Amber Waldref
Spokane County Commissioner
The gist
- Supports diverting people from jail to mental health care
- Pledges to keep addressing opioids, housing and homelessness
- Supports a regional approach to preventing and ending homelessness
- Pledges to keep county tax increases low
- Supports expanding access to education and apprenticeships
- Supports investment in childcare and affordable housing infrastructure
- Supports legal immigration pathways and residents' civil rights
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Supports diverting people from jail to mental health care
Amber's Vision and PrioritiesCampaign website · Amber Waldref campaign · amberwaldref.com
“Invest in cost-efficient, proven criminal justice practices that reduce and prevent crime, such as diversion from jail to mental health care, specialty courts”
Pledges to keep addressing opioids, housing and homelessness
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I will continue to lead efforts to address our opioid crisis, to increase housing through smart growth, and to reduce homelessness”
Supports a regional approach to preventing and ending homelessness
Amber's Vision and PrioritiesCampaign website · Amber Waldref campaign · amberwaldref.com
“Support regional approaches that do a better job of preventing people from becoming homeless”
Pledges to keep county tax increases low
Amber's Vision and PrioritiesCampaign website · Amber Waldref campaign · amberwaldref.com
“Making smart budgeting decisions that keep tax increases low, while investing in upstream strategies that reduce future costs”
Supports expanding access to education and apprenticeships
Amber's Vision and PrioritiesCampaign website · Amber Waldref campaign · amberwaldref.com
“Develop partnerships that increase access to education and apprenticeships”
Supports investment in childcare and affordable housing infrastructure
Amber's Vision and PrioritiesCampaign website · Amber Waldref campaign · amberwaldref.com
“Work collaboratively with organizations like Priority Spokane and Habitat for Humanity to invest in childcare and affordable housing infrastructure”
Supports legal immigration pathways and residents' civil rights
Amber's Vision and PrioritiesCampaign website · Amber Waldref campaign · amberwaldref.com
“Support immigrant and refugee communities who are seeking legal pathways to citizenship and protect the civil rights of all residents”