Dave Paul
Democratic · WA · Washington State Representative, District 10, Position 2
Dave Paul serves as Washington State Representative for District 10, Position 2. He chairs the House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee and serves on the Technology, Economic Development and Veterans and Transportation committees. Paul is an educator and community leader who worked at Skagit Valley College on financial aid and career pathways. He earned a bachelor's degree from Seattle University, a master's degree from Miami University in Ohio, and a doctorate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Campaign Finance Information — Legislative District 10 - State Representative Position 2
Campaign Finance Information · Legislative District 10 - State Representative Position 2 · August 4, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $76,405
- Spent
- $23,248
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- UNKNOWN$16,219
- Not Employed$3,306
- NOT EMPLOYED$3,300
- PROFESSOR$1,500
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- artist$1,200
Direct contributions by size
- 1000 4999$42,415
- 250 999$23,377
- 100 249$8,116
- Under 100$2,272
Source: Washington PDC · 2026 cycle · my.pdc.wa.gov
Track record
Housing Affordability
· 1 record
Prime-sponsored House Bill 1791, modifying the local real estate excise tax to increase cities' flexibility to fund affordable housing, homelessness services, and public safety facilities; signed into law as Chapter 159, Laws of 2025.
April 24, 2025For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Prime-sponsored House Bill 1007, granting interruptive military service retirement credit to members of Washington's state retirement systems; signed into law as Chapter 18, Laws of 2023.
April 6, 2023For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 2 records
Prime-sponsored House Bill 1273, improving high school students' access to dual credit programs (Career and Technical Education dual credit); signed into law as Chapter 104, Laws of 2025.
April 21, 2025For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Prime-sponsored House Bill 1316, creating the summer Running Start program and expanding access to tuition-free dual credit college courses; signed into law as Chapter 350, Laws of 2023.
May 9, 2023For
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026
General
· 3 records
Received the endorsement of SEIU 775 for Washington House of Representatives District 10, Position 2, in the 2026 election.
July 23, 2026
Source: seiu775.org · researched July 23, 2026
Named Washington STEM Legislator of the Year for expanding education and career pathways, his second time receiving the award.
November 20, 2025
Source: housedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Elected chair of the Washington House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee for the 2025-2026 term.
January 10, 2025
Source: housedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026
Elections
- Legislative District 10 - State Representative Position 2 · August 4, 2026 · Legislative (House) District 10; Washington · incumbent
Profile last researched July 23, 2026.