State

State Representative, 6th 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

Michaela Kelso

Prefers Democratic Party

Retired Army interrogator and linguist

The gist

Proposes limiting single-family-only zoning in urban growth areas.
Supports regulating health care to protect patients from high bills.
Supports single-payer health care over the current U.S. system.
Supports simple-majority approval of school construction bonds.
Pledges to secure safe drinking water for West Plains residents.
Pledges to prioritize housing, education, health costs and rural infrastructure.

More about Michaela

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Proposes limiting single-family-only zoning in urban growth areas.
Important Issues | Elect Michaela Kelso for WA 6LD
Campaign website · kelso4wa.com
“limiting how much land in urban growth areas can be zoned as single-family only”
Supports regulating health care to protect patients from high bills.
Important Issues | Elect Michaela Kelso for WA 6LD
Campaign website · kelso4wa.com
“At the very least our government should regulate the healthcare industry to ensure that patients are protected from outrageous medical bills”
Supports single-payer health care over the current U.S. system.
Important Issues | Elect Michaela Kelso for WA 6LD
Campaign website · kelso4wa.com
“While single payer systems in other countries aren't perfect, they are vastly superior to what we have.”
Supports simple-majority approval of school construction bonds.
Voters have many choices to replace state Rep. Mike Volz
News coverage · The Spokesman-Review · Jul 6, 2026 · spokesman.com
“Kelso said the state should improve education funding by reducing the threshold required to pass a construction bond from 60% to a simple majority.”
Pledges to secure safe drinking water for West Plains residents.
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 will work to ensure our West Plains neighbors have safe water to drink”
Pledges to prioritize housing, education, health costs and rural infrastructure.
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
“My legislative priorities will be housing inventory and costs, education funding, healthcare costs, and rural infrastructure.”

Alan Nolan

Prefers Republican Party

Mead School Board director; construction business owner

The gist

Opposes new state taxes while the budget runs deficits.
Supports lowering fees and regulations on new housing.
Opposes renewing Spokane Transit's 0.2% sales tax.
Supports state education dollars following students.
Proposes five-year reauthorization and metrics for new laws.
Supports Initiative IL26-638 on girls' school sports.
Supports consequences for crime and addiction-focused policies.

More about Alan

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Opposes new state taxes while the budget runs deficits.
Voters have many choices to replace state Rep. Mike Volz
News coverage · The Spokesman-Review · Jul 6, 2026 · spokesman.com
“We are still in a deficit problem. They continue to add new taxes.”
Supports lowering fees and regulations on new housing.
Voters have many choices to replace state Rep. Mike Volz
News coverage · The Spokesman-Review · Jul 6, 2026 · spokesman.com
“The cost of new housing is expensive and Nolan said that's partly because of fees and regulations and he'd like to see those lowered.”
Opposes renewing Spokane Transit's 0.2% sales tax.
Restoring Washington — Nolan 4 WA
Campaign website · nolan4wa.com
“Alan is campaigning against STA Prop 1 that would continue a 0.2% local sales tax.”
Supports state education dollars following students.
Restoring Washington — Nolan 4 WA
Campaign website · nolan4wa.com
“the state dollars allocated to educate their child should follow their child”
Proposes five-year reauthorization and metrics for new laws.
Restoring Washington — Nolan 4 WA
Campaign website · nolan4wa.com
“requiring legislative reauthorization at the 5-year point for legislation to remain in force”
Supports Initiative IL26-638 on girls' school sports.
Restoring Washington — Nolan 4 WA
Campaign website · nolan4wa.com
“Let's finish the task by voting to YES on IL26-638: Protecting girls' sports this fall!”
Supports consequences for crime and addiction-focused policies.
Nolan 4 WA (campaign site)
Campaign website · nolan4wa.com
“Safe communities require consequences for criminal behavior and policies that actually address addiction”

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