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State Representative, 15th 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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Reedy BergWashington Secretary of State, Online Voters' Guide

Reedy Berg

Prefers Republican Party

Middle school teacher; Yakima deputy mayor

The gist

  • Supports repealing the Climate Commitment Act.
  • Proposes cutting the state sales tax rate.
  • Opposes the capital gains income tax.
  • Supports farm overtime flexibility during harvest.
  • Supports requiring treatment for housing assistance.
  • Supports fully funding law enforcement.
  • Supports funding basic education with local levy control.
  • Supports parents' right to know what schools teach.
More about Reedy
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  1. Supports repealing the Climate Commitment Act.

    Reedy Berg for WA State House (campaign website)

    Campaign website · reedyberg.com

    “Reedy will fight to repeal it.”
  2. Proposes cutting the state sales tax rate.

    Reedy Berg for WA State House (campaign website)

    Campaign website · reedyberg.com

    “Cutting the state sales tax by just 1/10% returns roughly $300 million per year to Washington consumers.”
  3. Opposes the capital gains income tax.

    Reedy Berg for WA State House (campaign website)

    Campaign website · reedyberg.com

    “Reedy also opposes the new capital gains income tax”
  4. Supports farm overtime flexibility during harvest.

    Reedy Berg for WA State House (campaign website)

    Campaign website · reedyberg.com

    “He also supports giving farmers overtime flexibility, including raising the threshold to 48 hours or providing OT exemptions during peak harvest periods”
  5. Supports requiring treatment for housing assistance.

    Reedy Berg for WA State House (campaign website)

    Campaign website · reedyberg.com

    “Reedy supports amending the program to require treatment as a condition of housing assistance.”
  6. Supports fully funding law enforcement.

    Reedy Berg for WA State House (campaign website)

    Campaign website · reedyberg.com

    “Reedy supports fully funding law enforcement, opposing reckless criminal justice rollbacks”
  7. Supports funding basic education with local levy control.

    Berg, Foster and Hallock running for District 15 state House seat

    Candidate questionnaire · Yakima Herald-Republic · yakimaherald.com

    “I support fully funding basic education while demanding transparency, accountability and local control over levies and spending priorities.”
  8. Supports parents' right to know what schools teach.

    Reedy Berg for WA State House (campaign website)

    Campaign website · reedyberg.com

    “Reedy believes parents have the right to know what their children are being taught”
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Liz HallockWashington Secretary of State, Online Voters' Guide

Liz Hallock

Prefers No Kings Party

Family lawyer

The gist

  • Opposes restrictions on reproductive rights.
  • Supports reducing economic inequality.
  • Pledges to protect Yakima residents from the current president.
  • Supports protecting the environment for future generations.
  • Opposes policies she says terrorize immigrants.
More about Liz
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  1. Opposes restrictions on reproductive rights.

    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

    “Reproductive rights are being gutted.”
  2. Supports reducing economic inequality.

    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

    “For the rest of us, economic inequality is at its peak.”
  3. Pledges to protect Yakima residents from the current president.

    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

    “protect Yakima residents from the King in the White House”
  4. Supports protecting the environment for future generations.

    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

    “Our environment and our children's futures are being destroyed.”
  5. Opposes policies she says terrorize immigrants.

    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

    “to justify endless wars and to terrorize immigrants”

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