Sharon Tomiko Santos
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, 37th Legislative District, Position 1; chair of the Education Committee
- Occupation
- State representative
Background
- State Representative and chair of the House Education Committee; member of the Finance and Consumer Protection and Business Committees. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Experience in nonprofit governance and management, including creating three nonprofit organizations, and in local government executive branch policy and community relations. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- B.A., The Evergreen State College; M.A., Northeastern University. source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Board member of Neighborhood House; founding board member of Puget Sound Public Radio (KUOW). source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
In their own words
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- Lower the cost of living while protecting essential services source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Modernize the workforce and increase housing supply source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
- Tax fairness for working families source: sos.wa.gov (Secretary of State)
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