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State Representative, 31st Legislative District · Position 2
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John Bielka

Candidate for State Representative, 31st Legislative District, Position 2

Prefers Democrat Party

Background

Occupation
Civil engineer and public works director; cattle farmer
Campaign website
bielka31.com

Civil engineer and public works director with more than 30 years managing infrastructure, who has owned an excavation business and raises cattle near Orting. First-time candidate; volunteers as a career and technical education advisor at Chief Leschi Schools.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Opposes tax increases until the Legislature prioritizes spending

    Priorities

    Campaign website · John Bielka campaign · bielka31.com

    “I will not support increased taxes until the Legislature prioritizes its spending choices.”
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Public safety

  • Supports officer recruitment and stronger crisis-response systems

    Priorities

    Campaign website · John Bielka campaign · bielka31.com

    “I support recruiting and retaining well-trained officers, strong professional standards”
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Education

Housing

  • Supports ADUs, duplexes and townhomes where infrastructure allows

    Priorities

    Campaign website · John Bielka campaign · bielka31.com

    “I support adding housing where roads, utilities, and services can support it, including ADUs, duplexes, townhomes, small multifamily housing”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Proposes using Climate Commitment Act funds for flood fixes

    Priorities

    Campaign website · John Bielka campaign · bielka31.com

    “using Climate Commitment Act funding where appropriate to fix flooding problems, improve drainage, protect roads”
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  • Proposes signal timing and chokepoint fixes for traffic

    Priorities

    Campaign website · John Bielka campaign · bielka31.com

    “better incident response, improved signal timing, safer intersections, targeted chokepoint improvements”
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Health & human services

  • Supports health care price transparency and fewer surprise bills

    Priorities

    Campaign website · John Bielka campaign · bielka31.com

    “I also support price transparency, fewer surprise bills, and reforms that reduce costs without lowering quality.”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

All sources (7)

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