Jim Walsh
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, 19th Legislative District, Position 1
- Occupation
- State representative; publisher
Background
- Current State Representative for the 19th District. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Owner and publisher of Silver Lake Publishing since 1998. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- B.A. cum laude, Amherst College (1986). source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Youth basketball coach at the Grays Harbor YMCA, 2006-2024. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
In their own words
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- Defend local jobs, kids, schools and neighborhoods source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Secure funding for critical infrastructure source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Oppose mandates from Olympia source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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