State Representative, 44th Legislative District, Position 2 · Washington 2026 General Election

Tonya Stadlman

Prefers Republican Party

Residential property manager

The gist

Supports police recruitment and retention
Proposes an annual state report on overdose deaths
Supports permit reform and growth management updates for housing
Opposes B&O tax increases on small businesses
Proposes freezing new taxes until spending is audited
Proposes performance metrics and sunset dates for state programs
Supports a direct public vote on large tax packages

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Supports police recruitment and retention
Our Priorities — Vote Tonya 44
Campaign website · tonyafor44.com
“Supporting law enforcement and restoring public safety through sustained recruitment and retention”
Proposes an annual state report on overdose deaths
Our Priorities — Vote Tonya 44
Campaign website · tonyafor44.com
“Demanding transparency on what's working and what isn't, including an annual report on overdose deaths”
Supports permit reform and growth management updates for housing
Our Priorities — Vote Tonya 44
Campaign website · tonyafor44.com
“Increasing housing supply at all levels through permit reform and growth management updates”
Opposes B&O tax increases on small businesses
Our Priorities — Vote Tonya 44
Campaign website · tonyafor44.com
“Protecting small businesses from B&O escalation and one-size-fits-all tax policy”
Proposes freezing new taxes until spending is audited
Our Priorities — Vote Tonya 44
Campaign website · tonyafor44.com
“freeze new taxes until we know where the current dollars are going”
Proposes performance metrics and sunset dates for state programs
Our Priorities — Vote Tonya 44
Campaign website · tonyafor44.com
“Every program needs a metric and a sunset.”
Supports a direct public vote on large tax packages
Our Priorities — Vote Tonya 44
Campaign website · tonyafor44.com
“including a direct say on tax packages of historic size”

April Berg

Prefers Democratic PartyIncumbent

State Representative; chair, House Finance Committee

The gist

Led 2026 tax changes easing burdens on working families
Supports updating the prototypical school funding model
Supports universal childcare treated as infrastructure
Supports Housing Trust Fund and permanent supportive housing funding
Voted for SB 6346, the 2026 tax on millionairesIn office
Sponsored 2025 law raising B&O tax on payment card processingIn office
Sponsored 2026 law giving local governments tax and fund flexibilityIn office
Sponsored 2026 law rounding cash transactions to eliminate penniesIn office

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

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Led 2026 tax changes easing burdens on working families
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
“This year I helped lead efforts to reform our tax code, reducing tax burdens on working families and small businesses”
Supports updating the prototypical school funding model
Platform — April Berg
Campaign website · aprilberg.com
“Update the Prototypical School Funding Model”
Supports universal childcare treated as infrastructure
Platform — April Berg
Campaign website · aprilberg.com
“Childcare needs to be treated as infrastructure”
Supports Housing Trust Fund and permanent supportive housing funding
Platform — April Berg
Campaign website · aprilberg.com
“Support for the Housing Trust Fund to build affordable housing”
Voted for SB 6346, the 2026 tax on millionaires
Roll calls on ESSB 6346 (establishing a tax on millionaires), 2026 regular session
Government record · Washington State Legislature · app.leg.wa.gov
“Yeas: 51 Nays: 46 Absent: 0 Excused: 1 … Voting yea: Representatives Berg, Bergquist, Bernbaum, Berry”
Sponsored 2025 law raising B&O tax on payment card processing
HB 2020 (2025–26): Payment card processing/tax
Government record · Washington State Legislature · app.leg.wa.gov
“Creating a business and occupation tax deduction and increasing the rate for persons conducting payment card processing activities.”
Sponsored 2026 law giving local governments tax and fund flexibility
HB 2442 (2025–26): Local government fund use
Government record · Washington State Legislature · app.leg.wa.gov
“Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility.”
Sponsored 2026 law rounding cash transactions to eliminate pennies
HB 2334 (2025–26): Cash transactions/pennies
Government record · Washington State Legislature · app.leg.wa.gov
“Adjusting the price of a cash transaction to eliminate the need for pennies.”