Derek Sarley
What this job does: Your district has two seats in the Washington House of Representatives (98 members), each its own contest. Representatives write and vote on state laws and the budget. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Public relations firm leader
Background
- Walla Walla Public Schools board member since 2015; four terms as board president; past president of the Washington State School Directors' Association. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- 25 years in small business leadership, helping grow a small PR agency into a 100-person firm. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- B.A. in Economics and Political Science, Rice University. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- A decade coaching with the Blue Mountain Girls Softball Association. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
In their own words
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- Fix the state budget and stop new taxes paired with cuts to child care and education source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Invest in working families, farms and small businesses source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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