State

State Representative, 29th 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

Joe Bushnell

Prefers Democratic Party

Tacoma deputy mayor and city council member

The gist

Supports universal health care
Proposes anti-price-gouging and anti-corruption legislation
Proposes expanding working-family and senior tax breaks
Led work to raise Tacoma's minimum wage
Supports more community policing
Pledges to vote to protect access to reproductive health care

More about Joe

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Supports universal health care
Issues
Campaign website · Vote Bushnell · joebushnell.com
“I fully support universal healthcare for all.”
Proposes anti-price-gouging and anti-corruption legislation
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
“I'll introduce anti-corruption, anti-price-gouging legislation, and I'll champion Universal Healthcare for all.”
Proposes expanding working-family and senior tax breaks
Issues
Campaign website · Vote Bushnell · joebushnell.com
“cutting taxes for regular people by expanding the Working Families Tax Credit and making more households eligible for the Senior Property Tax Exemption”
Led work to raise Tacoma's minimum wage
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
“As Deputy Mayor, I'm leading the work to raise Tacoma's minimum wage.”
Supports more community policing
Issues
Campaign website · Vote Bushnell · joebushnell.com
“We need more community policing to ensure that everyone feels safe in their neighborhood or visiting business districts.”
Pledges to vote to protect access to reproductive health care
Issues
Campaign website · Vote Bushnell · joebushnell.com
“I will always vote to protect the right to choose and access to reproductive healthcare”

Patrick Stickney

Prefers Democratic Party

Senior policy and legislative affairs advisor, Washington State Office of Equity

The gist

Supports more opportunities to unionize and fair wages
Supports protecting Apple Health and moving toward universal health care
Pledges to protect Apple Health users' data privacy
Supports co-response models and restorative justice for youth
Supports funding for local public defense caseload standards
Supports a just transition to clean energy

More about Patrick

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Supports more opportunities to unionize and fair wages
Priorities
Campaign website · People for Patrick Stickney · votestickney.com
“Patrick supports increasing opportunities for unionization, fair wages, and protecting the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of all workers”
Supports protecting Apple Health and moving toward universal health care
Priorities
Campaign website · People for Patrick Stickney · votestickney.com
“We must also work toward real universal healthcare and an affordable system that covers our care needs.”
Pledges to protect Apple Health users' data privacy
Priorities
Campaign website · People for Patrick Stickney · votestickney.com
“Patrick will continue to work to protect the privacy of Apple Health users”
Supports co-response models and restorative justice for youth
Priorities
Campaign website · People for Patrick Stickney · votestickney.com
“we must invest in co-response models, prioritize restorative justice for our youth”
Supports funding for local public defense caseload standards
Priorities
Campaign website · People for Patrick Stickney · votestickney.com
“our cities and counties are struggling to fund new caseload standards, and we need to make sure the resources are there”
Supports a just transition to clean energy
Priorities
Campaign website · People for Patrick Stickney · votestickney.com
“support a just transition to a clean energy future, and prevent consequences such as wildfire damage and water shortages”

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