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Isaiah Paine

Republican · WA · Vice Chair, Spokane County Solid Waste Advisory Committee

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Isaiah Paine is the public affairs and strategy officer for the Spokane Home Builders Association and a former Washington legislative aide. He currently serves as vice chair of the Spokane County Solid Waste Advisory Committee and as a member of Spokane's Transportation Impact Fee Advisory Committee.

Campaign Finance Information — Legislative District 6 - State Representative Pos. 1 (2-year term) - Spokane

Campaign Finance Information · Legislative District 6 - State Representative Pos. 1 (2-year term) - Spokane · August 4, 2026

Data last updated July 27, 2026

Raised
$39,076
Spent
$36,502

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • UNKNOWN$11,027
  • Developer (CTO)$2,199
  • Home Builder$1,200
  • Broker-Property Mgr$1,000
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  • County Commissioner$1,000
Direct contributions by size
  • 1000 4999$26,499
  • 250 999$7,266
  • 100 249$4,751
  • Under 100$560

Source: Washington PDC · 2026 cycle · my.pdc.wa.gov

Track record

Housing Affordability

· 4 records

  • Gave an on-camera interview as Spokane Home Builders Association spokesperson on Feb. 18, 2025 analyzing the drop in the National Association of Home Builders confidence index, attributing local builder caution to tariff uncertainty on lumber and appliances and to public policy costs.

    February 18, 2025For

    Source: khq.com · researched July 23, 2026

  • Published a July 17, 2024 Spokane Home Builders Association piece as its strategy and public affairs officer attacking the Spokane City Council's blanket ban on new development in parts of the city, arguing it took land offline while Spokane County was already at least 35,000 housing units underbuilt.

    July 17, 2024For

    Source: shba.com · researched July 23, 2026

  • Joined ReThink Clean Energy in an Oct. 27, 2021 Spokane Home Builders Association statement on Spokane's Sustainability Action Plan, citing a ReThink feasibility study of the city's emission-reduction targets and arguing the plan traded away housing affordability and resilience for climate policy wins.

    October 27, 2021For

    Source: shba.com · researched July 23, 2026

  • Published a May 5, 2021 Spokane Home Builders Association position piece as its government affairs director that faulted the City of Spokane's 20-year comprehensive plan for producing far less housing density than it claimed, and argued for simplified zoning, accessory dwelling units and infill incentives against a 32,000-unit shortfall.

    May 5, 2021For

    Source: shba.com · researched July 23, 2026

Election Integrity

· 1 record

  • Published a Sept. 10, 2021 Spokane Home Builders Association piece as government affairs director criticizing the pre-election court challenges, brought by one Seattle law firm, that struck local ballot initiatives in Spokane and western Washington before voters could weigh in on them.

    September 10, 2021For

    Source: shba.com · researched July 23, 2026

Civil Rights

· 1 record

  • Succeeded Cecily Wright as head of the Spokane County Republican Party central committee on Aug. 3, 2018 after her resignation over hosting an accused white nationalist, moving up from vice chair, and issued public statements that racism and bigotry have no legitimate place in any political party.

    August 3, 2018For

    Source: kxly.com · researched July 23, 2026

General

· 5 records

  • Serves as vice chair of the Spokane County Solid Waste Advisory Committee and sits on the City of Spokane's Transportation Impact Fee Advisory Committee, as stated on his campaign biography verified live on July 23, 2026.

    July 23, 2026

    Source: voteisaiahpaine.com · researched July 23, 2026

  • Built a public-affairs career documented in Spokesman-Review reporting published July 6, 2026: legislative aide to former state Rep. Kevin Parker, communications director at True Hope Church, work for Republic Services, six years at the Spokane Home Builders Association where he is now public affairs and strategy officer, and a prior term as vice chair of the Spokane County Republicans.

    July 6, 2026

    Source: spokesman.com · researched July 23, 2026

  • Was seated on the Spokane Home Builders Association's 2023 Board of Directors, listed representing Republic Services, at the association's 75th anniversary meeting announced Jan. 18, 2023.

    January 18, 2023

    Source: shba.com · researched July 23, 2026

  • Announced the Spokane Home Builders Association's slate of Spokane City Council endorsements on July 21, 2021 as the association's government affairs director, framing the picks around candidates who backed home ownership and housing supply.

    July 21, 2021

    Source: shba.com · researched July 23, 2026

  • Hosted the Spokane Home Builders Association's "House 2 Home" video podcast series and led its three-part nonpartisan Virtual Candidate Training school, both of which won national association awards announced May 25, 2021; the training was built with National Association of Home Builders staff and Spokane Area Realtors.

    May 25, 2021

    Source: shba.com · researched July 23, 2026

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Profile last researched July 23, 2026.