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State Representative, 1st Legislative District

Position 2

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Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: Each legislative district elects two state representatives (Position 1 and 2), who vote on Washington laws and the state budget.

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Cliff MoonWashington Secretary of State, Online Voters' Guide

Cliff Moon

Prefers Republican Party

Construction and small business owner

The gist

  • Supports property tax reform with senior exemptions and caps.
  • Supports fully funding local law enforcement.
  • Proposes lowering the B&O tax for small businesses.
  • Supports school funding that follows students.
  • Opposes statewide housing mandates; supports local control.
  • Supports road projects that cut commute times, including SR-522.
  • Proposes auditing state programs that are not delivering results.
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  1. Supports property tax reform with senior exemptions and caps.

    Issues — Cliff Moon for LD1

    Campaign website · cliff4ld1.com

    “Cliff supports meaningful property tax reform, senior exemptions, and caps that protect long-term homeowners from being taxed out of their homes.”
  2. Supports fully funding local law enforcement.

    Issues — Cliff Moon for LD1

    Campaign website · cliff4ld1.com

    “Cliff supports fully funding local law enforcement, restoring accountability in the courts, and investing in mental health crisis response”
  3. Proposes lowering the B&O tax for small businesses.

    Issues — Cliff Moon for LD1

    Campaign website · cliff4ld1.com

    “streamline permitting, lower the B&O tax burden on small operators”
  4. Supports school funding that follows students.

    Issues — Cliff Moon for LD1

    Campaign website · cliff4ld1.com

    “Cliff supports parental involvement, transparency in curriculum, teacher accountability, and funding models that follow students rather than systems.”
  5. Opposes statewide housing mandates; supports local control.

    Issues — Cliff Moon for LD1

    Campaign website · cliff4ld1.com

    “Cliff supports removing barriers to housing production, opposing one-size-fits-all mandates from Olympia”
  6. Supports road projects that cut commute times, including SR-522.

    Issues — Cliff Moon for LD1

    Campaign website · cliff4ld1.com

    “Cliff will prioritize transportation projects that reduce commute times, improve road safety, and connect our communities more efficiently.”
  7. Proposes auditing state programs that are not delivering results.

    Issues — Cliff Moon for LD1

    Campaign website · cliff4ld1.com

    “audit programs that aren't delivering results”
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Shelley KlobaWashington Secretary of State, Online Voters' Guide

Shelley Kloba

Prefers Democratic PartyIncumbent

State Representative; licensed health care provider

The gist

  • Proposes a registry of data brokers.
  • Sponsored the People's Privacy Act with an AI-profiling opt-out.
  • Supports closing tax loopholes to fund schools.
  • Supports health care access not tied to employment.
  • Supports weighing data centers' environmental and consumer effects.
  • Supports more frequent bus service and planning for rail.
  • Voted for the 2026 tax on income over $1 million.In office
  • Voted for the 2025 law limiting residential rent increases.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Proposes a registry of data brokers.

    Issues - Shelley Kloba for State Rep

    Campaign website · votekloba.com

    “Now I am working to create a data broker registry so that companies who are profiting off of the sale of data can be monitored”
  2. Sponsored the People's Privacy Act with an AI-profiling opt-out.

    Issues - Shelley Kloba for State Rep

    Campaign website · votekloba.com

    “The People's Privacy Act, a bill I have sponsored for several years now, includes the right for consumers to opt out of profiling”
  3. Supports closing tax loopholes to fund schools.

    Issues - Shelley Kloba for State Rep

    Campaign website · votekloba.com

    “Tax loopholes that do not serve the public interest need to be closed and that funding reallocated to the education system.”
  4. Supports health care access not tied to employment.

    Issues - Shelley Kloba for State Rep

    Campaign website · votekloba.com

    “Access to healthcare should never be tied to your employment status. It is a right, not a privilege.”
  5. Supports weighing data centers' environmental and consumer effects.

    Issues - Shelley Kloba for State Rep

    Campaign website · votekloba.com

    “these benefits must be weighed against the potential environmental harms and consumer impact”
  6. Supports more frequent bus service and planning for rail.

    Issues - Shelley Kloba for State Rep

    Campaign website · votekloba.com

    “We also need to add more frequent and reliable bus options, plan for rail”
  7. Voted for the 2026 tax on income over $1 million.

    Roll calls on SB 6346 (2025-26), Establishing a tax on millionaires

    Government record · Washington State Legislature · House, Final Passage as Amended by the House, 03-09-2026, "Voting yea" list · app.leg.wa.gov

    “Hackney, Hall, Hill, Kloba, Leavitt”
  8. Voted for the 2025 law limiting residential rent increases.

    Roll calls on EHB 1217 (2025-26), limiting residential rent and fee increases

    Government record · Washington State Legislature · House, Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee, 04-27-2025, "Voting yea" list · app.leg.wa.gov

    “Hackney, Hill, Hunt, Kloba, Lekanoff”

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