Small Business PAC Endorses 44 State Legislative Candidates

July 17, 2022

Small Business PAC Endorses 44 State Legislative Candidates

OLYMPIA, Wash., July 18, 2022—The political action committee for Washington state’s leading small-business association today announced its pre-Primary Election endorsements for seats in the state Senate and House of Representatives. In all, the NFIB Washington PAC made 44 endorsements of candidates that included NFIB members (denoted by asterisk below), incumbents, and challengers to incumbents, including a few familiar faces looking for a return to Olympia. “In the wake of government-mandated pandemic restrictions from an unending ‘state of emergency’ that shuttered thousands of small businesses – many permanently – and legislation imposing enormous new energy and transportation costs that are hindering Main Street’s economic recovery, it is essential voters know which lawmakers truly stand with small business based on their actions, not just hollow campaign promises,” said Patrick Connor, Washington state director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). “These incumbents and former state legislators earned our endorsement for taking tough votes supporting small business, even when big government, big labor, or big businesses demanded otherwise. We are proud to stand with them now, in this election, as they stood with small business during recent legislative sessions,” Connor added. Research shows voters prefer small business backed candidates to those supported by organized labor or other groups. Today’s endorsed candidates are:

LD-02, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Andrew Barkis*
LD-02, House, Pos. 2 Rep. J.T. Wilcox*
LD-04, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Rob Chase
LD-05, House, Pos. 2 former Rep. Chad Magendanz
LD-06, Senate Sen. Jeff Holy
LD-06, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Mike Volz
LD-06, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Jenny Graham
LD-07, Senate Sen. Shelly Short
LD-07, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber
LD-07, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Joel Kretz
LD-08, Senate Rep. Matt Boehnke
LD-09, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Mary Dye
LD-09, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Joe Schmick*
LD-10, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Greg Gilday*
LD-12, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Keith Goehner*
LD-12, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Mike Steele
LD-13, Senate Sen. Judy Warnick*
LD-13, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Tom Dent*
LD-13, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Alex Ybarra
LD-14, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Chris Corry
LD-14, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Gina Mosbrucker
LD-15, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Bruce Chandler
LD-16, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Mark Klicker
LD-16, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Skyler Rude
LD-17, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Paul Harris*
LD-19, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Jim Walsh
LD-19, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Joel McEntire
LD-20, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Peter Abbarno
LD-20, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Ed Orcutt
LD-25, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Kelly Chambers*
LD-25, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Cyndy Jacobsen
LD-26, Senate Rep. Jesse Young
LD-26, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Michelle Caldier
LD-30, Senate former Rep. Linda Kochmar
LD-31, Senate Sen. Phil Fortunato
LD-31, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Drew Stokesbary
LD-31, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Eric Robertson
LD-35, Senate Rep. Drew MacEwen*
LD-35, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Dan Griffey
LD-39, House, Pos. 1 Rep. Robert Sutherland
LD-39, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Carolyn Eslick
LD-42, Senate Sen. Simon Sefzik
LD-44, House, Pos. 1 former Rep. Mark Harmsworth
LD-45, House, Pos. 2 Rep. Larry Springer

The NFIB WA PAC will make further endorsements after the August 2 Primary. Early voting begins July 15. Contact: Patrick Connor, Washington State Director, patrick.connor@nfib.org or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, anthony.malandra@nfib.org 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 ### For nearly 80 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 our founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit nfib.com. NFIB Washington 111 – 21st Avenue Southwest Olympia, WA 98501 360-786-8675 NFIB.com/WA Twitter: @NFIB_WA