Jonathan Bingle
Republican · WA
Jonathan Bingle is a Spokane small-business owner and former Spokane City Council member. He represented City Council District 1 for four years after winning election in 2021.
Where Jonathan Bingle stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records)
Opposes
Housing Affordability (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Filed a formal ethics complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on 2022-05-04 against Ben Stuckart, chair of Spokane’s Continuum of Care Board, alleging improper participation in the selection of a homeless shelter operator.
May 4, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: spokesman.com · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Voted against placing a permanent 0.1 percent public-safety sales tax increase on the November 2024 Spokane ballot at the council meeting of 2024-07-22, arguing the measure lacked guarantees restricting the revenue to police, fire and courts.
July 22, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: spokesman.com · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Co-sponsored and voted for the Spokane City Council’s unanimous 2025-10-27 camping and obstruction ordinance, the first ordinance in recent memory formally sponsored by all seven council members, which tightened enforcement after the state Supreme Court voided Proposition 1.
October 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: spokesman.com · researched July 24, 2026
Co-sponsored a resolution calling on Mayor Lisa Brown’s administration to enforce Spokane’s voter-approved camping ban and voted against the 4-3 motion that indefinitely deferred it on 2024-07-22.
July 22, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: spokesman.com · researched July 24, 2026
Voted against the Spokane City Council resolution formally opposing Spokane County’s proposed 0.2 percent criminal-justice sales tax on 2023-10-09; the resolution passed 5-2.
October 9, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: spokesman.com · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 oppose
Voted against the Spokane ordinance barring landlords who are not registered with the city from evicting tenants or raising rents, which passed 5-2 on 2024-10-14; he called the penalties draconian.
October 14, 2024Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: spokesman.com · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Offered amendments on 2025-04-28 to restrict city restrooms to birth sex, bar transgender women from city-sponsored women’s sports and block city spending on gender-affirming care for minors; the Spokane City Council rejected every amendment and passed the LGBT+ protections ordinance 5-2 over his no vote.
April 28, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: spokesman.com · researched July 24, 2026
Race Jonathan Bingle is in:
- Legislative District 6 - State Representative Pos. 2 (2-year term) · November 3, 2026 · Legislative (House) District 6; Washington
Past race Jonathan Bingle ran in:
- Legislative District 6 - State Representative Pos. 2 (2-year term) - Spokane · August 4, 2026 · Legislative (House) District 6; Washington
Profile last researched September 9, 2026.