount 2014-current duty – fully funding our schools and setting every kid up for success. In Olympia, she fought to promote Student Mental Health, improve access Other Professional Experience: Everett School to apprenticeships and career opportunities, and pass commonsense gun District Educator, Mental Health Counselor, reforms to keep kids safe. Former Small Business Owner of a Private Mental Health Practice, Clinical Director of a She also helped pass a $391 million property tax cut for homeowners, fought Mental Health Center, Regional Coordinator for local transportation investments here at home, and worked to create for the Illinois Board of Education, Education family wage jobs in Snohomish County. Join teachers, nurses, working Advisor for Department of Children and Family families, Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood Votes, and neighbors Services supporting Lillian. Keep Lillian Ortiz-Self working for us!

Education: Masters in Public Administration & Masters in Counseling from Drake University in Lillian Ortiz-Self Des Moines, Iowa (Prefers Democratic Party) Community Service: Chair, Commission of Contact: Hispanic Aff airs; Co-Chair, Legislators (425) 232-6615 Educational Opportunity Gap Statewide [email protected] Committee; Member, Washington Achievement www.ElectLillian.com Accountability Education Workgroup and Discipline Task Force; President’s Advisory Council Member, Everett Community College

Elected Experience: Delegate - Washington Statement: Government’s burdensome taxation and intrusive policies have State (2012); Constitutional Rights Activist; hurt Washingtonians. As an immigrant who witnessed over regulation, I know Precinct Committee Offi cer (2 terms); Active - how government can take away personal freedoms - I am committed to political campaigns. protecting your rights. I will stand against over-taxation which drives people into poverty. Improved work benefi t programs are needed to help educate/ Other Professional Experience: Director/ train lower income communities. I will work for safe neighborhoods; bring teacher Christian Kindergarten, Vaslui/Romania viable solutions addressing the opioid crisis, and demand fi scal accountability (1991-1993); Interpreter/English (1992-1995); on how your hard-earned money is spent. Endorsed by Former 21st Senator CNA, Crista (1996-1997); CNA, Vencor Hospital Gary Nelson, County Councilmen Nate Nehring and Sam Low. Vote Petra For (1997); CNA/Medical Records Clerk, North- Representative! west Hospital (1998-2001); Medical Records Lead, Summit Cardiology/Northwest Hospital (2001-present); Business owner, Avionics Communication Systems (2008-2010) Petra Bigea (Prefers Republican Party) Education: Engineering Degree - Animal Sciences (University of Applied Life Sciences, Contact: Romania), Certifi ed Nursing Assistant Degree (425) 743-7551 (CAN Institute); AA Degree - Health Information [email protected] Technology (Shoreline Community College); Supervisory Development Program (Swedish www.PetraforHouse.com Medical Center)

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Legislative District 32 | State Senator | 4-year term

Elected Experience: After years of public Statement: I am running to restore common-sense values and fact-based service, I am a fi rst time candidate. government to the people of the 32nd Legislative District, to stop unfair overtaxation, hold Sound Transit accountable, lower car tab fees, and to Other Professional Experience: US Navy - prevent the creation of drug consumption sites in our communities. We can Rescue Swimmer; WA Army National Guard do better - much better. - Green Beret; Career Firefi ghter; Career Fire Lieutenant; Commercial Diver For too long, our legislators who claim to represent us have passed laws and supported ideas such as drug consumption sites based on self-interest and Education: Associates in Arts and Sciences political ideology rather than facts. Increasing taxes for employers through - Shoreline Community College; B.A. History the jobs tax, raising sales tax, increasing car tab fees, and continuing to - University of Washington; Commercial Diver - increase property taxes are all issues that hurt those who call the 32nd Divers Institute of Technology Seattle; Legislative District home. numerous forms of military education As a career fi refi ghter and fi rst responder, I understand how important it is to James Wood Community Service: Church Security have the principled support of lawmakers and that is just not the case in our (Prefers Republican Party) Administrator; Adult Sunday School Teacher; area anymore. I humbly ask for your vote as I look to bring real support back participated in numerous Real Hope community to the people of this district. Contact: outreaches; participating in foreign aid work (425) 628-3232 giving orphaned children hope (seaof.org) jameswood32district2018@ gmail.com Washington32.com

Elected Experience: Served 8 years in Statement: As Chair of the Economic Development and International Trade Washington State House and 8 years in Senate. Committee, I lead the eff ort to reform our state’s economic development programs and advocate for working families and small businesses. I Other Professional Experience: Owner, advocate for technological innovation, including statewide broadband, and general contracting fi rm for 25 years; directed adopting benefi cial policies like the $400 million property tax cut that will go job training program for disabled and into eff ect next year. disadvantaged citizens for fi ve years; taught at the UW and Bellevue Community College; I pledge to continue my work on tax reform by ending old, unproductive tax worked at Seattle Urban League in housing, exemptions, and restoring full funding for education, social services, and workforce training and employment programs. essential public works that benefi t all of us. I will continue to prioritize state and local parks, trees, and open spaces that are necessary for our physical Education: BA, MA in Political Science, UW and emotional health.

Community Service: Pacifi c Northwest I sponsor crucial legislation that delivers fairness and justice for the people Maralyn Chase Economic Region (PNWER); Task Force Against of our state such as the ban on bump stocks, the Voting Rights Act, the (Prefers Democratic Party) the Traffi cking of Persons; Former Board Reproductive Parity Act, the Future of Work, and more. I am asking for your member of Shoreline Chamber of Commerce; vote so I can continue to represent you and create opportunities for all. Contact: Seattle-King County Workforce Development (425) 312-3056 Council; Shoreline Solar Project; WA State Endorsed by 32nd District Democrats, Attorney General Bob Ferguson, [email protected] Peace Action; Seattle Indian Center; OPIEU 8. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Planned Parenthood, Alliance for Gun www.maralynchase.com Responsibility, Sierra Club, Washington State Labor Council, and elected leaders across Washington.

Elected Experience: Deputy Mayor of Statement: Over the last 16 years traffi c has gridlocked, property taxes have Shoreline; elected to Shoreline City Council in exploded, and the legislature has been in turmoil. It’s time for change! 2011, reelected 2015. Unlike other politicians, I’m personally going door to door in every Other Professional Experience: Child welfare neighborhood of our district. I’ve visited over 10,000 homes and I hear your prosecutor protecting abused children; public concerns loud and clear! High property taxes threaten to push people out of defense attorney protecting low income their homes. I’ll work to reduce property taxes, increase senior exemptions community members; intern for Washington and make housing more aff ordable. As a child welfare prosecutor and public Congressperson Adam Smith. defender, I’ve seen what happens when we fail to invest in kids. I’ll prioritize high quality early education, reducing gun violence, and fi ghting climate Education: JD, University of Washington Law change! School; BA, Western Washington University; student body Vice President at Western. Democracy doesn’t work without openness and transparency. As an elected councilmember, my records have been public from day one. Unfortunately, Jesse Salomon Community Service: King County Children and the legislature voted this year to keep their records secret. That is wrong. I (Prefers Democratic Party) Youth Advisory Board helping disadvantaged will oppose any eff ort to restrict public access to legislators’ records. kids get the best start in life; Law, Justice and Public Safety Commission coordinating regional Contact: Endorsements: Our district’s Democratic State Representative Ruth Kagi; law enforcement; Salmon Recovery Council; King County Young Democrats; Lynnwood Mayor Nicola Smith; Shoreline (206) 551-0465 Safe Energy Leadership Alliance fi ghting coal Mayor Will Hall; three former Shoreline mayors; many unions; and many of [email protected] trains; and Shoreline Financial Sustainability your neighbors. But your endorsement matters most. I hope I have earned www.ElectJesse.net Committee preventing budget defi cits. your vote! Thank you. Dedicated community leader.

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Legislative District 32 | State Representative Position 1 | 2-year term

Elected Experience: No information submitted Statement: Over the last two years our legislature passed the largest property tax increase in history and a secrecy bill designed to hide sexual Other Professional Experience: I have been assault allegations. They failed to address taxes that unfairly target the in retail management for the last 15 years and middle class or design a transportation plan that clears our roads and have supervised over 100 people at any given ensures more quality time with our loved ones. This election is about a time. I am also part of a leadership team that legislature that is looking out for itself instead of looking out for you. Send me helps communicate employee concerns to to Olympia so they know that business as usual isn’t good enough. Because management. we can’t change Olympia until we change the people we send there.

Education: In 2015 I graduated from Central Washington University with a degree in Law and Justice.

Community Service: For two years I Keith Smith volunteered with the Snohomish County (Prefers Centrist Party) Juvenile court fi ghting for children in foster care. I also volunteer with Beck’s Place, a charity that Contact: helps members of our community fi nd (425) 974-0228 caretakers for their pets while they receive the services that they need. [email protected] keithwa.com

Elected Experience: After years of serving the Statement: I am running to be the voice for common-sense millennials community I am a fi rst-time candidate for public in Olympia. There are politicians who have been in offi ce for years that offi ce. have done nothing but endlessly raise taxes and support reckless policies that harm our communities. As the son of Mexican immigrants, I know the Other Professional Experience: Canvasser importance of having a government that cultivates a growing economy. We and Phonebanker for Bill Bryant for Governor have to bring fi scal responsibility back to Olympia and stop the spreading 2016; Canvasser for the Washington State of Seattle’s impulsive jobs tax. In addition, the creation of drug consumption Republican Party 2017 sites must be prevented. These kind of failed policies hurt our region.

Education: University of Washington, B.A. Dare To Make Olympia Accountable Political Science, History, and Communication- Journalism

Community Service: Director of Outreach, Diodato (Dio) Boucsieguez University of Washington College Republicans; (Prefers Republican Party) Senator, Associated Students of the University of Washington Student Senate Contact: (360) 334-0898 dioforstatehouse2018@gmail. com washington32.com

Elected Experience: State Representative Statement: My priorities are to fully fund education, ensure safety of our 2010-2018. Shoreline Mayor, Councilmember communities, and protect our privacy, the environment, and consumers from 2006-2009. Community Development, predatory lenders. I will work to increase aff ordable housing units and access Housing and Tribal Aff airs Committee Chair. to homeownership, while fi xing aging infrastructures. I will advocate for local Serving on Capital Budget and Commerce and businesses and jobs, and help make Washington State a better place for us Gaming Committees. House Members of Color to live, work, and raise our families. Caucus Chair. Manufactured Housing Communities Legislator of Year; Washington Cities Other Professional Experience: Legislative Champion; Endorsements by SEIU 775, Nurses Association, Neighborhood Allstate Insurance agent. Carpenters Local 30, Aerospace Machinists 751, Washington State Labor Managed commercial properties. Records Council, NARAL Pro-Choice; Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate. Systems Analyst, City of Seattle. Medicaid Intake Offi cer, University Hospital. Admitting Offi cer, Harborview Medical Center. Cindy Ryu (Prefers Democratic Party) Education: UW MBA 1983, Microbiology 1980.

Contact: Community Service: Boards: Shoreline (206) 605-1588 Schools Career and Technical Education; UW FriendsForCindyRyu@yahoo. Consulting and Business Development Center; com Lynnwood Economic Development; Richmond www.CindyRyu.com Beach Community Association; Shoreline Chamber; Dollars for Scholars; Women In Government. PC-USA Sunday School Teacher, Summer Feeding program.

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Legislative District 32 | State Representative Position 2 | 2-year term

Elected Experience: Shoreline City Council; Statement: We can improve our State, strengthen our communities, and Mayor expand accessibility, inclusion, and livability. I’m asking for your partnership and vote to also fi x our broken tax system and end our reliance on regressive Other Professional Experience: Recognized property and sales taxes. as an “Advocacy All Star,” I serve our communities on the Puget Sound Regional As an elected offi cial and community leader, I have a proven record Council Executive Board, the Association of of bold action protecting our environment, fully funding our children’s Washington Cities Legislative Committee, and education, defending all our constitutional rights - including the rights of the Sound Cities Association Public Issues women, workers, and marginalized communities - and fi xing our roads and Committee. I am a small business owner and infrastructure. My many sole endorsements include: King and Snohomish member of UAW 1981. County Democrats, the State Labor Council, Senator Chase, and your neighbors. Education: PhD, University of Washington; BA Willamette University Chris Roberts (Prefers Democratic Party) Community Service: I serve as the PTA Legislative Liaison from my son’s school and Contact: advocated in Olympia for our children’s (206) 552-9160 education. I am a soccer coach, an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, [email protected] and served on the board of the Seattle Indian www.votechrisroberts.com Center.

Elected Experience: First-time candidate Statement: After nearly losing my best friend to addiction, I championed “Ricky’s Law,” one of the largest investments in addiction treatment in state Other Professional Experience: As the history. I’m ready to tackle Washington’s opioid, mental health, and housing founding Executive Director of the crises. As a former Head Start preschool teacher, I’ll work to strengthen our Washington Recovery Alliance, I work to schools, while supporting our children, teachers, and parents. Gun violence change policy and educate the public around prevention and curbing domestic violence are also top priorities. addiction and mental health. I helped launch Forefront Suicide Prevention, where I directed Endorsements: Our Representatives Ruth Kagi and Cindy Ryu, Governor school-based programs. Previously, I worked in Gregoire, labor organizations, Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility, international development at the Gates and 24 current and former Democratic legislators and local elected offi cials Foundation and as a Fulbright Scholar in West from Shoreline, Lynnwood, Edmonds, and Seattle Africa. In Ghana, I started a small business to provide education and job training for girls.

Lauren Davis Education: Brown University (Bachelor’s, (Prefers Democratic Party) Ethnic Studies)

Contact: Community Service: Past Member, King County Behavioral Health Advisory Board; (206) 486-0085 Policy Committee, National Alliance on [email protected] Mental Illness–Washington; directed adult www.electlaurendavis.com English language learning program

Elected Experience: King County Precinct Statement: As state representative, I will work to reverse the failed socialist, Committee Offi cer, Delegate 1199 SEIU. progressive, Seattle policies that have wreaked havoc on our State. Taxpayers are fi nancially stretched to their limits. I will oppose any measures Other Professional Experience: Former NYC to increase taxes on individuals or small business. Paramedic, NYC EMS, Voluntary Hospitals EMS, New York City Fire Department The elimination of free drugs and needles, safe injection sites, and immunity Paramedic (FDNY). from criminal prosecution, is vital in the war to end homelessness and drug addiction. These ill-advised policies have made Washington a magnet for Education: BA: Queens College, History and out-of-state residents with criminal and drug dependency issues. Ending Political Science: City University of New York sanctuary city type policies statewide will be a priority. Thank you. (CUNY).

Community Service: Frank has been Frank Deisler married for 23 years and has two children. (Prefers Republican Party) Former YMCA soccer coach, Homeschool teacher, Volunteer CPR training and awareness, Contact: Relay for life, Supports and contributes to (206) 550-8847 multiple philanthropic organizations. [email protected] www.washington32.com

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Legislative District 38 | State Senator | 4-year term

Elected Experience: This is my fi rst run for Statement: I am a life-long resident of Snohomish County with deep roots offi ce. in both Everett and Marysville. I envision more for this region than what has been delivered in the past. While on the cusp of great opportunities, we need Other Professional Experience: I have been a deep commitment from community leaders if we are going to see those an educator for the past 31 years, serving as a opportunities realized. teacher, a coach, an athletic coordinator, and activities coordinator. I believe that economic prosperity should be available for all citizens, that quality education is paramount, that safe communities are a must, and that Education: MA- School of Administration, quality of life--- especially as it pertains to our youth and the environment--- Western Washington University; BS- History, for all citizens should be foremost on the minds of our elected offi cials. I University of Oregon also believe that those elected to the state legislature must work across the aisle, that entrenched political division is not healthy, and that working Community Service: City of Everett’s collaboratively is the only way to accomplish what must be done in Olympia. Community Development and Block Grant Bruce Overstreet Committee, Snohomish County Boys and Girls In order to accomplish these challenges, I will seek input from all (Prefers Democratic Party) Club Board of Directors, City of Everett’s Vision stakeholders, not simply special interest groups. I will be a listening ear and 2000 Community Planning Committee, a strong voice for all people of the 38th District. I am committed to doing the Democratic Party Precinct Chairman, Everett hard work necessary, mainly because I see myself as being a public servant. Contact: Boys and Girls Club Basketball Coach. (425) 293-3660 [email protected] www.ElectBOverstreet.com

Elected Experience: State Senator, 2014 - Statement: As your State Senator, I’ve delivered for local families and Present; State Representative, 2003-2013. communities, investing in basics like transportation improvements, funds for local schools, and aff ordable health care options. With a background in Other Professional Experience: 20 years in technology and job creation, I’m committed to nurturing local businesses and US Air Force; Started career in technology in improving career education options in our region, helping establish the WSU 1965; On the team that tested the fi rst Everett campus and expanding vocational programs. I’ve stood up against communications satellite and helped launch partisan eff orts to cut programs that help the vulnerable, veterans, elders and internet development; Designed computer kids. systems at Unisys, including automation of the White House; Led regional economic As a longtime regional business leader, I’ve helped pass balanced budgets development projects as General Manager of and oppose special interest tax breaks. A father and grandfather, I’ve voted Quilceda Village. for responsible gun laws in the wake of too many school tragedies. A clean energy advocate, I’ve helped forge partnerships between government and John McCoy Education: El Capitan High School. U.S. Air business to promote local jobs. Committed to a healthy Puget Sound, salmon (Prefers Democratic Party) Force, Harvard University JFK School of recovery and environmental responsibility, I’ve led eff orts to protect our Government Executive Management. quality of life. Contact: (425) 350-5535 Community Service: 20-year veteran. Father of I’m proudly endorsed by the 38th LD Democrats, Reps. Mike Sells and June [email protected] three, grandfather of ten. Led tribal Robinson, State Labor Council, Marysville and Everett Firefi ghters, Tulalip investments in Boys & Girls Club, helping put Tribes, and more. computers in classrooms throughout Marysville School District. I respectfully ask for your vote.

Elected Experience: None Statement: At age 18, I immigrated from Vietnam to America seeking freedom and opportunity. I knew education was essential to make this Other Professional Experience: Senior Vice happen, so with determination and persistence, I earned bachelors, masters, President of Business Data Services; District and doctoral degrees. Along my journey, I received a lot of support from Representative of WA-09 Congressional District; other Americans. I am running for the Senate, because I believe I have an Professor of Highline College/Ottawa University; obligation to give back to those who made my life in America possible. Chief Technology Offi cer of MHM Resources; Leadership Development Researcher; Speaker My life is about change. Olympia needs change. We need to restore trust at National and International Academic in Olympia that has been lost by partisan gridlock, career politicians, and Conferences special interests. Change requires the dedication and persistence I have demonstrated throughout my life. Change begins with listening. I pledge to Education: Doctor of Management in listen before I act. Organizational Leadership – University of Phoenix; Master of Business Administration and Serious issues threaten our communities like housing, the opioid crisis, and Savio Pham Dual Bachelor’s Degrees: IT and Management – keeping family-wage jobs in the district. You can count on me to work toward (Prefers Ind. Republican Ottawa University their solution and to fi ght for reasonable car tab fees and lower taxes. I also Party) pledge to fi ght against a state income tax and local heroin injection sites. Community Service: Baldrige Performance Most of all you can count on me to listen and represent everyone in the Excellence Program Examiner; district, rather than just the special interests with deep pockets. Contact: Washington State Quality Award Program (206) 487-4007 Examiner; Leadership Development Trainer for [email protected] local and national organizations; E-Learning www.savioforsenate.com Design and Implementation Lead for VEYM; Editor-in-Chief of Xin-Chao Magazine, 4th Degree Knights of Columbus

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Legislative District 38 | State Representative Position 1 | 2-year term

Elected Experience: State Representative - Statement: With your support we are passing important legislation, 38th District since 2013. Serves on the addressing local and regional priorities: funding for aff ordable housing, Appropriations Committee (Vice Chair), Health services for homelessness and addiction, support for early learning and K-12, Care & Wellness Committee, Agriculture & investments in transportation. I have championed paid family and medical Natural Resources Committee leave and reforms to corporate tax breaks-- let’s reward local job creation, not out of state profi ts. Other Professional Experience: Program Manager, Public Health Seattle and King With your vote I’ll continue working for an economy that works for everyone. County; former Executive Director, Housing I’ll fi ght to protect access to health care from partisan attack, and stand up Consortium of Everett and Snohomish County; to the gun lobby to improve school safety. Thank you for the opportunity to former Director of Planning and Program serve as your Representative. Management, Community Health Center of Snohomish County

June Robinson Education: Master of Public Health, University (Prefers Democratic Party) of Michigan; BS, University of Delaware

Contact: Community Service: Board Member, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance; (425) 923-7355 Commissioner, Salary Commission; [email protected] Commissioner, Human Needs Committee, City junerobinson.org of Everett; Volunteer, United Way of Snohomish County; Volunteer, Everett Public Schools

Elected Experience: Small business owner Statement: A third generation Snohomish County resident, I am an looking forward to serving the people in my Independent candidate who wants to enact change in our State’s district. Not a career politician government. Over the years, has education been outstanding? Have your taxes, fees and tolls been reasonable? Has traffi c been a breeze? If not, then Other Professional Experience: Over vote for me. Elected representatives should be held to the same standards Twenty-years as Snohomish County small and use the same best practices as every successful business. Don’t you business owner in the automotive industry. think Washington State could be more fi scally responsible? Let’s put both Fifteen+ years in Event Management, Sales, sides of the aisle together and aff ect meaningful change for our State and the Marketing and Promotions. Property great communities of Everett, Marysville and Tulalip. Management 30+ years. Operations Manager

Education: Everett Community College. Arizona Automotive Institute graduate 1977. Mountlake Terrace High School 1976 Bert Johnson Community Service: Served as President, (Prefers Independent Party) Board Member and Coach Sno-King Amateur Hockey Association, Seattle Jr. Hockey Contact: Association Coach, Past Executive Director and (360) 572-1406 Board Member Western Auto Racing Promoters [email protected] Association, Automotive Associations. Raised www.votebertjohnson.com my children in Snohomish County they are positive contributors to our society

Legislative District 38 | State Representative Position 2 | 2-year term

Elected Experience: State Representative Statement: As a former teacher, my priorities are education and job training. since 2005 Education is the key to remaining competitive economically. As the House Labor and Workforce Development Chair, I led in promoting local access to Other Professional Experience: President, more technical training and higher education degrees so our citizens could Everett Education Association/United Teachers be better prepared for the jobs of the future. I am committed to working of Everett 1981 to 1999; Sec. Treas. Snohomish for greater support for K-12 and Higher Education, advocating for strong County Labor Council, 1976 to 2014; Classroom public safety programs, supporting clean and safe environmental legislation, Teachers, Everett School District, 1967 to 1999 pushing for greater transportation mobility, and policies that support the growth of family wage jobs. I am asking for your vote. Education: BA in Education from Central Washington University; 5th Year Teacher program certifi cation, University of Washington

Community Service: Everett Housing Mike Sells Authority Board, 1981 to 2006; Central (Prefers Democratic Party) Washington University Board of Trustees, 1995 to 2006 Contact: (425) 327-4561 [email protected]

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Legislative District 39 | State Senator | 2-year unexpired term

Elected Experience: Precinct Committee Statement: Claus Joens will represent the people of Washington’s 39th Offi cer, Skagit County - 114 Cascade district with skill, dedication, and a deep commitment to improving the lives of those he is elected to serve. He believes the higher station in life you attain, Other Professional Experience: CTE the more humility you should acquire. Instructor, Business Education, Concrete High School - 6 years Corporate Finance, Ford Motor Claus Joens believes strong families build strong economies. We are all Credit Company - 20 years Americans and on the same team. We must work together to fi x the problems we share, not the blame. Education: 2010 Career & Technical Education Certifi cate, Central Washington Claus Joens is a strong advocate for children. He supports strengthening our University, Ellensburg, WA.....1993 Masters of economy and reducing our debt in ways that do not pass our problems on to Business Administration, Gonzaga our children and grandchildren, which includes: •Restoring the salmon fi shery University, Spokane, WA.....1990 Bachelor of to 1974 levels and restoring water rights in Skagit County •Restoring full Arts in Business Administration, Eastern funding and reducing regulations for public education •Restoring consumer Claus Joens Washington University, Cheney, WA.....1986 protection laws including a Usury Law with a 12% interest limit •Increasing (Prefers Democratic Party) Associate of Arts in Agribusiness, Spokane the legal age of Marijuana from 21 to 25 and increasing drug testing Community College, Spokane, WA Contact: Claus Joens lives in Marblemount, WA with his wife of 24 years, Linda Community Service: Concrete Economic Thomas Joens, three children Alex, Katie, and Christian, and many family (360) 540-8617 Development Council, Civil Air Patrol, F&AM, pets. His wife is a high school counselor. He is a third generation school [email protected] Scottish Rite, AAONMS, Lions Club, United teacher. joens39.com Way, St. Martin & St. Francis Episcopal Church

Elected Experience: First Time Candidate. Statement: Quality of life has steadily declined. 30 years ago a Washingtonian could easily aff ord tuition at any public college or university, Other Professional Experience: Six years fi nd reliable work that paid a living wage, aff ord health plans with small or United States Army Infantry. Two years United zero copay, and purchase a home for their family. States Army CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear). Former substitute Even attaining one of these today is a feat. Reliable work is rare and teacher, Mount Vernon School District. precious. High deductible health plans make up most of the insurance off ered Campaign Staff , Iris for Mount Vernon City by employers and sold in the marketplace. Higher education has become Council. State Delegate for Bernie Sanders. nearly unattainable without severe debt. Purchasing and maintaining a home is out of reach for most due to a meteoric rise in cost and abusive taxes. Education: Airport High School, West Columbia, SC. Attended one year at Midlands Our leadership under the two parties has let us down. We’ve been bled Technical College. Attended one year at slowly and conditioned to accept it without protest. I didn’t go to an esteemed University of South Carolina. university. I dropped out of a state university once the cost became too much Jamal Rabieh to handle. Medical debt has nearly bankrupted me. (Prefers Independent Party) Community Service: No information submitted I am not a career politician, I am one of you. I am not encumbered by political Contact: obligations to any persons or corporate interests. This year let us our voices (803) 361-5980 be heard. No parties, just people. [email protected]

Elected Experience: Senator 39th Legislative Statement: It was my honor serving you this past legislative session. My District (unanimously appointed) 2018, Mayor twenty-three-year military career as a pilot and naval offi cer coupled with City of Sedro-Woolley 2016-18, Sedro-Woolley executive experience as mayor gives me unique perspective on leadership City Councilman 2010-15 and working with others to accomplish mutual goals. I believe in smaller government and reducing the tax burden on property owners. Government Other Professional Experience: 23 years needs to respect not infringe upon our basic rights. I stood fi rmly for 2nd service in the USMC and the U.S. Navy as a Amendment rights and against new taxes. Naval Aviator fl ying helicopters; retired with rank of Commander. Served over 13 years in Raised in rural Skagit County, I have a deep personal connection to our overseas locations fl ying resupply and Search district and its people. I understand the importance of promoting our farms and Rescue missions. and businesses. In Olympia, I worked cooperatively within my party and across the aisle developing collaborative solutions; and brought more than Education: United States Naval Academy (BS, $10M of your hard-earned taxes back to our district for important projects, Physical Oceanography); University of San including money to fi ght the opioid epidemic and address behavioral health. Keith L. Wagoner Diego (MS, Global Leadership) We must continue working to accelerate solutions to our horrifi c traffi c (Prefers Republican Party) problems on SR522 and SR2; our citizens shouldn’t have to waste their lives Community Service: Rotary International, in stop-and-go traffi c. Contact: Fraternal Order of Eagles, American Legion (360) 453-7449 Post 41, National Rifl e Association, Former Endorsed by 21 of 23 Senate Republicans, Representative Dan Kristiansen, [email protected] Board of Directors Sedro-Woolley Youth former Representative John Koster, and a large majority of city mayors in the Football. Volunteer announcer for youth wagonerforsenate.com district. wrestling tournaments.

Elected Experience: State Representative two Statement: Imagine a more eff ective government living within its means! full terms 2013-2017. When I ran for State Representative, I promised to fi ght for smaller, smarter Other Professional Experience: Tutor government focused on jobs, schools, and fi scal responsibility. I kept my English as a Second Language (ESL); taught pledge; throughout my two terms in the House, I voted against increased college ESL ten years (Edmonds CC, North taxes, fees, and government growth. I sponsored and passed legislation to Seattle, Cascadia, Lake Washington, Illinois, curb agency authority, ease regulations so businesses could hire again, and China, United Arab Emirates); farmed 80 acres enact no-tax changes to streamline laws. I moved bills forward to protect of 4th-generation family farm. Awards: State educational choices, property rights, student data privacy, Constitutional Representative of the Year (Citizens Alliance gun rights, and vulnerable girls and minorities. During the Oso landslide for Property Rights, Hunters Heritage Council, aftermath, I fought hard for a center for rescue and recovery operations on Skagit County Republicans), Small Business the Darrington side, informed citizens of requested relief supplies for rescue Guardian (NFIB), Farm Bureau, and more. workers, and demanded the access roads be opened to residents.

Elizabeth Scott Education: B.A. Seattle Pacifi c University; M.A. As your voice in the Senate, I’ll fi ght for water and property rights by (Prefers Republican Party) Southern Illinois University introducing a bill to restore 1996 water law. I’ll work to lower taxes, protect our right to keep and bear arms, protect educational choices, and get more of Contact: Community Service: Judge high school our education dollars to the classroom. (206) 330-1066 Speech and Debate tournaments; volunteered [email protected] YWCA and classrooms. Mother of two great I’m the only Senate candidate with the proven track record: Less government; kids. Snohomish County resident 18 years; more Freedom! I ask for your vote. Washington State 23 years. Active in church.

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Legislative District 39 | State Representative Position 1 | 2-year term

Elected Experience: Snohomish County Statement: Rated by: NRA “A”. Citizens Alliance for Property Rights (CAPR) Republican Party Legislative District Vice “Outstanding”. Endorsed by Glen Morgan, Executive Director, WA State Chairman; Precinct Committee Offi cer. CAPR.

Other Professional Experience: A) My Top Priorities: strengthening property, water and gun Rights. Freezing Biochemist. Lung and breast cancer drug property taxes. Major traffi c relief via expanded bus services, adding development; DNA Research, Seattle, WA. additional lanes, bridges and expressways to replace stop signs and traffi c Developed DNA extraction and purifi cation lights. True $30.00 car tabs. Eliminate tolls. Greater educational choices method. My research disproved claims of a new for parents; Let the education dollars follow the child to the school of their form of DNA, allowing valuable research funds choice. Early intervention in schools to increase graduation rates, decrease to be redirected to more productive cancer drug abuse, crime, over-crowded jails, homelessness. Let’s build a better research laboratories. community.

Education: Biochemistry degree, Gonzaga University, Spokane. Robert J. Sutherland (Prefers Republican Party) Community Service: US Air Force Veteran. Raised critical funds for Children’s Hospital Contact: in Seattle. Gospel Mission Donor. Treasurer (425) 512-7784 of a Scottish-American non-profi t. Boys and [email protected] Girls Club youth basketball coach. Snohomish www.sutherland4rep.com County 4H equine club volunteer. ‘Cigars for Veterans’ charitable volunteer.

Elected Experience: None. Statement: These days, too many families are left behind while politicians fi nd themselves more and more beholden to special interests. I am Other Professional Experience: I am a small committed to standing up for the incredible people who make up our business owner and manager with a decade community here in the 39th. I will focus on the issues that have the biggest of experience in early childhood education and impact on our families – strong local schools for our kids, relieving the educational enrichment for students of all ages. regressive taxation on working families and small businesses, creating new My wife, our children, and I also run a small jobs, pushing for a healthcare system that works for all of us, and combatting hobby farm on our property. the deadly opioid epidemic gripping many parts of our communities.

Education: EMT certifi cation, FF1 equivalent. I ask for your vote.

Community Service: I am an Eagle Scout and was awarded the Founders Award and Medal of Merit through the Boys Scouts of America. Ivan Lewis I served as volunteer fi refi ghter and EMT with (Prefers Democratic Party) SCFD5 and am active with the 39th LD Democrats, NAACP of Snohomish County, Sky Valley VOA Community Advisory Council and Contact: Boy Scouts of America. (360) 217-4132 [email protected] ElectIvanLewis.com

Elected Experience: Two-term Washington Statement: Endorsed by 39th Representative Dan Kristiansen, Snohomish State Republican Party State Committeeman Republican 39th LD, John Koster, Snohomish County Councilmen Sam Low and Executive Board Member, Snohomish and Nate Nehring, Darrington Councilman Kevin Ashe. County Republican Party Executive Board Member, State Chairman of the Resolution Accountable Government rather than Big Government promotes politicians Committee, Snohomish County Chemical that serve the people, not control them. Taxes and government overreach Dependency and Mental Health Board Member, in our lives are onerous and overbearing. Ensuring you keep more of your Snohomish County Alcohol and Drug Advisory hard-earned money, protecting property rights, relieving traffi c congestion Board Member/Chair, Edmonds Economic and fi ghting the opioid crisis are top priorities. Being heavily involved with Development Advisory Board Member, Water/Property Rights organizations for years, I will fi ght for less government Edmonds Traffi c Advisory Board Member. regulations, so we can peacefully enjoy our land.

Other Professional Experience: Owner of I ask for your vote. Hayden Construction (22 years) and Darrington Randy J Hayden Mini Storage (15 years), Armed Defensive (Prefers GOP Party) Training Association Instructor and Range Safety Offi cer, NRA Certifi ed Range Safety Contact: Offi cer. (206) 669-8209 [email protected] Education: No information submitted. www.electrandyhayden.com Community Service: Coach and Referee for youth sports, Everett Gospel Mission, Family Life, Church Pastor Elder

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Legislative District 39 | State Representative Position 2 | 2-year short & full term

Elected Experience: State Representative - Statement: It was an honor to serve you in Olympia for the 2018 session. I 39th Legislative District 2017-2018, Mayor - worked every day to fi ght for you and the issues facing the 39th Legislative City of Sultan 2010-2017; City Councilmember - District including lower taxes and property rights. We also made signifi cant City of Sultan 1995-2001 investments to combat the heroin epidemic.

Other Professional Experience: Founder and I will continue to vote for smaller government and less spending. We must Past Executive Director - Grow Washington, be responsible with the taxpayer dollars we collect and fi nd savings in state Owner - Dutch Cup Restaurant, Snohomish government. We must also turn our attention to the important transportation County Representative - Northwest Agriculture needs in the 39th including 522, US 2, and Highway 9. I humbly ask for your Center, Deputy Director - Northwest Women’s vote. Business Center

Education: Everett Community College, Portland State University - Computer Science Carolyn Eslick (Prefers Republican Party) Community Service: Boys and Girls Club - Board of Directors, Everett Community College Contact: -Business Advisory Board, Sky Valley Education Foundation - Founder, Sultan Food (425) 327-2093 Bank - Founder, Snohomish County Timber [email protected] Resource Council www.eslick4state.com

Elected Experience: This is my fi rst time Statement: Many families in our community are struggling, despite lower running for offi ce unemployment. Wages stagnate while costs of food, medicine, and housing rise. It’s harder for our children to start their adult lives, and I believe we can Other Professional Experience: Tax do better, but only if leaders put people over politics and commit to solving Accountant, W Peter Berard, Jr. PS; Director, our community’s problems instead of partisan bickering. Oscar’s Animal Shelter; Former Small Business Owner. I will fi ght in Olympia for better jobs, safer roads, more access to education, apprenticeships, and job training, lower, fairer taxes and reducing the Education: Graduate, Kennedy High School, cost of living. Let’s protect our farms and natural resources while growing Burien, WA, 1990; A.B., Classical, Gonzaga responsibly. I respectfully ask for your vote. University, Spokane, WA, 1995

Community Service: Sunday School Teacher; Volunteer, Operation Nightwatch; Volunteer, Eric Halvorson Nightstrike, Portland, OR. (Prefers Democratic Party)

Contact: (360) 804-0501 [email protected] ericforthe39th.com

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Legislative District 44 | State Senator | 4-year term

Elected Experience: No information submitted Statement: My goal as a Senator is to fi nd ways to streamline our government, reduce our property tax burden, innovate our approach to Other Professional Experience: I am the homelessness and addiction, and better defi ne the role of our transportation owner of Northwest Home Automation, a small department. Currently, Olympia is trying to tax us on anything they can think business that specializes in Smart Home of. Additionally, they tried to pass a bill that exempted the legislature from Technology. With over 18 years in the public records request that other departments are subject to. I have solutions fast-paced consumer electronics industry, I outside of new taxes and am excited to share them with you. have enjoyed providing technological solutions to simplify and enhance people’s lives. I am a lifelong Washingtonian and have lived in Snohomish County for thirteen years. I love the region and know we are one of the fastest growing Education: Formal: Peninsula College. economies in the country. But the current answer of throwing more money at Informal: Independent learning, and research problems with diminishing returns is not the solution. Through partnerships on topics that expand our economic and social with industry leaders and charities, we can reshape our future for generations freedoms. to come. Jeremy Fitch (Prefers Libertarian Party) Community Service: I am currently on the I believe that real change will come through more people becoming involved marketing team for the City of Everett’s in their community and truly knowing their neighbors. I hope you take the Contact: Silverlake Neighborhood Association. I am also time explore my website, check out my videos and follow my Facebook page (425) 312-3422 a member of Gold Creek Church Lake Stevens at facebook.com/fi tchforfreedom. where I volunteer as a sound engineer and jeremy@fi tchforfreedom.com assist in the children’s department. Your Neighbor, Jeremy Fitch FitchForFreedom.com

Elected Experience: Snohomish County Statement: Doug Roulstone was the former Commanding Offi cer of the Charter Review Board, House of Nuclear Aircraft Carrier, USS John C. Stennis with over 5000 crew-members. Representative for the 44LD appointed by Doug understands leadership. Governor Inslee, Republican 44LD Chair, Precinct Committee Offi cer, President Everett As State Senator, Doug will off er a diff erent approach to decision-making Navy League which includes reducing property taxes, fi nding new solutions to the growing road congestion, opposing new tolls, providing more support to Other Professional Experience: Commanding small businesses, and expanding educational opportunities for our kids by Offi cer of Helicopter Squadron HS-12, the USS accelerating vocational/technical opportunities in our schools. Supply and USS John C. Stennis, Partner Aerospace Manufacturer, and developed Doug Roulstone will fi ght against extreme Seattle based policies; he will statewide liquor distribution company. oppose policies like a new Head Tax and keeping heroin injection sites out of your neighborhood. Doug also opposes the proposed new statewide income Education: BS Oceanography US Naval tax and the proposed carbon tax. Doug Roulstone Academy, MS Systems Technology Naval Post (Prefers Republican Party) Graduate School, Graduate Nuclear Power Doug has been a small business owner for over 20 years in aerospace School, Graduate Armed Forces Staff College. manufacturing, a restaurateur, and a liquor distributor. Doug was elected Snohomish County Charter Review Board Commissioner, is the past Contact: President of the Greater Everett Council of the Navy League, a Founder of (360) 862-8044 Community Service: Snohomish Education Foundation Machining and Biotech Pathways the Snohomish Boys and Girls Lacrosse Club, and an active fundraiser for [email protected] Program, Sky Valley YMCA, Boys and Girls the Snohomish Education Foundation. In addition, Doug worked successfully DougRoulstone.com Clubs of Snohomish and Monroe, VFW Post to keep the Everett Naval Station open to help keep local jobs. Doug 7511, Snohomish and Monroe Chamber of Roulstone is a proven leader. Commerce

Elected Experience: Steve Hobbs has served Statement: Senator Steve Hobbs is a lifelong resident of Snohomish in the State Senate for 12 years, fi ghting to County, an Iraq War veteran, and public servant fi ghting for good jobs, fi scal fully fund public education, grow the economy, responsibility, and protecting our most vulnerable. In Olympia, Steve stands address social and economic inequality – while up for public schools, small business, aerospace, agriculture, and eff ective, promoting a civil dialogue and working across aff ordable transportation infrastructure. Steve proudly voted for the property party lines to bring about bipartisan solutions. tax cut eff ective in 2019.

Other Professional Experience: 29 years of Steve understands the value of hard work. He enlisted in the Army as a service in the Army and National Guard; Private and rose to Major in the Infantry. Steve applies the same work ethic deployed to Kosovo and Iraq; currently serves to his job as our Senator, working tirelessly to help local businesses thrive by as an Infantry Major in the National Guard. promoting policy that fosters economic growth in our community.

Education: Steve worked his way through In the State Senate, Steve established himself as a leader with a sensible college, earning his AA from Everett Community voice. He understands that government doesn’t function properly when Steve Hobbs College, followed by a BA and MPA, both from special interests, political ideologies, and partisan vitriol are placed above (Prefers Democratic Party) University of Washington. the best interest of the people. Steve’s ability to work with Democrats and Republicans has earned him broad bipartisan support. Every mayor in our Community Service: Rotary, American Legion, district – Democrats and Republicans together– has endorsed him for re- Contact: Nisei Veterans Committee. election. (425) 334-5524 [email protected] Steve and his wife Pam live in Lake Stevens with their three boys, the oldest electhobbs.com of whom recently joined the National Guard.

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Legislative District 44 | State Representative Position 1 | 2-year term

Elected Experience: Mill Creek City Council, Statement: Representative John Lovick is running for reelection to continue State Representative, Speaker of the House Pro addressing our communities’ most pressing issues. John is a proven Tempore, Snohomish County Sheriff , Snohomish problem-solver, leading on legislation to fully fund education and lower County Executive. sky-high property taxes. John will keep fi ghting to hold transportation projects accountable and eliminate unfair tolls, prioritize safety for our neighborhoods Other Professional Experience: Decorated and children, remove taxes on small businesses, expand mental health Coast Guard Veteran; 31 year Washington State services, and address our homelessness and opioid crises. Patrol Trooper and Sergeant. Our issues are serious. We need real experience and solutions now. John Education: AA, Criminal Justice; Graduate, Lovick will give us the leadership we expect from elected offi cials and the Coast Guard Basic Training; Graduate, results we demand from government. Washington State Patrol Academy; Graduate, National Sheriff s’ Institute.

John Lovick Community Service: Youth sports coach, (Prefers Democratic Party) classroom volunteer, and mentor. Committed community advocate who’s raised thousands of dollars for local charities by donating his famous Contact: deep fried turkeys. Recipient of many community (425) 750-0306 awards, including: Domestic Violence Service [email protected] Award, NAACP President’s Award, Trooper of http://www.electjohnlovick.com the Year, and the Washington State Crime Prevention Association Sheriff of the Year.

Elected Experience: As a County Councilman, Statement: I’m running because it is time for a new Representative in this Jeff fought for transparency. He earned a position. As a County Councilman, I was a whistleblower on government reputation for being tough on special interests intimidation and illegal secret meetings. I’ll vote to make politicians’ emails and bloated bureaucracies. As the Economic public. I’ll vote for transparency and accountability. Development Manager for the City of Monroe, Jeff worked tirelessly to help job-creators get Fix traffi c. Stop highway tolls. Invest in teachers. I disagree with plans for a past hurdles that stood in the way of job $6 toll on US2. The state must improve traffi c fl ow in Snohomish County, not creation. spend our money for Seattle mass transit we’ll never use. Property taxes are too high; I’ll work to lower them. And I’ll invest education dollars in great Other Professional Experience: Two decades’ teachers and better classrooms. experience in real estate, land-use consulting and pollution control. Served as an offi cer in the US Army.

Jeff Sax Education: Montana State University, B.S. (Prefers Republican Party) Mechanical Engineering. Community Service: Former School Board Contact: Director, Zion Lutheran School. Helped bring (425) 478-1061 Little League ball fi elds to Snohomish and a jeff @electjeff sax.com youth race track to East Snohomish County. www.electjeff sax.com

Legislative District 44 | State Representative Position 2 | 2-year term

Elected Experience: Mill Creek City Statement: We need new leadership with a fresh perspective to fi ght for Councilmember. us in Olympia. I’m running to give the people of Snohomish County an alternative to the divisive partisanship plaguing our government. For too Other Professional Experience: Licensed long, rapid growth in our region was mismanaged resulting in over-crowded Investment Banker; Legislative Assistant, schools, infl ated property taxes, unfair tolls, and painfully congested roads. Washington State Legislature. I’ll fi ght for property tax relief and ensure our taxes are invested back into our community’s schools and roads, not just sent to Seattle. I respectfully ask for Education: B.A. International Studies and your vote. Business, University of Washington; Graduate, Jackson High School. Endorsements: Nurses Association, Labor Council, Senator Steve Hobbs, Representative John Lovick, and many more… Community Service: Former Mill Creek Planning Commissioner; Volunteer, Snohomish Regional Special Olympics. Jared M. Mead (Prefers Democratic Party)

Contact: (425) 387-8843 [email protected] electjared.org

Elected Experience: Two-term State Statement: Mark is a community leader, working for everyday families. He Representative. Asst ranking member, leads the opposition to tolls on I405 and the US2 Trestle. He won toll free Transportation Committee. Serves on the evenings and weekends on I405. He’s fi ghting for a reduction in our car tabs. Technical and Economic Development Committee. Mill Creek City Council, Mayor Mark voted to fund education fi rst and for reforms that reward great teachers Pro-Tem. and improve schools. He has worked hard to reduce traffi c congestion. He supports our local businesses to create good-paying jobs. A defender of Other Professional Experience: Mark has individual privacy, he’s passed tough laws on large corporations to protect over 27 years of technology industry our personal data. He is demanding more transparency in government. experience, including a successful career at Microsoft. He now advises companies in the technology sector.

Education: Attended City College, Plymouth; Heles School, Exeter. Mathematics and Mark Harmsworth Computer Science (Prefers Republican Party) Community Service: Director, Everett Contact: Community College Foundation Board. (425) 418-6134 Director, Boys and Girls Club of Snohomish markharm@markharmsworth. County. Worked with Future Business com Leaders of America, the Mill Creek Police www.MarkHarmsworth.com Advisory Board, and served as Vice-President, Snohomish Cities and Towns. Statements are printed as submitted by the candidate or as modifi ed to comply with Snohomish County’s Local Voters’ Pamphlet Administrative Rules 34 Prosecuting Attorney Candidates / County Auditor and Elections Offi ce Contact Information

Snohomish County | Prosecuting Attorney | 4-year term

Elected Experience: First time candidate for Statement: As a Deputy Prosecutor I’ve achieved justice for victims of public offi ce. domestic violence and assault, families who lost a loved one to violence, and seniors victimized by fraud and theft. I prosecuted the gunman in the Other Professional Experience: 15 years as 2016 Mukilteo mass shooting and have worked to reduce the epidemic of a Snohomish County Deputy Prosecutor where gun violence. I’ve also helped to support progressive alternative justice I’ve prosecuted crimes including homicide, programs that get low level off enders the help they need while reducing sexual assault, domestic violence, hate crimes, costly incarcerations. fraud, and property crimes. Led other attorneys as a supervisor. Appointed Special Assistant US A childhood in foster care showed me the challenges facing at-risk kids and Attorney where I prosecuted Snohomish County families, and the instability that leads many into our criminal justice system. federal drug traffi cking and fi rearms crimes. I was fortunate to know great people who inspired me to pursue a career in advocacy and prosecution. Education: JD, Lewis & Clark College; BA, Georgetown University, magna cum laude and As Prosecutor I will always enforce the law fairly and fi rmly. I will also Adam Cornell Phi Beta Kappa continue my role as an advocate for children and families, and where (Prefers Democratic Party) appropriate, fi ght the addiction crisis through sensible sentencing and Community Service: Board of Directors at treatment programs. Contact: Victim Support Services and Edmonds (425) 610-0321 Community College Foundation. Advisory Board Endorsed by local police and the following Snohomish County leaders [email protected] at Center for Children and Youth Justice. and organizations: Prosecutors’ Association, Sheriff and Police Chiefs’ www.voteadamcornell.com Former US Peace Corps Volunteer, Guyana, Association, Snohomish County Democrats, Executive Somers, Prosecutor South America. Roe, and Sheriff Trenary. Attorney General Bob Ferguson. Mayors of Everett, Edmonds, Mukilteo, Lynnwood. Aerospace Machinists, Local 751. Alliance for Gun Responsibility.

County Auditor and Elections Offi ce Contact Information

Adams Jeff erson Snohomish 210 W Broadway Ste 200, Ritzville 99169 PO Box 563, Port Townsend 98368 3000 Rockefeller Ave M/S 505, Everett 98201 509-659-3249 TDD 509-659-1122 360-385-9119 TDD 800-833-6388 425-388-3444 TDD 711

Asotin King Spokane PO Box 129, Asotin 99402 919 SW Grady Way, Renton 98057 1033 W Gardner, Spokane 99260 509-243-2084 TDD 800-855-1155 206-296-8683 TDD 711 509-477-2320 TDD 509-477-2333

Benton Kitsap Stevens PO Box 470, Prosser 99350 619 Division St, Port Orchard 98366 215 S Oak St #106, Colville 99114 509-736-3085 TDD 800-833-6388 360-337-7128 509-684-7514 TDD 800-833-6384

Chelan Kittitas Thurston 350 Orondo Ave Ste 306, Wenatchee 98801 205 W 5th Ave Ste 105, Ellensburg 98926 2000 Lakeridge Dr SW, Olympia 98502 509-667-6808 TDD 800-833-6388 509-962-7503 TDD 800-833-6388 360-786-5408 TDD 360-754-2933

Clallam Klickitat Wahkiakum 223 E 4th St Ste 1, Port Angeles 98362 205 S Columbus, Room 203, Goldendale 98620 PO Box 543, Cathlamet 98612 360-417-2221 TDD 800-833-6388 509-773-4001 TDD 800-833-6388 360-795-3219 TDD 800-833-6388

Clark Lewis Walla Walla PO Box 8815, Vancouver 98666 PO Box 29, Chehalis 98532 PO Box 2176, Walla Walla 99362 360-397-2345 TDD 800-833-6384 360-740-1278 TDD 360-740-1480 509-524-2530 TDD 800-833-6388

Columbia Lincoln Whatcom 341 E Main St Ste 3, Dayton 99328 PO Box 28, Davenport 99122 311 Grand Ave Ste 103, Bellingham 98225 509-382-4541 TDD 800-833-6388 509-725-4971 TDD 800-833-6388 360-778-5102 TDD 360-778-5101

Cowlitz Mason Whitman 207 4th Ave N #107, Kelso 98626 PO Box 400, Shelton 98584 PO Box 191, Colfax 99111 360-577-3005 TDD 360-577-3061 360-427-9670 Ext 470 TDD 800-833-6388 509-397-5284 TDD 800-833-6388

Douglas Okanogan Yakima PO Box 456, Waterville 98858 PO Box 1010, Okanogan 98840 128 N 2nd St Rm 117, Yakima 98901 509-745-8527 Ext 6407 TDD 509-745-8527 Ext 207 509-422-7240 TDD 800-833-6388 509-574-1340 TDD 800-833-6388

Ferry Pacifi c 350 E Delware Ave #2, Republic 99166 PO Box 97, South Bend 98586 509-775-5225 Ext 1139 TDD 800-833-6338 360-875-9317 TDD 360-875-9400

Franklin Pend Oreille PO Box 1451, Pasco 99301 PO Box 5015, Newport 99156 509-545-3538 TDD 800-833-6388 509-447-6472 TDD 509-447-3186

Garfi eld Pierce PO Box 278, Pomeroy 99347 2501 S 35th St Ste C, Tacoma 98409 509-843-1411 TDD 800-833-6388 253-798-8683 TDD 711

Grant San Juan PO Box 37, Ephrata 98823 PO Box 638, Friday Harbor 98250 509-754-2011 Ext 343 TDD 800-833-6388 360-378-3357 TDD 360-378-4151

Grays Harbor Skagit 100 W Broadway Ste 2, Montesano 98563 PO Box 1306, Mt Vernon 98273 360-249-4232 TDD 360-249-6575 360-336-9305 TDD 800-833-6388

Island Skamania PO Box 1410, Coupeville 98239 PO Box 790, Stevenson 98648 360-679-7366 TDD 360-679-7305 509-427-3730 TDD 800-833-6388

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Public Utilities District No. 1 | Commissioner District 1 | 2-year unexpired term

Elected Experience: Chair 38th Legislative Statement: Snohomish County PUD commissioners are tasked with District Democrats; Precinct Committee Offi cer, ensuring that our utilities are managed in the most equitable, sustainable, Everett 28 Endorsements: Brian Sullivan and environmentally proactive way possible. Snohomish County Council District 2; Washington Conservation Voters; Kristin Kelly As a single mother of three, I have had to address high energy costs within Snohomish County Charter Review my own family budget and understand the economic hardship endured by Commissioner District 5, 2006 and 2016; many. I have found a good life in Snohomish County, and I care about the Snohomish County Democrats planet and our future.

Other Professional Experience: Independent I am running for PUD Commissioner 1 to help enhance the lives of all people Living Coordinator --Local non-profi t; Past owner in Snohomish County. I believe it is time for Snohomish County to maximize of a catering company and local coff ee shop the use of renewable resources at our disposal.

Education: Master’s Degree Policy Studies, Many Snohomish families are turning to electric automobiles for their Mary Rollins University of Washington; BA in Global Studies, preferred mode of transportation. I recommend we have some charging Minor in Human Rights University of stations right at our own local PUD offi ce. Let’s become leaders in jobs and Contact: Washington; Documentary Film certifi cate, healthy communities right here in Snohomish County. (425) 487-2284 University of Washington [email protected] Let us look to all of our partners to bring about positive change in our Community Service: Longtime political communities, both fi nancially and environmentally. activist; Lifelong community organizer; Board of Trustees--Local Montessori school, Audit chair; Please feel free to email me with any questions. Put “Candidate Question” in Statewide Parent Coalition for Individuals with the subject line. Thank you. Developmental Disabilities

Elected Experience: No information submitted Statement: With over 99% of the power provided by the PUD from renewable resources right now we are good. Other Professional Experience: Engineer, educator and teacher, farmer and self-employed Keep our budget local - Going forward the PUD customers will be best business owner for 30 years. served if the budget of the PUD was spent locally, either in Snohomish county or in Washington State. The board has repeatedly chosen to use Education: No information submitted no-bid contracts to favored foreign vendors. We can keep it local by simply increasing outreach by the PUD to local companies, and where possible to Community Service: mentor and teacher to preferentially award contracts to local concerns. aspiring farmers in snohomish county; donor and supporter of the Big Brothers of Snohomish Provide high speed internet - PUD ratepayers and property owners -YOU- County and the Boys and Girls club of will be best served if the PUD encourages companies to provide high-speed Snohomish county internet to its service area; houses with high speed access see an average increase in value of 10%; business locations that provide high speed see Bruce King higher occupancy and a wider choice of tenants.

Contact: Exercise common sense - recent missteps in purchasing real estate, energy (206) 940-4980 experiments and erroneous billings have cost the PUD over $60,000,000. [email protected] The job of a commissioner is to manage the public utility for the benefi t of the electbruceking.com ratepayers and spend their money wisely. The current commissioners are too expensive to keep.

Elected Experience: Appointed Statement: I am honored to serve as your commissioner. My top priority is Snohomish County PUD Commissioner March ensuring that your public utility provides the most effi cient use of your dollars. 2017; Delegate, American Public Power During my next term, I will work to maintain stable electric and water rates Association; Member, Public Power Council while improving grid reliability. I also want to provide citizens with convenient smartphone applications to monitor their utility costs and usage, adjust their Other Professional Experience: 14 years - services, and pay their bills. engineering; 10 years - public schools operations administration; 5 years - school bus I proudly support our many programs that assist consumers in lowering their driver bills and providing assistance to low income seniors and families. Please see my website for programs that can benefi t your family. Education: B.S. Engineering, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Our electricity is 97% carbon free. I support our customers choosing to do even more by installing solar panels, purchasing shares of our upcoming Community Service: Vice-President and community solar project, or subscribing to our new voluntary Carbon Sidney (Sid) Logan Treasurer, Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Solutions program providing 100% green energy. Commerce; President, Arlington School District Contact: Advisory Council for Education; President, Kent The electric industry is undergoing a time of great transition. This includes (425) 553-4313 Prairie PTA; President, Pioneer PTSA; Board carbon taxes, threats to low cost hydro power, cyber attacks, and an [email protected] member, Arlington Dollars for Scholars emerging world of renewable energy, electric vehicles, and distributed generation. I will continue to work diligently on your behalf to ensure that sidlogan.com your utility is prepared for the future and that your voices are heard.

Elected Experience: No information submitted Statement: I am running for PUD Commissioner to advocate for clean and renewable energy sources and to ensure the PUD is being both Other Professional Experience: Social environmentally and fi scally responsible. These clean energy sources are Services Training Specialist with the Department largely more cost eff ective than other non-sustainable options such as fossil of Social and Health Services, 7+ years of fuels and I will ensure these savings are passed on to the energy consumers experience in fi nance prior to entering public of Snohomish County. I will also look at opportunities to create clean energy service. infrastructure in Snohomish County that will bring jobs and economic opportunity to our county. Education: BA, University of Washington I will rely on my extensive experience in fi nance as I review all current PUD Community Service: Youth Sports Coach at expenditures, with an eye on reducing wasteful spending so that even greater Arlington Boys and Girls Club savings can be passed on to you, the energy consumers of Snohomish County. I am focused on clean energy, better rates and reliable service for the people of Snohomish County and if you honor me with your vote, I will Sam Buchanan advocate for these every day I am in offi ce.

Contact: Endorsed by: Washington Conservation Voters. (425) 422-7734 [email protected]

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Public Utilities District No. 1 | Commissioner District 2 | 6-year term

Elected Experience: Volunteer boards; Statement: For too long Snohomish PUD has supported fi nancially non-profi t positions only wasteful, misguided energy policies. SnoPUD spent $9 million pursuing the hydroelectric project at Sunset Falls on the Skykomish River. After misleading Other Professional Experience: Career and ignoring the public for years, they fi nally tabled the project. Those dollars educator, US & abroad; writer & editor; Founder could have provided solar power and energy effi ciency for many homes and & Director, The Language School of Spokane, businesses at a reduced cost. WA SnoPUD is also the largest purchaser of nuclear energy in the Northwest. Education: BA & MAT in English; Master’s in History has proven that nuclear power plants are unsafe and uneconomical. Environmental Law & Policy (MELP), 2016; Once elected, I will push for safer, more fi scally responsible sources of PhD, Leadership Studies, Gonzaga University energy.

Community Service: Edmonds Economic SnoPUD needs new leadership -- not outmoded decisions that address only Development Commission; City of Edmonds short-term energy needs. The status quo is no longer acceptable, and I want Rebecca Wolfe Tree Board; Edmonds Mayor’s Committee on to make SnoPUD more user-friendly and engage ratepayers more in the Climate Protection; Our Children’s Trust; WA decision-making process. We, our children, and their descendants will need Contact: State Sierra Club: National Forests, Water & an environment with streams that are fi t for fi sh, wildlife, and humans, as well (206) 880-1746 Salmon, Legislative, Political, Energy, as clean air and aff ordable energy rates for all ratepayers. rebecca@wolfeforgood Conservation, and Executive Committee; Carpe energyPUD.com Diem West Leadership Team; Edmonds Washington Conservation Voters and other groups recently awarded me their Neighborhood Action Coalition; Pacifi c wolfeforgoodenergypud.com sole endorsement in the District 2 SnoPUD race. Vote Rebecca Wolfe for a Northwest Coordinator, The Alliance for more transparent SnoPUD that is clean, safe, aff ordable, and reliable. Democracy; Arts Council and Community Concerts Executive Committees, Pendleton, OR

Elected Experience: Libertarian Party of Statement: Snohomish County, it’s time to use your public utility for public Washington State Region 2 (Snohomish and good! King County) Representative Chair of Snohomish County Libertarian Party Imagine creating community owned banks of energy. Imagine turning your meter off at will through an app on your phone. How about getting an alert Other Professional Experience: Small that tells you which appliance is using the most energy? What if you could set Business Consultant for the last ten years your monthly energy budget and get notifi cations when you’re approaching that amount? You could have control and be able to contribute back to the Education: Granite Falls High School grid.

Community Service: Snohomish County Help me create the future of energy in your neighborhood. Libertarian Party I am the Commissioner that’s ready for the future, with your interests at heart. Not bureaucrats… not back-door deals…. not big business… You! Vote for Maggie Mae yourself. Vote for Maggie Mae.

Contact: (360) 631-7166 [email protected] maggie4pud.com

Elected Experience: Experience Counts: I Statement: I’ve promoted reasoned and balanced fi scal leadership have been honored to serve as PUD maintaining solid fi nancial positions. I fought for your rights to low cost Commissioner and am proud of my proven based BPA power. I support renewable energy, community- based record of strong leadership of Your utility. My generation and utility-scale battery storage. I have championed for business background, extensive knowledge cost eff ective conservation. With our Communities embracing energy of the utility industry and strong alliances with conservation, the Utility has been able to avoid the unneeded development legislative delegations, makes me the only of new resources like the Sunset Falls water project saving the rate payers candidate with the credentials to be an eff ective money. I am strong voice for low income, disabled and senior discount advocate for the future. programs.

Other Professional Experience: No I support prudent and timely continual implementation of smart grid information Submitted technologies that reduces power outage time, produces innovation of new products and services and gives customers’ control of their electricity usage. Education: No information submitted Kathleen (Kathy) Vaughn I am committed to continue my leadership role on all issues so citizen’s Community Service: No information submitted voices may be heard. I ask for your support. Please vote Kathleen (Kathy) Contact: Vaughn. (425) 776-9748 [email protected] www.kathy4pud.com

Elected Experience: Snohomish County Fire Statement: I want to thank the dedicated employees of the PUD who have District 1 Commissioner (12 years) served my family during our 28 years of living here. There are 4 major points for PUDs continued success: cost controls, long term planning, invest in Other Professional Experience: Business equipment & capital facilities, and diligent governance. Now is the time for Consultant to both small and large companies an “outsider” with a pair of fresh eyes to evaluate opportunities for better to enable them to work more effi ciently to cost control to keep our rates low. We can no longer aff ord the continual 4% improve profi tability; Founder & CEO of annual rate increases. American Safari Cruises; CEO of Mosquito Fleet in Everett; Manager for Big 4 International I want to identify opportunities to improve PUD operations and create Accounting Consulting Firms. Owner of several a friendly and safe work environment for all employees. As a business small businesses. consultant, I help clients create effi ciencies. As the Chair of Fire District 1 during the diffi cult years of the economic recession, we reduced Education: B.S. Management-Industrial administrative expenses by 40% and yet did not lay off personnel on the fi eld Engineer, U of Oregon; MBA Accounting, to serve the public. The Fire District emerged from the recession unscathed David Chan California State University; Certifi ed Public and receiving national awards. Accountant (CPA) in Washington State Contact: Please join me, the most experienced “outsider”, to take practical action (206) 696-0600 Community Service: Past Board Member of to keep utility rates low and plan for a bright future. Contact me with your YMCA, Camp Fire, and Rotary Club. Soccer thoughts and ideas at: [email protected] Coach for Silver Lake Christian School League. voteforchan.org David Chan www.voteforchan.org [email protected] 206-696-0600

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Public Utilities District No. 1 | Commissioner District 2 | 6-year term (cont.)

Elected Experience: No information submitted Statement: We need to elect PUD commissioners that demonstrate care with public funds. Wasteful spending by the current commissioners has cost Other Professional Experience: I have been a us millions of dollars. Our current commissioners claim to be “adding new Neurodegenerative Research Technician at your jobs to the community” while repeatedly awarding contracts to companies local VA hospital for the past 4 years. outside of the United States. As a Washington born citizen, I fi nd this failure to invest in our community unacceptable. Our current leadership has lost Education: Bachelor of Science, Biology - touch with the citizens and companies they represent. Physiology University of Washington As a commissioner I will represent you while maintaining good relationships Community Service: Camp counselor for newly with local businesses. Currently, our area is experiencing a lot of economic diagnosed Diabetic children (2 years); Dream growth. We must be adaptable to capitalize on the fi nancial opportunities Project mentor (2 years); Bloodworks Northwest presented to us. Current PUD commissioners have shown a resistance to donor (7 years); Hundreds of hours facilitating change and an inability to comply with the growing demands of local industry. various philanthropic activities as a member of Many of the biggest employers in Western Washington are STEM based Kaili Chickering Alpha Omicron Pi benefi ting Arthritis Foundation, companies. Having recently graduated with a STEM degree I am able to Children’s Miracle Network, Fred Hutchinson understand the changes we must make to provide a stable environment for Contact: Cancer Research Center, etc. companies ensuring that we keep our jobs local. By allowing for progress we (253) 394-2345 will be able to prepare for the future and ensure continual economic growth. [email protected] Thank you for your vote!

City of Everett | Council Position 4 | 1-year unexpired term

Elected Experience: None Statement: My wife and I bought a small home in Everett in 2006 where today we are raising our two young boys. Over the past 12 years we have Other Professional Experience: Project formed dear friendships and connected with our community in many diff erent Engineer - Electroimpact, Mukilteo, WA ways. We feel fortunate to live modestly in central Everett, which is such a beautiful city. Education: B.S. Industrial Technology – Western Washington University (2003) Everett has experienced some positive transformations lately, and others that are very troubling. We all agree that homelessness, opioid abuse, gangs, Community Service: City of Everett and violence are unwanted in our community. As a parent, I’m frustrated by Transportation Advisory Committee - 2018 the need to scan our parks for needles (and other things); as a responsible Chair; Big Brothers Big Sisters - Weekly adult, I feel annoyed to see litter strewn throughout our neighborhoods; as volunteer “big” in school based program; a hard-working taxpayer, I resent those who have stolen and vandalized Sharing Wheels Community Bike Shop my property. But as as human being, I understand that we all must have (non-profi t organization) - Board member compassion for one another. We must look out for each other and work Tyler Rourke together to make our society something great, while also respecting and abiding by our laws. We’re not there now, but we can move Everett in this Contact: direction. Ultimately we all want the same thing: to live in a great community. (425) 970-2430 Let’s work together on that. [email protected] www.votefortyler.org

Elected Experience: Present position as Statement: I love the City o Everett. I believe that we have a great future to Everett City Council, Position 4. President of hand over to our young people. I believe that Everett can become a city that Offi ce Personnel PSE/SEIU1948. Secretary people will love to come work and live. This can and will happen only if we Offi ce Personnel PSE/SEIU1948. Asst. Chair for work together as a city. We must think of the future of our young people and the Everett council of Neighborhoods. create a city that is welcoming. A city with great neighborhoods and great paying jobs. City of Everett, we can do this, but we must work together. Other Professional Experience: School District Purchasing and bid Processing. I worked with General, Capital and ASB fund accounting.

Education: TJ Harris High School, Meridian Jr. College and Everett Business College.

Community Service: Envision Everett 2037. Ethel McNeal Everett Council of Neighborhoods. I organized the neighborhood watch for my neighborhood. Contact: Lunch buddy for schools and other school (425) 513-6195 projects. Organized the socks, underwear [email protected] and shoes for donating to Clothes for Kids. Organized stuff the bus in Edmonds SD. I am a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), member.

Elected Experience: No information submitted. Statement: I have lived in the Westmont neighborhood for six years. I am thankful for the opportunities that Everett provides. Working together, I know Other Professional Experience: Community we can accomplish much more. organizer 1997 - present; Early Learning Professional/Therapeutic Child Care 1998 – We must do a better job of making our community safe and healthy. Every 2002 ; Head Start Teacher 2004 -2010 neighborhood in the city is feeling the eff ects of rising home prices, rents, and property taxes, which have made housing unaff ordable for many. We also Education: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, witness those struggling with mental illness and addiction, who have resorted CA; AAS Olympic College, Bremerton, WA; ECE to living on the streets. I am committed to strengthening our community by training Bates Technical College, Tacoma, WA increasing the availability of safe, aff ordable housing and connecting the vulnerable in our community with support services to return to a stable, Community Service: Chair, Westmont-Holly productive life. Neighborhood Association 2017-present; U.S. Coast Guard Ombudsman 2014 - 2015; The City of Everett is facing a serious budget shortfall that has the potential Liz Vogeli Secretary, 38th LD Democrats 2018 - present; to derail programs and services we value. I will engage with you to learn what President, Vice-President, Secretary- Bremerton those valued things are and fi ght for them, on your behalf. Contact: Urban Garden Society, 2004 – 2009 As a former ombudsman for the U.S. Coast Guard and spouse of a deployed (425) 312-3823 service member, I know the value of public service. Vote for me and I will [email protected] work for you! www.voteforvogeli.com Key Endorsements: Snohomish County Democrats, Representative June Robinson, Snohomish County Young Democrats

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Ciity of f Marysvill e Ci ty of f Marysvill e Ci ty of f Marysville ill Explanatory Statement City of Marysville RCW 82.14.450 allows cities to impose an additional sales and use tax for Proposition No. 1 criminal justice purposes, which are defi ned by state law as any activities that substantially assist the criminal justice system. If approved by the voters, City Sales and Use Tax Increase of 0.1% for Criminal Justice Purposes of Marysville Proposition No. 1 would authorize an additional sales and use tax at the rate of 0.1 percent (10 cents for every $100 purchase) pursuant to The City Council of the City of Marysville adopted Resolution No. 2441 this statute. The revenue collected under the tax would be used exclusively concerning a sales and use tax increase pursuant to RCW 82.14.450. If for criminal justice purposes. approved, this proposition would authorize the City to impose an additional sales and use tax of 0.1%, split between the City (85%) and Snohomish County (15%) as required by state law. All City proceeds will be used for criminal justice purposes as authorized by RCW 82.14.450.

Should the proposition be:

Approved Rejected

Argument For Argument Against

Now is the time to make a small investment that will pay big dividends for After repeated recruitment attempts, no volunteers against the ballot Marysville public safety. measure came forward to write a statement. A modest retail sales tax increase of 10 cents on a $100 purchase will help pay for a new Police Services building with jail. If approved, Marysville’s To get involved in future committees, sign up for Elections Newsfl ashes via sales tax rate will be 9.2%, still lower than many Snohomish County cities. email and/or text message at www.snohomishcountywa.gov/signup. And sales tax is paid by both visitors and residents so it’s not shouldered by property owners alone. When our current Public Safety Building opened in 1986, Marysville had 8,000 residents and the Police Department had 24 employees. Now the city population is seven times bigger, the Police Department is four times bigger, and we’ve outgrown the current facility. Due to space limitations, some critical teams including the Pro-Act Unit, K9s and School Resource Offi cers have been moved off site, reducing eff ective coordination of our Police resources. Marysville’s crime rate continues to decrease thanks to our Police Department’s targeted proactive strategies. Our offi cers need and deserve suffi cient space for the multiple functions of a modern police agency. Last year 2,705 people were booked into the jail, many on multiple misdemeanor charges. The jail is usually full to capacity. Running our own jail means people who commit misdemeanor crimes that detract from our quality of life go to jail immediately. That translates to safer Marysville neighborhoods. With growth expected to continue, we need a larger police and jail facility to serve Marysville today and into the future. Vote Yes for Public Safety.

Statement prepared by Brad Smith and Dan Hazen.

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Explanatory Statement City of Mukilteo In 2010 Mukilteo voters authorized a permanent property tax levy for Proposition No. 1 emergency medical care and services within the City of up to $0.50 per $1,000 assessed valuation for 2011 and each year thereafter. Due to Levy Lid Lift of the Regular Property Tax Levy for Emergency Medical increasing assessed valuation and a state law limiting the rate, the annual Care and Services levy rate has decreased, with the 2018 levy rate reduced to $0.39. This proposition would implement a 6-year levy lid lift to restore the regular The Mukilteo City Council adopted Resolution 2018-12 proposing an property tax levy rate from $0.39 to $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation increase in the City’s Emergency Medical Services property tax levy by for collection in 2019. This proposition is presented to voters to provide lifting the levy limit as authorized in RCW 84.55.050. This proposition the opportunity to temporarily lift the statutory tax levy limitation in order to would permit the City to levy for collection in 2019, and for fi ve years maintain the current level of emergency medical services. thereafter, an EMS property tax levy at a rate not to exceed $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation which is the same rate authorized If approved, this proposition would authorize the City to reinstate the rate for collection in 2011. The limit factor for each ensuing year shall not of up to $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for collection beginning in exceed 106%. The 2024 levy dollar amount would be used to compute 2019 and for fi ve years thereafter, and limits levy increases to 6% for 2020 subsequent levy limits under Chapter 84.55 RCW. through 2024. The 2024 levy dollar amount would be used to compute subsequent levy limits under state law. If approved, this proposition would Should this proposition be approved? increase property taxes approximately $4.25 per month for the average home ($494,400) based on assessed valuation in 2018. Yes No

Argument For Argument Against

Mukilteo Fire and Emergency Medical Services serve our ever-growing The same Fire Department personnel respond to fi re and EMS calls. There community 24 hours a day. The services they provide are instrumental in an are no separate EMS employees. emergency situation for the best possible outcome. With a continued demand for services, funds are needed. Fire Department costs have not increased much--$14,000 in 2017 and only $95,000 total increase since 2014. The law requires EMS tax to fund only This levy is not a new tax, it is supporting what the voters have already asked EMS costs. Total Fire Department costs are allocated between fi re and EMS for. We are asking voters to authorize a permeant property tax levy for with very large annual increased allocations of cost to EMS. EMS allocations emergency medical care and services within the city. are now $500,000 more annually than in 2014. The fi re service portion of total Fire Department cost has decreased a similar amount. When you support this proposition, you are cementing your ongoing support to our local Fire and E.M.S. fi rst responders. For our city to continue to Costs allocated to fi re service are paid by the General Fund. EMS allocations function at the high level of service we need and have come to expect from are paid by the EMS Fund. The City overspends its General Fund “balanced” our fi refi ghters and E.M.S. staff , we ask you to support this levy. Budget every year by large amounts. By allocating large additional amounts to EMS the General Fund pays less for fi re service cost leaving more money Our Fire District provides a multitude of essential services that we all don’t for new pet projects. In 2015-2016 EMS still had surplus funds after paying think about until we need them. From small emergencies to large the large amount of additional Fire Department cost allocated to EMS. EMS emergencies, we count on them to be skillfully trained with the best possible transferred its remaining $352,000 to the General Fund. equipment on hand to combat any number of situations. This funding will continue to provide the current level of service, fi re safety education, The proposed 28% increase in EMS tax is $500,000, annually. The City can community outreach and prepare for natural disasters that our city needs. transfer up to approximately $564,000 annually from EMS to the General Fund. Transfers like those in 2015-2016 using a loophole in the EMS law. Please vote YES to support your fi refi ghters and E.M.S. EMS has more than enough money to pay for EMS if the City stops allocating fi ctitious cost increases to EMS each year and stops transferring EMS funds Statement prepared by Tina Over. to the General Fund.

Voting “NO” will not impact our excellent service.

Statement prepared by Charlie Pancerzewski.

Rebuttal to Argument For Rebuttal to Argument For

Mayor/Council strategy is to convince voters to approve these EMS taxes No statement submitted. fi rst.

Then they can increase property taxes up to 11%, $500,000 annually, without voter approval using the 1% annual property tax increases that have been carried over - not previously used. Water/sewer fees can be increased 4%, about $250,000 annually. If they fi rst raise these taxes without voter approval, they say it’s less likely taxpayers would then subsequently vote to increase EMS taxes.

Statement prepared by Charlie Pancerzewski.

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Ciity of f Marysvill e Ci ty of f Marysvill e Ci ty of f Marysville ill Fire District 5 Fire District 16 Proposition No. 1 Proposition No. 1

Four Year Excess Levy for Maintenance and Operations Property Tax Levy for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services

The Board of Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 5 adopted The Board of Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 16 adopted Resolution 2018-02 concerning a proposition to adequately fi nance District Resolution No. 218 concerning a proposition to maintain and adequately maintenance and operation costs. This proposition would authorize the fund District operations. This proposition would restore the District’s District to levy a property tax in the amount of $450,000.00 per year for regular property tax levy to $1.00 per $1,000 of assessed value to be four consecutive years beginning in 2018 to be collected in each year levied in 2018 and collected in 2019. The funds would be used to maintain following at an approximate levy rate of $.46 per thousand of assessed fi re protection and emergency medical services, improve volunteer valuation, with the actual levy rate to be based on assessed values at the recruitment and training, replace equipment and facilities and provide for time of the levies. The funds will support fi re protection and emergency fi refi ghter safety. The dollar amount of the 2018 levy shall serve as the medical services, facilities, maintenance, staffi ng and operations. base for computing the limitations for subsequent levies as provided in chapter 84.55 RCW. Should this proposition be approved? Should this proposition be: Yes No Approved Rejected

Explanatory Statement Explanatory Statement

If approved by the voters, the District will be authorized to levy a Snohomish County Fire District 16, Lake Roesiger Fire Department, provides maintenance and operations excess levy in the sum of $450,000 dollars fi re protection and emergency medical services. This proposition restores per year for a temporary four-year period. Such levy will replace the current the property tax levy rate to the previously approved $1.00 per thousand of $625,000 excess levy, a reduction of $175,000 per year, and is in addition to assessed valuation. the District’s regular and EMS tax levies. The District estimates that the tax levy rate necessary to generate these funds in 2018 for collection in 2019 The restored revenues will allow the District to maintain an eff ective level will be approximately $.46 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. In of services by addressing increased call volumes and operational costs, subsequent years the levy rate will decrease if assessed values increase. replacing expired safety equipment, funding advanced life support EMS and improving volunteer fi refi ghter recruitment and training. The cost of operating a fi re department that provides fi re prevention, fi re protection and emergency medical services increases every year. With If the levy is approved, the maximum tax per $100,000 assessed valuation assessed values in the District currently below 2009 levels, the District is would not exceed $100.00 or approximately $8.33 per month for fi re not able to maintain its service levels within the limitations of the District’s protection and emergency medical services. regular tax levy. This maintenance and operations levy will provide the funds necessary to maintain service levels.

If the levy is approved, the maximum tax per $100,000.00 assessed valuation is estimated not to exceed $46.00 each year or approximately and additional $3.83 per month for fi re protection and emergency medical services.

Argument For Argument For

Fellow Citizens of Fire District 5 Despite being a volunteer fi re department made up of your neighbors, Snohomish County Fire District No. 16 (Lake Roesiger) provides Serving people is the sole purpose of our Fire District. We know the value of professional-level service, earning homeowners’ insurance ratings equal to having our Firefi ghters available to our families, friends and to us. We expect, those of our neighboring full-time staff ed fi re departments. and receive this vital service at all times day and night, on Christmas and all holidays, in bad weather and during natural disasters. The Fire District is now asking for restored funding, of $1.00 per thousand of assessed value. Voters previously approved this levy amount, but limits We also know this service has a cost, which is why our Fire District is asking on tax levies from previous initiatives have pushed the current limit on the us to renew the existing four year Maintenance and Operations Levy. The district’s property tax assessment to barely half of that amount. District is aware of the tax burden on families and those with fi xed incomes and asks only for what they need. This is not a tax increase; this levy Currently, we have the lowest tax rate in Snohomish County. Approval of this request, while necessary, is $175,000 per year less than the present levy. If measure would only move us one spot up, to the second lowest of twenty in this modest request is approved, total tax revenue received by the Fire the County. We would still be signifi cantly lower, by about half, than the rates District in 2019 will be less than taxes collected today. of neighboring districts.

Our Fire District responded to 1200 emergency calls in 2017, approximately Expenses have been rising more than tax levy assessments are able to. 80% of calls are medical. The expectation is for call volume to rise, partly Advanced Life Support medical calls are becoming particularly expensive. due to growth, but also because of climate change, wildland fi res, the opioid The costs of necessary life-safety fi refi ghting equipment have also risen and epidemic and new viral illnesses, all of which must be addressed. our fi refi ghters already rely on equipment which has expired, or will shortly expire. Safety equipment needs to be replaced. Approximately 70% of taxes received are used to pay for District personnel. We need these highly skilled, well equipped, compassionate fi refi ghters when Unfortunately, the District’s expenses currently exceed the property tax we call 911. receipts. Right now, the district has to rely on non-guaranteed outside funding, like grants and contract wildland fi refi ghting, for operating funds. Our fi refi ghters will be there for us if we are there for them. Please join the Committee by voting Yes for Fire and Life Safety. We urge you to vote yes on this proposition, to restore funding, and to secure Fire District 16’s future ability to continue providing professional service to our residents. Our fi re taxes will remain among the lowest in the County. Statement prepared by Michael Z. Ingalls, Roger E. Knowlton, and Aaron P. Day. Statement prepared by Jed Nannery, Justin Johnson, and Chad Olson.

Argument Against Argument Against

After repeated recruitment attempts, no volunteers against the ballot After repeated recruitment attempts, no volunteers against the ballot measure came forward to write a statement. measure came forward to write a statement.

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Fire District 19 Fire District 21 Proposition No. 1 Proposition No. 1

Emergency Medical Service Levy Lid Lift Fire and Emergency Medical Services Property Tax Levy

The Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire Protection District No. 19, The Board of Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 21 adopted Snohomish County, Washington adopted Resolution No. 2018-5 Resolution No. 2018-03 concerning a proposition to maintain and fund concerning restoration of the EMS Levy previously approved by voters. operations, facilities and staffi ng. This proposition would authorize the If approved, this proposition would restore the District’s EMS Levy to District to establish its regular property tax levy at $1.30 per $1,000 of $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed value within the District to be levied in 2018 assessed value to be levied in 2018 and collected in 2019. The funds and collected in 2019. The increased revenues would be used solely to will fi nance improved fi re protection operations, replace apparatus and provide emergency medical services as set forth under RCW 84.52.069. equipment, provide staffi ng and increase emergency medical service The dollar amount of the 2018 levy shall serve as the base for the levels. The dollar amount of the 2018 levy shall serve as the base for the purpose of computing the limitations for subsequent levies as provided by purpose of computing the limitations for subsequent levies as provided by chapter 84.55 RCW. chapter 84.55 RCW.

Should this proposition be: Should this proposition be:

Approved Approved Rejected Rejected

Explanatory Statement Explanatory Statement

Proposition 1 will authorize the District to restore its emergency medical This measure establishes the levy for Fire District 21 to be established at service levy to the maximum statutory rate of $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed $1.30 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. This levy is the primary source of value for collection in 2019. The voters previously approved a permanent funding for fi re and emergency medical services provided by Fire District 21. emergency medical service levy under RCW 84.52.069 at the maximum State limitations on funding increases do not allow Fire District 21 to keep rate of $0.50 in 2011. Because of the statutory 1% limitation on property tax up with increasing labor and operational costs. Passage of Proposition No.1 increases, the District’s current levy rate is $0.42897. will allow the Fire District to set the levy rate at $1.30 per $1,000 of assessed valuation as otherwise authorized by law and will provide funding for Fire Due to population growth, increased demand for services, and increasing District 21 to continue to provide a consistent level of fi re and emergency costs of operations, the District’s current levy rate is inadequate. Approval medical services to its residents. would allow the District to pay for the increased expenses required to provide emergency medical services essential and necessary for the protection of the public health, life and property of its residents.

If the levy restoration is approved, the tax per $100,000 of assessed valuation in 2019 would increase by $7.10 per year or approximately $0.59 per month for emergency medical services. The 2019 levy amount for emergency medical services will be used to calculate subsequent levy limits.

Argument For Argument For

In 2001, initiative 747 was authorized limiting the Fire District to a 1% annual Snohomish County Fire District No. 21 is the largest in Snohomish County, increase. Prior to I-747 the annual levy increase was capped at 6% which covering approximately 80 square miles. The District was established in 1960 allowed the District to maintain viable services and rarely have to seek a “Lid with a fi re tax authority of 1.00/ 1000.00 of assessed value. Due to levy lid Lift”. I-747 was intended to give a vote back to the citizens of the community restrictions over the last 58 years, the District currently receives .50/1000.00 requiring the taxing authority to ask for community support for any additional for fi re tax. The maximum rate allowed by voter approval is 1.50/1000.00 as- increases. sessed value.

Call volumes continue to grow annually with the district experiencing a 30 The District is asking for voter approval to raise its taxing authority to percent increase since 2011. Daily operating expenses continue to outpace 1.30/1000.00. With this approval, the District can meet the task of service the 1% increase allowed by the state law. By authorizing this “Lid Lift” the Fire and protection required by the entire district. District will be able to maintain the increased demand for emergency medical services and allow the fi refi ghters who serve to continue to deliver The South and West side of the District is currently protected by the City of dependable and professional service to our community. Arlington for fi re service, with a contract that has never exceeded 50,000.00 per year. Recent actions by the City Council show the City expects to raise Prop. 1 is not a new tax - it restores the existing EMS Levy rate to the same this amount to ~300,000.00 per year. With the enormous growth expected on rate approved by voters back in 2011: .50 cents per $1,000 of assessed the south side of the district, the need is evident for a fi re station on property property value. To bring this levy rate from .43 cents back up to .50 cents the District has purchased on Burn Hill. This new station will require staffi ng would amount to an increase of $1.75 per month for a home valued at and equipment. $300,000. The north-side of the district is protected by the only fi re station, in Arlington As a fellow community member we ask that you join us in supporting our Fire Heights. Built in 1973 as a volunteer station, it remained so until volunteer Department and vote YES to restore the EMS levy to its previously approved recruitment could not keep pace. The station meeting room has been amount. converted to living quarters for staff .

In passing this levy, please recognize we are talking about fi re tax, not EMS Statement prepared by Ken Christoferson, Robin G. Sather, and Willow M. (Emergency Medical Services) tax. This is collected under a separate levy Payne. and amount.

Statement prepared by Ted Pfeiff er and Laura Hofmann.

Argument Against Argument Against

After repeated recruitment attempts, no volunteers against the ballot After repeated recruitment attempts, no volunteers against the ballot measure came forward to write a statement. measure came forward to write a statement.

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Fiiiire District 7 Fiiiire District 7 Fire District 24 Lake Stevens Fire Proposition No. 1 Proposition No. 1

Proposition Authorizing Property Tax Levy Property Tax Levy for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services

The Board of Commissioners of Snohomish/Skagit County Fire Protection The Board of Commissioners of Lake Stevens Fire adopted Resolution District No. 24 adopted Resolution No. 2018-01 concerning a regular No. 2018-05 concerning a proposition to maintain and adequately fund property tax levy for maintenance and operations. This proposition would District operations. This proposition would authorize the District to restore authorize the District to levy a regular property tax in an amount not to its regular property tax to $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed value to be levied exceed $1.25 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation to be levied in 2018 for in 2018 and collected in 2019. The funds would be used to maintain fi re collection in 2019. The dollar amount of the 2018 levy shall serve as the protection and emergency medical services, support staffi ng, replace base for the purpose of computing the limitations for subsequent levies as equipment and facilities and provide for fi refi ghter safety. The dollar provided by chapter 84.55 RCW. amount of the 2018 levy shall serve as the base for computing limitations for subsequent levies as provided by chapter 84.55 RCW. Should this proposition be: Should this proposition be: Approved Rejected Approved Rejected

Explanatory Statement Explanatory Statement

Darrington Fire District 24 provides fi re protection and emergency medical Lake Stevens Fire provides fi re protection and emergency medical services services to its citizens in Snohomish and Skagit Counties. This proposition to its citizens. This proposition will authorize the District to restore its regular will authorize the District to establish its regular real property tax levy rate real property tax levy rate (which is currently approximately $1.23 per (which is currently approximately $0.66 per thousand of assessed valuation) thousand of assessed valuation) to $1.50 per thousand dollars of assessed to a levy rate of $1.25 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. valuation.

The District’s Board of Commissioners has determined that establishing The District’s Board of Commissioners has determined that restoring the the levy rate at $1.25 per $1,000 is necessary to maintain an eff ective level levy rate to $1.50 per $1,000 is necessary to maintain an eff ective level of services, fi refi ghter/EMT staffi ng, recruitment and training of volunteers, of services, fi refi ghter staffi ng, equipment and facilities in light of rising equipment and facilities in light of rising costs. Approval of this measure costs. Approval of this measure will allow the District to maintain the level will allow the District to maintain and improve the level of fi re protection of fi re protection and emergency medical services. If the levy is approved, and emergency medical services. If the levy is approved, the District would the District would assess the new rate in 2018 for collection in 2019. In assess the new rate in 2018 for collection in 2019. In subsequent years, subsequent years, absent further voter approval, increases will be subject to absent further voter approval, increases will be subject to the statutory one the statutory one percent limit. percent limit over the amount levied in 2018. If the levy is approved, the maximum tax per $100,000 assessed valuation If the levy is approved, the maximum tax per $100,000 assessed valuation would not exceed $150.00 each year or approximately $12.50 per month for would not exceed $125.00 each year or approximately $10.41 per month for fi re protection and emergency medical services. fi re protection and emergency medical services.

Argument For Argument For

Our fi re district staff is committed to keeping up with the increasing public Vote YES to Maintain Fire and Emergency Services safety needs of our great community. They accomplish this with a workforce of highly dedicated volunteer Firefi ghter/EMT responders and a small support Lake Stevens Fire is asking the community to restore funding for fi re and staff . The amount of calls that they handle have increased over 60% emergency services by returning the fi re levy to $1.50 per $1,000 of throughout the last six years (380 calls in 2011 to 625 in 2017). The fi re assessed property value. The fi re levy provides a majority of funding for life district hasn’t asked for a fi re levy increase in over 20 years. However, the saving services in our community and has fallen to $1.23 per $1,000 as district’s commitment to the community has not decreased. property values have risen. This “lid” limits the fi re district to approximately the same amount of revenue per year. The costs to train, equip, and support our volunteers continue to go up due to the increased amount of calls, training requirements to keep them sharp in The problem is that the call for fi re and emergency services continue to rise their skills, and other operational costs to keep the fi re district going strong, higher than the revenue collected by the fi re district. Emergency calls have such as utilities, vehicle/station maintenance, insurance, and more. We have increased by more than 31.5% in fi ve years. Our fi re district needs additional been blessed as a community to received grants and donations for our fi re staffi ng to maintain adequate response times and emergency service levels district to purchase necessary vehicles and equipment, but we cannot rely on for our community. funding that isn’t guaranteed. The lid lift would return the fi re levy to $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed property There is something special about having a volunteer fi re department where value, and cost the owner of a $325,000 home $7.31 per month ($87.75 per neighbors help neighbors who routinely give back to us as a community in year). This amount is suffi cient to maintain daily operations and emergency more ways than can be listed. We need to sustain and cherish this well into service levels for our community with additional staffi ng. the future. Our volunteers take care of us 24/7. We need to band together as a community and make sure that we continue to support them in return. Statement prepared by John Spencer, Dan Lorentzen, and Ray Mitchell.

Statement prepared by Peter Selvig, Trudy LaDouceur, and Bill Walter.

Argument Against Argument Against

After repeated recruitment attempts, no volunteers against the ballot After repeated recruitment attempts, no volunteers against the ballot measure came forward to write a statement. measure came forward to write a statement.

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South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue RFA

Proposition No. 1 Ballot Drop Box or Mailbox Emergency Medical Services Property Tax Levy The choice is yours! Will the South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue Regional Fire Authority be authorized to impose regular property tax levies of $0.50 or less per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation for each of ten consecutive years beginning in 2018, and for such levies to supersede the existing emergency medical services levies of the city of Lynnwood and Fire District 1, to provide funding for emergency medical services?

Yes No

Explanatory Statement

In August 2017, voters in the City of Lynnwood and Snohomish County Fire District 1 formed a regional fi re authority, known as South County Fire, to improve emergency services.

That vote funded South County Fire with a fi re levy of $1.50 per $1,000 of Postage is paid on return envelopes for the assessed property value. The next step calls for replacing two existing levies 2018 Primary and General Elections. for emergency medical service (EMS) levied separately by the City and the Fire District with a single, uniform EMS levy paid to South County Fire.

The EMS levy would be capped at 50-cents per $1,000 of assessed property value, the same amount approved by voters before in both the City and Fire District.

Emergency call volumes have increased 34 percent in the last fi ve years. EMS accounts for 85% of all calls. More calls mean added costs for personnel, apparatus, maintenance, medical supplies and equipment. Funding also will be used to purchase and staff another ambulance to respond during peak call times.

Approving an EMS levy of 50 cents will maintain emergency service levels and continue both basic and advanced life support-the highest standard of care possible for area residents.

Argument For

Vote Yes on Proposition 1.

In 2017, the voters in Lynnwood and Fire District 1 approved a plan forming a regional fi re authority to improve service for area residents. The regional fi re authority is called South County Fire (SCF). Proposition 1 will restore funding for SCF to ensure excellent emergency medical service (EMS).

EMS saves lives. Paul Marquez’s life was saved by the quick work of our paramedics. Paul worked at Boeing, and one night at home in Silver Firs he had a heart attack. The paramedics arrived quickly, gave him medications, and rushed him to the hospital. They were able to save Paul from heart damage and certain death. That was 13 years ago, and Paul is now living a full life playing with his grandchildren and volunteering at their schools.

The paramedics in the EMS program are here to serve you, just as they did Paul. 85% of SCF’s calls for service are for EMS. Call volume has increased 34 % in the last 5 years. We need more personnel to meet this demand. If you hear from us about a signature Proposition 1 would restore the EMS levy rate to 50 cents per $1000 of as- sessed property value, the same amount previously approved by voters. The issue... levy dollars will go to protect the high level of service we expect from our EMS. The Journal of Emergency Medical Services recently recognized our program as a top innovator. EMS saved Paul’s life, and it could save yours, Please respond. or someone dear to you. To learn more visit www.southsnofi re.org.

The sooner you reply, the sooner we can count your ballot. Statement prepared by Jim Kenny, M. Christopher Boyer, and Paul Marquez.

Argument Against Contact us at (425) 388-3444 After repeated recruitment attempts, no volunteers against the ballot measure came forward to write a statement.

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