Legislative District 33 - State Representative Pos. 1 (2-year term)
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Republican
Chris Martinez describes himself as a true blue-collar worker raised by a single mother who never made more than $18,847 a year while raising four children below the poverty line. He spent time in juvenile correctional facilities and was last incarcerated at 23 in the King County Jail.
Democratic · Incumbent
Edwin Obras came to the U.S. from the Philippines as a kid, grew up on Beacon Hill in Seattle and was the first in his family to graduate college, earning a degree at UW and a Master of Public Administration at Northeastern. He spent 18 years at the City of Seattle's Human Services Department.
Records: Labor Rights 24 for, Housing Affordability 13 for, Corporate Accountability 11 for,
Sources: sos.wa.gov23