Joe Bushnell
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.
- Current office
- Deputy Mayor of Tacoma; Tacoma City Councilmember
- Occupation
- Tacoma deputy mayor; Marine veteran
Background
- Deputy Mayor of Tacoma and Tacoma City Councilmember; first Cambodian-American councilmember in Washington's history. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant and combat veteran. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- B.A., The Evergreen State College; also attended Tacoma Community College. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Chair of the South Tacoma Neighborhood Council; Tacoma Public Utilities board member. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
In their own words
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- Raise Tacoma's minimum wage and champion universal health care source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Anti-corruption and anti-price-gouging legislation source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Fight back against federal actions that hurt families source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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