State

State Representative, 24th Legislative District

Position 2

Vote for: 1
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.

Candidates Compare by issue

Marcia Kelbon

States No Party Preference

Fire commissioner; attorney and engineer

The gist

Opposes a state tax on income.
Supports repealing the Climate Commitment Act.
Supports smaller lot sizes outside urban growth areas.
Supports restoring felony drug possession to steer people to treatment.
Supports using underused school space for child care.
Supports more state funding for aging schools and special education.
Opposes transgender girls competing on girls' sports teams.

More about Marcia

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Opposes a state tax on income.
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
“ensuring the state does not tax income”
Supports repealing the Climate Commitment Act.
State representative contenders debate issues
News coverage · Sequim Gazette · sequimgazette.com
“Kelbon was the only candidate who said she would repeal the Climate Commitment Act”
Supports smaller lot sizes outside urban growth areas.
Candidate forum for House seat centers on affordability, education
News coverage · Peninsula Daily News · peninsuladailynews.com
“to allow for smaller lot sizes outside of urban growth areas”
Supports restoring felony drug possession to steer people to treatment.
State representative contenders debate issues
News coverage · Sequim Gazette · sequimgazette.com
“Kelbon called for restoring felony drug possession to steer people into drug court and treatment”
Supports using underused school space for child care.
Candidate forum for House seat centers on affordability, education
News coverage · Peninsula Daily News · peninsuladailynews.com
“I would support the use of our public facilities that are underutilized, particularly our schools for daycare.”
Supports more state funding for aging schools and special education.
Marcia Kelbon for State Representative (campaign website)
Campaign website · electmarcia.com
“the state needs to better fund the replacement or retrofitting of aging facilities and special education services”
Opposes transgender girls competing on girls' sports teams.
Candidate forum for House seat centers on affordability, education
News coverage · Peninsula Daily News · peninsuladailynews.com
“Kelbon said she doesn't support trans girls competing on girls' sports teams.”

Kaylee Kuehn

Prefers Democratic Party

Former legislative aide and teacher

The gist

Supports continued investment in the Housing Trust Fund.
Supports expanding child care subsidy eligibility.
Supports more funding for special education.
Pledges to streamline housing permitting.
Supports milling logs in-state rather than exporting them.
Supports revisiting the state's sentencing grid.
Supports funding for rural hospitals and mobile clinics.

More about Kaylee

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Supports continued investment in the Housing Trust Fund.
Candidate forum for House seat centers on affordability, education
News coverage · Peninsula Daily News · peninsuladailynews.com
“Kuehn said she would like to see the state continue to invest in the Housing Trust Fund”
Supports expanding child care subsidy eligibility.
Candidate forum for House seat centers on affordability, education
News coverage · Peninsula Daily News · peninsuladailynews.com
“Kuehn said she likes the idea of expanding eligibility for subsidies to working families who currently earn too much to qualify.”
Supports more funding for special education.
Candidate forum for House seat centers on affordability, education
News coverage · Peninsula Daily News · peninsuladailynews.com
“she would like to see more funding for special education”
Pledges to streamline housing permitting.
State representative contenders debate issues
News coverage · Sequim Gazette · sequimgazette.com
“pledged to streamline permitting and reduce bureaucracy”
Supports milling logs in-state rather than exporting them.
State representative contenders debate issues
News coverage · Sequim Gazette · sequimgazette.com
“She wants to see logs milled in-state to support pulp and paper jobs, rather than being exported.”
Supports revisiting the state's sentencing grid.
State representative contenders debate issues
News coverage · Sequim Gazette · sequimgazette.com
“wanted to revisit the state's sentencing grid”
Supports funding for rural hospitals and mobile clinics.
Candidate forum for House seat centers on affordability, education
News coverage · Peninsula Daily News · peninsuladailynews.com
“she hopes to see money going toward rural hospitals and mobile clinics”

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