State

State Representative, 34th 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

Mary Anito

Prefers Democratic Party

Engineer and operations executive; home renovator

The gist

Supports balancing the budget while funding core services
Supports universal health care such as the Washington Health Trust
Proposes funding special education without the enrollment cap
Supports universal background checks and secure firearm storage
Proposes eviction prevention and a housing progress dashboard
Proposes streamlined licensing and funding access for entrepreneurs

More about Mary

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Supports balancing the budget while funding core services
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
“Fiscal responsibility and strong public investment are not mutually exclusive.”
Supports universal health care such as the Washington Health Trust
Mary for Washington
Campaign website · Mary Anito campaign · maryforwa.com
“She supports efforts toward universal healthcare, such as The Washington Health Trust”
Proposes funding special education without the enrollment cap
Mary for Washington
Campaign website · Mary Anito campaign · maryforwa.com
“special education without the arbitrary enrollment cap”
Supports universal background checks and secure firearm storage
Mary for Washington
Campaign website · Mary Anito campaign · maryforwa.com
“universal background checks so no sale happens with no questions asked”
Proposes eviction prevention and a housing progress dashboard
Mary for Washington
Campaign website · Mary Anito campaign · maryforwa.com
“prevent evictions before they happen, and use a centralized data dashboard to track progress”
Proposes streamlined licensing and funding access for entrepreneurs
Mary for Washington
Campaign website · Mary Anito campaign · maryforwa.com
“streamline licensing, cut unnecessary barriers, and expand access to funding”

Joe Fitzgibbon

Prefers Democratic PartyIncumbent

House Majority Leader

The gist

Led passage of the millionaires' tax and tax cuts
Sponsored housing legislation to build more homes near transit
Supports preserving transit and ferry service
Pledges better school funding
Sponsored changes to the Climate Commitment Act's auction price controlsIn office
Sponsored a law on the clean fuels programIn office

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

More about Joe

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Led passage of the millionaires' tax and tax cuts
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 led passage of landmark tax reform — a millionaires' tax paired with tax cuts for working families and small businesses.”
Sponsored housing legislation to build more homes near transit
Joe Fitzgibbon for State Representative
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Fitzgibbon · joefitzgibbon.com
“Joe sponsored major housing legislation to help cities create more housing near transit, modernize local planning, and increase housing supply statewide.”
Supports preserving transit and ferry service
Joe Fitzgibbon for State Representative
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Fitzgibbon · joefitzgibbon.com
“He also fought to preserve critical transit and ferry service for communities including West Seattle, south Seattle, White Center, and Vashon Island.”
Pledges better school funding
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'm fighting for safe communities, better school funding, affordable clean energy, fair taxes, and a sustainable future”
Sponsored changes to the Climate Commitment Act's auction price controls
HB 1975 (2025-26), bill summary
Government record · Washington State Legislature · app.leg.wa.gov
“Amending the climate commitment act by adjusting auction price containment mechanisms and ceiling prices”
Sponsored a law on the clean fuels program
HB 1409 (2025-26), bill summary
Government record · Washington State Legislature · app.leg.wa.gov
“Concerning the clean fuels program.”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 8 issues covered in this race.