Kelabe Tewolde
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
- Nonprofit leadership development director
Background
- Associate director of leadership development at Rainier Scholars since 2018. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Seattle Planning Commissioner since 2020. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- B.A. in Political Science, Colgate University. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- First-time candidate; previously interned for U.S. Senator Patty Murray. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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- Housing affordability and quality child care source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Interest limits on medical debt source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Early interventions that keep kids learning source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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