Edwin Obras
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.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, 33rd Legislative District, Position 1 (appointed December 2024; elected 2025)
- Occupation
- State representative; Seattle human services director
Background
- Appointed to the Washington State House in December 2024 and elected in 2025. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- 18 years at the Seattle Human Services Department, rising from program specialist to division director. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- B.A., University of Washington; M.P.A., Northeastern University. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Came from the Philippines as a child; past board president of the Filipino Community of Seattle. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
In their own words
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- Affordability and workers' protections; six bills passed in his first full session source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Immigrant rights source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Housing and health investments in the district source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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