Nine senators, 35 house members win small businesses’ backing for the Primary Election
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 17, 2020—On today’s start date for Primary Election voting, the political action committee for NFIB Washington announced its endorsements of 44 incumbents for the Washington State Legislature.
The endorsements were made by NFIB Washington PAC, the political arm of NFIB Washington. The endorsements were based on each House incumbent’s voting record during the 2019-2020 legislative session. Senators were evaluated based on their full four-year term, including both the 2017-18 and 2019-20 voting records. Endorsements for candidates running in open seats or challenging an incumbent will be made after the August 4 Primary Election. Those endorsements will be made based on candidate questionnaires and interviews.
“The candidates our PAC has endorsed have a measurable and proven record they can point to when making the claim to be pro-small-business,” said Patrick Connor, Washington state director for NFIB. “Thirteen of our endorsed candidates are current or former NFIB members.” [Denoted by asterisk]
District Position Name
2 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Andrew Barkis*
2 House, Pos. 2 Rep. JT Wilcox*
4 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Bob McCaslin
4 Senate Sen. Mike Padden
6 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Mike Volz
6 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Jenny Graham
7 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber
7 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Joel Kretz
8 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Brad Klippert
8 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Matt Boehnke
9 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Mary Dye
9 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Joe Schmick*
9 Senate Sen. Mark G. Schoesler*
12 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Keith Goehner*
12 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Mike Steele
12 Senate Sen. Brad Hawkins*
13 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Tom Dent*
13 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Alex Ybarra
14 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Chris Corry
14 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Gina Mosbrucker
14 Senate Sen. Curtis P. King*
15 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Bruce Chandler
15 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Jeremie Dufault
16 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Skyler Rude
17 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Vicki Kraft
17 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Paul Harris*
17 Senate Sen. Lynda Wilson*
18 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Brandon Vick
18 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Larry Hoff
18 Senate Sen. Ann Rivers
19 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Jim Walsh
20 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Ed Orcutt
20 Senate Sen. John Braun*
25 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Kelly Chambers*
26 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Jesse L. Young
26 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Michelle Caldier
28 Senate Sen. Steve O’Ban
31 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Drew Stokesbary
35 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Dan Griffey
35 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Drew C. MacEwen*
39 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Robert J. Sutherland
39 House, Pos. 2 Rep. Carolyn Eslick
39 Senate Sen. Keith L. Wagoner
42 House, Pos. 1 Rep. Luanne Van Werven
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Keep up with the latest Washington state small-business news at www.nfib.com/washington or by following NFIB on Twitter @NFIB_WA or on Facebook @NFIB.WA
Contact: Patrick Connor, Washington State Director, 360-789-3355, [email protected]
or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, 415-640-5156, [email protected]
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For more than 77 years, NFIB has been advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven association. Since its founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit nfib.com.
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