Rodney "Star" Thornley
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 educator association representative
Background
- 35 years with the Lake Washington Education Association; two-time State WEA representative. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Past two-term president of the PNBOA Officials Association. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Studied at Seattle Central Community College, Seattle Pacific College and the University of Washington. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- First-time candidate running as an independent. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
In their own words
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- Washington State citizenship for undocumented residents source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- A three-year college path source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Fiscal accountability and independence from party politics source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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