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State Representative, 37th 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.

Taxes & budget

  • Jaelynn ScottPrefers Democratic Party

    • Supports a corporate income tax and a wealth tax
  • Evon McCorklePrefers Independent Party

    No documented position found.

Public safety

  • Jaelynn ScottPrefers Democratic Party

    • Supports ending qualified immunity and independent police oversight
  • Evon McCorklePrefers Independent Party

    No documented position found.

Education

  • Jaelynn ScottPrefers Democratic Party

    No documented position found.

  • Evon McCorklePrefers Independent Party

    • Pledges to focus on education and affordable housing

Housing

  • Jaelynn ScottPrefers Democratic Party

    • Proposes lowering the rent-increase cap from 10% to 5%
    • Supports tenant and community opportunity-to-purchase laws
  • Evon McCorklePrefers Independent Party

    • Pledges to address rising costs and housing instability

Health & human services

  • Jaelynn ScottPrefers Democratic Party

    • Supports universal health coverage with no deductibles
  • Evon McCorklePrefers Independent Party

    No documented position found.

Government & transparency

  • Jaelynn ScottPrefers Democratic Party

    • Proposes statewide democracy vouchers funded by taxing the rich
    • Supports restoring voting rights to incarcerated people
  • Evon McCorklePrefers Independent Party

    • Pledges to run independent of party insiders

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; 6 issues covered in this race.