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State Representative, 46th Legislative District

Position 1

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

Will Dreher

Prefers Democratic Party

Attorney; former federal prosecutor

The gist

Proposes banning replacement of public-sector workers with AI
Supports regulating or halting new data center construction
Proposes a tax on AI services and products
Supports the millionaires income tax and opposes its repeal
Supports replacing the B&O tax with a corporate income tax
Supports rent stabilization while housing supply is built
Proposes funding reading and math specialists in schools
Proposes a North Seattle sex trafficking task force

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Proposes banning replacement of public-sector workers with AI
Platform - Will Dreher | Democrat for State Rep | 46th LD
Campaign website · willdreher.com
“Ban the replacement of public school teachers and other public-sector workers with AI.”
Supports regulating or halting new data center construction
Platform - Will Dreher | Democrat for State Rep | 46th LD
Campaign website · willdreher.com
“Regulate or stop the construction of new data centers to preserve climate progress and keep electricity prices sane.”
Proposes a tax on AI services and products
Platform - Will Dreher | Democrat for State Rep | 46th LD
Campaign website · willdreher.com
“Tax sales of AI services and products to help pay for AI's disruptive impacts.”
Supports the millionaires income tax and opposes its repeal
Platform - Will Dreher | Democrat for State Rep | 46th LD
Campaign website · willdreher.com
“I support the Millionaire's Income Tax ... I will fight any attempts to repeal it”
Supports replacing the B&O tax with a corporate income tax
Platform - Will Dreher | Democrat for State Rep | 46th LD
Campaign website · willdreher.com
“I support a comprehensive corporate income tax to replace Washington's Business and Occupation (B&O) tax on gross receipts”
Supports rent stabilization while housing supply is built
Platform - Will Dreher | Democrat for State Rep | 46th LD
Campaign website · willdreher.com
“Support rent stabilization laws that help renters from being priced out while housing supply is built.”
Proposes funding reading and math specialists in schools
Platform - Will Dreher | Democrat for State Rep | 46th LD
Campaign website · willdreher.com
“Fund reading and math specialists and additional educator professional development”
Proposes a North Seattle sex trafficking task force
Platform - Will Dreher | Democrat for State Rep | 46th LD
Campaign website · willdreher.com
“Creating and funding a sex trafficking law enforcement task force with an exclusive focus on sex trafficking in North Seattle.”

Gerry Pollet

Prefers Democratic PartyIncumbent

State Representative; UW School of Public Health faculty

The gist

Led effort to lift the special education funding cap
Proposes penalties for out-of-state interference with abortion access
Supports barring guns from public meetings
Supports denser housing with required affordable units
Supports cutting sales tax and making college free
Voted for SB 6346, the 2026 tax on millionairesIn office
Sponsored 2026 law requiring evidence-based reading instructionIn office
Sponsored 2025 law on consumer protections for college studentsIn office

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

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Led effort to lift the special education funding cap
Issues | Gerry Pollet for State Representative
Campaign website · gerrypollet.com
“Gerry led the effort to remove the unconscionable cap on how many students with disabilities the state funded special education for”
Proposes penalties for out-of-state interference with abortion access
Issues | Gerry Pollet for State Representative
Campaign website · gerrypollet.com
“Gerry has proposed civil and criminal penalties for out-of-state officials who attempt to interfere with access to abortion or gender-affirming care”
Supports barring guns from public meetings
Issues | Gerry Pollet for State Representative
Campaign website · gerrypollet.com
“pass legislation to bar guns from public meetings such as school board meetings”
Supports denser housing with required affordable units
Issues | Gerry Pollet for State Representative
Campaign website · gerrypollet.com
“lowering barriers so more housing density can be built and requiring that these new developments include affordable options”
Supports cutting sales tax and making college free
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
“building affordable housing, cutting sales tax, and making college free”
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 … Paul, Peterson, Pollet, Ramel, Reed”
Sponsored 2026 law requiring evidence-based reading instruction
HB 1295 (2025–26): Reading and writing literacy
Government record · Washington State Legislature · app.leg.wa.gov
“Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing literacy for public elementary students.”
Sponsored 2025 law on consumer protections for college students
HB 1279 (2025–26): Postsecondary education protections
Government record · Washington State Legislature · app.leg.wa.gov
“Providing postsecondary education consumer protections.”

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