State Representative, 29th Legislative District · Position 2

Joe Bushnell

Candidate for State Representative, 29th Legislative District, Position 2

Prefers Democratic Party

Background

Occupation: Tacoma deputy mayor and city council member
Campaign website: joebushnell.com

Deputy mayor of Tacoma and member of the Tacoma City Council; former chair of the South Tacoma Neighborhood Council and Tacoma Public Utilities board member. U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant and combat veteran.

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Photo: Washington Secretary of State, Online Voters' Guide

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

Proposes expanding working-family and senior tax breaks
Issues
Campaign website · Vote Bushnell · joebushnell.com
“cutting taxes for regular people by expanding the Working Families Tax Credit and making more households eligible for the Senior Property Tax Exemption”
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Public safety

Supports more community policing
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Campaign website · Vote Bushnell · joebushnell.com
“We need more community policing to ensure that everyone feels safe in their neighborhood or visiting business districts.”
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Economy & jobs

Proposes anti-price-gouging and anti-corruption legislation
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I'll introduce anti-corruption, anti-price-gouging legislation, and I'll champion Universal Healthcare for all.”
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Led work to raise Tacoma's minimum wage
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“As Deputy Mayor, I'm leading the work to raise Tacoma's minimum wage.”
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Health & human services

Supports universal health care
Issues
Campaign website · Vote Bushnell · joebushnell.com
“I fully support universal healthcare for all.”
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Pledges to vote to protect access to reproductive health care
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Campaign website · Vote Bushnell · joebushnell.com
“I will always vote to protect the right to choose and access to reproductive healthcare”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Joe Bushnell on them.

Environment & parksNo documented position found.
Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

All sources (5)

Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election (statewide and district contests)
Election filing · Washington Secretary of State · voter.votewa.gov
Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election: Pierce County
Election filing · Washington Secretary of State · voter.votewa.gov
General Election Provisional / Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026
Election filing · Pierce County Auditor · piercecountywa.gov
Issues
Campaign website · Vote Bushnell · joebushnell.com
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov

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