Skip to content
Elections Simplified

Ben Christly

Democratic · WA · Clark County Charter Review Commissioner, District 3, Position 1

Official website

Ben Christly is a Clark County Charter Review commissioner for District 3, Position 1. He is a Navy veteran, flight nurse, and small-business founder. After joining the Navy at 17, he earned a nursing degree and has worked in patient care for more than 20 years.

Campaign Finance Information — Legislative District 17 - State Representative Position 1

Campaign Finance Information · Legislative District 17 - State Representative Position 1 · August 4, 2026

Data last updated July 27, 2026

Raised
$42,287
Spent
$24,039

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • UNKNOWN$12,707
  • Not Employed$5,430
  • CEO$2,400
  • Retired$1,946
Show 1 more
  • Transportation$1,200
Direct contributions by size
  • 1000 4999$21,000
  • 250 999$14,215
  • 100 249$5,665
  • Under 100$1,407

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

Track record

General

· 4 records

  • Founded and operated a neighborhood small business, and volunteered as a youth football coach, with Meals on Wheels, and assisting fellow veterans navigating the health care system.

    July 23, 2026

    Source: electbenchristly.com · researched July 23, 2026

  • Served in the United States Navy after enlisting at seventeen, then earned a nursing degree and worked more than twenty years in nursing, currently as a flight nurse transporting critically ill patients.

    July 23, 2026

    Source: electbenchristly.com · researched July 23, 2026

  • Was elected to the Clark County Charter Review Commission representing District 3, Position 1, serving a term running from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.

    July 23, 2026

    Source: clark.wa.gov · researched July 23, 2026

  • Received the pre-primary endorsement of the Clark County Democrats for the 17th Legislative District, State Representative Position 1.

    July 14, 2026

    Source: clarkcountydems.com · researched July 23, 2026

Elections

Profile last researched July 23, 2026.