State

State Representative, 39th 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

Ida Keeley

Prefers Democratic Party

Consultant; former juvenile court administrator

The gist

Supports measuring program results and holding contractors accountable
Supports expanding career-technical education and apprenticeships
Supports full state funding including special education
Supports law enforcement alongside behavioral health and prevention
Supports prevailing wage and strong labor standards
Supports a fairer tax system and affordable childcare
Supports investment in roads, broadband and clean energy

More about Ida

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Supports measuring program results and holding contractors accountable
Priorities – Ida Keeley
Campaign website · idaforwa.com
“measure whether programs are actually working, and hold agencies and contractors accountable for results”
Supports expanding career-technical education and apprenticeships
Priorities – Ida Keeley
Campaign website · idaforwa.com
“Ida supports expanding career and technical education, registered apprenticeships, community and technical colleges”
Supports full state funding including special education
Priorities – Ida Keeley
Campaign website · idaforwa.com
“that commitment must include special education, early learning, and the professionals who serve our students”
Supports law enforcement alongside behavioral health and prevention
Priorities – Ida Keeley
Campaign website · idaforwa.com
“Ida will support law enforcement and first responders while investing in behavioral health, treatment, services for victims, violence prevention”
Supports prevailing wage and strong labor standards
Priorities – Ida Keeley
Campaign website · idaforwa.com
“Ida supports registered apprenticeships, prevailing wage, strong labor standards”
Supports a fairer tax system and affordable childcare
Priorities – Ida Keeley
Campaign website · idaforwa.com
“She will fight for a fairer tax system, affordable housing and childcare, accessible healthcare”
Supports investment in roads, broadband and clean energy
Priorities – Ida Keeley
Campaign website · idaforwa.com
“Ida supports investments in roads, transportation, schools, utilities, broadband, clean energy”

Steve Ewing

Prefers Republican Party

Administrative Hearings Officer, Department of Corrections

The gist

Supports refocusing public schools on teaching reading
Opposes statewide limits on police that began in Seattle
Supports road improvements to cut traffic delays
Supports keeping state taxes low
Supported balanced budgets on the Lake Stevens council

More about Steve

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Supports refocusing public schools on teaching reading
Elect Steve Ewing our Representative
Campaign website · electsteveewing.com
“Public schools that focus on teaching. Right now, even states like Mississippi are doing a better job of teaching children”
Opposes statewide limits on police that began in Seattle
Elect Steve Ewing our Representative
Campaign website · electsteveewing.com
“Experiments that started in Seattle with unreasonable limits on police are now being pushed statewide”
Supports road improvements to cut traffic delays
Elect Steve Ewing our Representative
Campaign website · electsteveewing.com
“Public road ways that actually work, so we don't waste hundreds of hours of our lives stuck in traffic.”
Supports keeping state taxes low
Elect Steve Ewing our Representative
Campaign website · electsteveewing.com
“Taxes that are spent wisely and kept low.”
Supported balanced budgets on the Lake Stevens council
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
“Steve passed balanced budgets, opposed higher taxes, prioritized public safety, and worked for better roads.”

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