Laurie Jinkins
Candidate for State Representative, 27th Legislative District, Position 1
Background
- Occupation
- Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives
- Campaign website
- lauriejinkins.com
State representative for the 27th District, elected Speaker of the House in 2020; former chair of the Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee. Senior advisor at the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and a former assistant secretary of the state Department of Health and assistant attorney general.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supports changing Washington's regressive tax system
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“health care and behavioral health services, and fixing our regressive tax system”
Public safety
Supports reducing gun violence and fighting hate crimes
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“hate crimes aren't tolerated, gun violence is reduced”
Education
Supports early learning, career training and college opportunities
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“our kids receive the early learning, career training, and college opportunities they deserve”
Housing
Supports tenant protections and more housing construction
ReportPrioritiesCampaign website · Friends of Laurie Jinkins · lauriejinkins.com
“policies protecting tenants, supporting landlords who work to keep people housed, expanding supportive housing, low-income housing construction”
Environment & parks
Proposes addressing transportation-sector emissions next on climate
ReportPrioritiesCampaign website · Friends of Laurie Jinkins · lauriejinkins.com
“our next challenge is to address Washington's biggest contributor to climate change, our transportation sector”
Health & human services
Pledges to keep reproductive rights legal and safe
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“ensure reproductive rights are legal and safe, hate crimes aren't tolerated, gun violence is reduced”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Laurie Jinkins on them.
- Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
- Government & transparencyNo 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
- 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
- Priorities
Campaign website · Friends of Laurie Jinkins · lauriejinkins.com
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