Robert (Chili) Hicks
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
- Retired Navy master chief; small business owner
Background
- Stanwood City Councilman, elected 2024. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Retired from a 21-year U.S. Navy career as a Master Chief Petty Officer; later an HR manager at Boeing and a telecommunications HR executive. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- MBA, Saint Leo University; B.A., Columbia College. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Founding president of the Boeing Employee Veteran Association; Stanwood planning commissioner. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
In their own words
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- Lower taxes and cut government waste source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Fiscal discipline and accountability source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Protect family budgets source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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